Portrait of Stelios Haji-Ioannou

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Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Net worth $1.4B

EasyJet · Cyprus

Born
Feb 14, 1967
Age
59
Source
EasyJet
Residence
Monte Carlo
Citizenship
Cyprus
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education
Master of Science, City University of London; Bachelor of Arts/Science, London School of Economics

Net worth over time

Biography

  • The son of a Greek Cypriot shipping magnate, Stelios Haji-Ioannou founded the budget airline easyJet in 1995 after leaving his father's company.
  • Stelios owns an estimated 4% of the airline; his siblings Clelia and Polys both have large stakes as well.
  • Stelios maintains ownership of the easy brand through his private company, easyGroup.
  • Through easyGroup, Stelios has licensed the easy name to such businesses as easyHotel, easyCar and easyCoffee.
  • His Stelios Philanthropic Foundation supports food distribution centers in Greece and Cyprus and funds an award for disabled entrepreneurs.
  • Stelios funds scholarships at his alma maters the London School of Economics and City, University of London.

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