Olga Sergeevna Sloutsker, nee Berezovskaya (Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Слуцкер; born January 14, 1965, Leningrad) – businesswoman, founder and head of the World Class fitness club chain, President of the Russian Fitness Group (Russian: «Русская Фитнес Группа»).
Olga Sergeevna Sloutsker | |
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Ольга Сергеевна Слуцкер | |
 Olga Sloutsker in 2007 | |
| Born | Olga Sergeevna Berezovskaya January 14, 1965 |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Founder of the World Class fitness club chain, President of the Russian Fitness Group |
Career
editFrom 2005 to 2012 Sloutsker was the head coach of the Russian team in the TV show "Big Races" (Russian: «Большие гонки») on Channel One.[1]
In 2007 Sloutsker opened the Heirs (Russian: «Наследники») Women's Health Center, which provides gynecology and IVF services, as well as other services.[2][3]
Since 2007, Sloutsker has been the president of the Fitness Aerobics Federation in Russia, and a member of the FISAF Executive Committee.[4][5]
In 2009, Sloutsker took 21st place in the ranking of the 50 most influential business women according to Finance magazine.[4]
In December 2011, Sloutsker ran for the State Duma of the sixth convocation as part of the list from Saint Petersburg, nominated by the United Russia party. She was not elected.[4]
In 2011, she was included in the ranking of the 100 most influential women in Russia (by Echo of Moscow radio station, RIA Novosti news agencies, Interfax and Ogoniok magazine.[4]
In 2012, Sloutsker served as Chairman of the Public Council under the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights.[6]
In 2014 and 2015 she was included in the ranking of the 30 and 50 richest women in Russia. She took 18th and 23rd places, respectively.[7][8]
From 2019 to the present (for November 2024), Sloutsker has been the president of the Special Olympics of Russia, an organization that organizes sports events for people with mental disabilities.[9][10][11]
Sloutsker is a member of the boards of trustees of the charitable foundations "We are together" and "Northern Crown". (Russian: «Мы вместе» and «Северная корона»).[12]
World Class
editIn 1993 Olga opened the first World Class fitness club in Moscow. In the first year, the sales of the Moscow club amounted to $ 3.7 million.[4][13]
In 1996 she bought the rights to the World Class brand and became the sole management company.[12]
In 2006 Alfa Capital Partners, an investment company, acquired a stake in the World Class chain (member of the Alfa Group).[13]
In 2006 Sloutsker founded another fitness chain FizKult (Russian: «ФизКульт»). In 2007 she merged World Class and FizKult with the "Reebok" and "Maxi-Sport" (Russian: «Рибок» and «Макси-спорт») fitness chains, which began operating under the World Class and FizKult brands.[4][13]
By 2007 she has already represented the entire Russian Fitness Group corporation, it included the fitness chains "Reebok" and "Maxi-sport".[14]
In 2013 Olga Sloutsker launched a new brand — World Class LITE (a lightweight version of World Class clubs with a focus on group programs and more affordable prices).[15]
World Class became the No.1 fitness club chain in terms of revenue in 2014 according to research by the marketing agency NeoAnalitics (Russian fitness services market: results of 2014, forecast to 2017).
For 2018 World Class was part of the Top-10 fitness brands in the world.[16]
During the pandemic in 2020 World Class was included in the list of backbone companies of the Russian Federation and received support from the state.[17]
For 2002 the chain consisted of 9 clubs in Moscow, 1 in Ukraine and 1 in Kazakhstan.[18]
In 2018 the World Class Club opened in Georgia, and in 2015 – in Monaco, France.[19][20][16]
For 2020 the number of clubs was 52 owned and 51 franchised in Russia, also in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Monaco and Turkey.[21][17]
Over the years, the World Class chain has been included in the international ranking of the top 25 fitness clubs in the world Global 25.[22][23]
Biography
editBorn in Leningrad. Mother was a doctor, father Sergey Berezovsky was a lawyer.[1]
As a child, she was professionally engaged in fencing, studied at the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Culture, from which she graduated in 1987. She is a master of sports in fencing.[12]
The ex–husband is Vladimir Sloutsker. They were married from 1990 to 2009. Two children — son Mikhail (born 1997) and daughter Anna (born 2003).[24] After the divorce, the children stayed with Vladimir.[25]
In 2013 Olga had twins Maria and Ekaterina.[25]
Olga Sloutsker is in a relationship with Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazpromneft.[17]
Awards
edit- 1998 – Order of Princess Olga, 3rd degree from the Russian Orthodox Church (за благотворительную деятельность)[4]
- 2001 – nominee as “Person of the Year” in the area of “Contribution to the Russian industry development”[26]
- 2006 – Award as a “2006 European Operator of the year” by IHRSA[12]
References
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- ^ "Ольга Слуцкер – новый председатель Общественного совета РФ по правам ребенка". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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- ^ "Сеть фитнес-клубов World Class увеличилась в два раза". РБК Спорт (in Russian). 2002-10-14. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "В Грузии появилась сеть фитнес-клубов World Class". Бизнес Грузия. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Ольга Слуцкер откроет самый большой фитнес-центр в Монте-Карло". РБК (in Russian). 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Как франчайзи World Class развивают фитнес-индустрию в регионах". Ведомости (in Russian). 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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