The chairman of Sunderland AFC has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding.
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, 24, has been hit with an eight-week driving ban after his Range Rover was spotted on the southbound A194(M) on September 1 last year. He was clocked going over the speed limit which was 70mph.
His case was heard at Gateshead Magistrates Court on May 24 where he was charged with speeding – exceeding the 70mph motorway limit. As a result, he was slapped with a £660 fine, £34 victim surcharge, and £110 court costs, and he was disqualified from driving for 56 days.
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Louis-Dreyfus is the son of Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Margarita Louis-Dreyfus whose family founded the Swiss-based Louis-Dreyfus group in 1851 involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. He married his longtime girlfriend Alexandra Nowikovsky, the daughter of former Australian model Tonya Bird on December 21, 2021.
The French businessman is a 5 per cent stakeholder in the French football club, Olympique de Marseille, and became the Black Cats’ biggest shareholder in February 2021. However, supporters felt they had been misled by 'majority' shareholder comments, given the Frenchman only owned 41 per cent of the club.
Both Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven confirmed they would be happy to sell their shares prior to the club winning promotion back to the Championship. There's little known of the unknown buyers at this stage and the recent revelation does not reveal whether Louis-Dreyfus is increasing his share in the club.
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