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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, a notable Greek Cypriot entrepreneur and founder of the acclaimed low-cost carrier easyJet, was born on February 14, , in Athens....
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Greek-Cypriot businessman (born 1967)
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.
The founder of easyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, spoke to students and aspiring entrepreneurs at Bayes Business School about his journey in.
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.
Early life
Stelios Haji-Ioannou was born in Athens, Kingdom of Greece 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.[1] 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 La