Ovchinnikov Fyodor

Ovchinnikov Fyodor

Ovchinnikov Fedor is the founder of the Dodo Pizza business.

Biography

Fedor was born on June 10, 1981 in Syktyvkar.

In 2003, he was educated at SyktSU.

As of July 16, 2015, Fyodor Ovchinnikov works as the founder of the Dodo Pizza business.

2022: Investing in YallaMarket grocery delivery service

The founder of Dodo Pizza Fyodor Ovchinnikov at the end of April 2022 invested in the Dubai delivery service YallaMarket, founded by Russians. The volume of investments and other parameters of the transaction were not reported. Read more here.

2023: Leaving Dodo Brands at the end of the year

At the end of July 2023, it became known about the appointment of a new CEO of Dodo Brands (brands Dodo Pizza, Drinkit, Doner 42) - Alena Tikhova, the head of the company in the USA, became it. She replaced the founder of the pizza chain Fyodor Ovchinnikov.

The latter announced that he would leave the post of executive director of Dodo Brand during the congress of partners and managers of Dodo 2023, which took place at the end of July 2023.

Fyodor Ovchinnikov

I believe that one of the main keys to the growth of the company is separation from its founder. From day one, my goal was to build a global company. Over these 12 years from a small pizzeria, we have grown into a stable profitable business. Now it's time to make a quantum leap and enter a number of the largest global players - for this we need to become open to the next generation of leaders, - said the entrepreneur.

Ovchinnikov will remain a shareholder in Dodo Brands and will serve on the board of directors. He said that he wants to help with the development of Dodo startups, in particular the Drinkit coffee chain and the Doner 42 chain.

I understood that sooner or later I would need to do this for the sake of the company and for the future. The company is entering a new stage today, and a new stage needs new energy... I'm certainly not leaving Dodo and I'm not going to sell the stock. Today I am the largest shareholder of the company. In addition to me, there are about 300 more shareholders. Therefore, I will be with the company, its future is important to me. I will remain on the board, and the lack of operational workload will allow me to bring more value to the strategy and long-term development of the company, "said the founder of Dodo Brands.

As for Alena Tikhova, she, according to Ovchinnikov, focus on developing the company's business in international markets.

In January 2023, it became known that the founder and head of Dodo Brands (Dodo Pizza brand) Fedor Ovchinnikov will leave the company at the end of 2023.^[1]

Family

Married.

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