Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1967(1967-02-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	Athens
Country	Greece
Birth City	Attica
Horoscope	Aquarius

Stelios Haji-Ioannou Biography

Stelios Haji-Ioannou is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 14, 1967 in Athens, Attica, Greece. British entrepreneur who established Low-cost airlines under the “easy” brand, which includes services such as easyJet, easyCar and easyHotel. He is also the creator of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation.

In 2006 the year 2006, he was knighted to the rank of knight by In 2006, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou (Greek: Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου , romanized: Stelios Hatziioannou; born 14 February 1967) is a Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost airline easyJet and the Stelmar shipping line with start-up funds provided by his father, Loucas. easyJet’s foundation in 1995 marked the beginning of a series of ventures marketed under the “easy” brand, managed by easyGroup and chaired by Haji-Ioannou.

A self-labelled “serial entrepreneur”, Haji-Ioannou started working in 1988 for his father’s already successful shipping business, Troodos Shipping Co Ltd. At 25, Haji-Ioannou received £30 million from his father, that he used to set up his own shipping company, Stelmar Shipping. Haji-Ioannou floated the company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2001. In 2005, Stelmar Shipping was sold to the OSG Group for approximately $1.3 billion.

The parents of his son have been Nedi as well as Loucas Haji-Ioannou. He has two siblings.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou Net Worth

Stelios Haji-Ioannou is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stelios Haji-Ioannou 's net worth $1.05 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His birthplace was Athens and went to his school, the London School of Economics as in addition to Cass Business School.

He was the source of inspiration for his role of Omar Baba on the BBC comedy show Come Fly With Me.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou was born in Athens on 14 February 1967, the second of three children of Nedi (née Potsos) and Loucas Haji-Ioannou. He has an elder brother, Polys, and a younger sister, Clelia. Both of his siblings have a large stake in easyJet. His father’s family originates from the village of Pedoulas high in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus, while his mother is from the village of Laneia at the foot of the mountains. After his secondary education in Athens, he studied Economics at the London School of Economics, graduating with a BSc in 1987. He went on to obtain an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School. He was later awarded four honorary doctorates from Cass Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, Newcastle Business School, and Cranfield University.

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Who is Stelios Haji-Ioannou Dating?

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In 2010, Haji-Ioannou quit the board of EasyJet, in order to attempt to force the management of the company to abort their expansion plans.

Facts & Trivia

Stelios Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Stelios Haji-Ioannou celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

In 2013, Haji-Ioannou said he had become “increasingly concerned” at easyJet’s expansion plans. He announced that he sold 200,000 easyJet shares in protest against plans to buy more planes, while his siblings have done the same with their shares.

Top Facts about Stelios Haji-Ioannou

1. Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur and philanthropist.
2. He founded easyJet in 1995, which became Europe’s second-largest low-cost airline.
3. Stelios has an estimated net worth of $1.6 billion USD.
4. He has also founded other businesses such as easyHotel and easyCar.
5. In 2009, he launched the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation to support entrepreneurship and education.
6. Stelios was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 for his services to entrepreneurship.
7. He holds a degree in economics from the London School of Economics.
8. In 2019, he announced plans to launch a new airline called “easyJetter.”
9. Stelios is known for his outspoken views on business and politics.
10. He has been involved in several legal disputes with companies using the “easy” brand name without permission from him or his companies.

What is Stelios Haji-Ioannou doing now?

He and his family remain its largest single shareholders (34%) in the airline, capitalised at £4.17bn as of 9 May 2019. Haji-Ioannou conducts business via his private investment vehicle, the easyGroup, which owns the ‘easy’ brand and licenses it to the various ‘easy’-branded ventures, including the airline.

How rich is Stelios Haji-Ioannou?

Stelios Haji-Ioannou Net Worth: Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a British entrepreneur of Cypriot descent who has a net worth of $1.05 billion. Aside from being the heir of a wealthy, ship-owning family, Stelios Haji-Ioannou is still best known for founding EasyJet, a low-cost airline, as well as the Stelmar shipping line.

Who is owner of EasyJet?

EasyGroup

What happened to Stelios EasyJet?

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has lost his control over his budget airline , after the company raised £1.2 billion in extra cash. Sir Stelios’ blocking stake is now diluted after he chose not to purchase new shares in a rights issue following a takeover swoop by low-cost rival Wizz Air.

Is Stelios a billionaire?

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of low-cost airline easyJet and a former billionaire , has been criticised for his offer to pay a “reward” for internal information from staff that leads to a cancellation of a $5.5 billion Airbus order.