Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannouis a British entrepreneur of Greek-Cypriot origin, resident in Monaco. He is the scion of a wealthy ship owning family, but is best known for founding easyJet, a low-cost airline and the Stelmar shipping line, with start-up funds provided by his father. easyJet's foundation in 1995 marked the beginning of a series of ventures marketed under the "easy" brand, managed by easyGroup and chaired by Sir Stelios...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 February 1967
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Sir Richard Branson is probably the best communicator ever. He was an inspiration for me - contrary to some reports, we've never done business together, although we did discuss an aviation venture very early on. I don't think easyJet competes with Virgin - we're in different areas.