Stelios Haji-Ioannou | |
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Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου | |
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Alma mater | Bayes Business School London School of Economics |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Founder and part-owner of EasyJet |
Relatives | Loucas Haji-Ioannou (father) Polys Haji-Ioannou (brother) Clelia Haji-Ioannou (sister) |
Website | stelios |
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.