Jul 04 2008
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Founder and CEO of easyJet, easyGroup, easyEverything
Born in Athens, Greece in 1967, Stelios Haji-Ioannou is the middle son of Loucas and Nedi, both of Cypriot origin.
Stelios has an older brother, Polys and a younger sister, Clelia who are both shareholders in Stelmar Tankers and easyJet.
Stelios was raised in Athens where he attended Greek High School (Doucas School) and at the same time took two A-levels in Maths and Economics.
In 1984, he moved to London to study at the London School of Economics, and he graduated in 1987 with a Bsc in Economics. He also graduated from the City University Business School in 1988 with an Msc in Shipping Trade and Finance.
After graduation he joined his father’s shipping company (Troodos shipping). In January 1992 he became the founding chairman of the Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA.org). This is non profit making association of shipowners and Cyprus based Business people who believe in sustainable development. In 1992 he founded his first venture, in the shipping industry (Stelmar Tankers), a company which still does very well without taking too much of Stelios’ time.
In 1995 Stelios founded the easyJet airline co Ltd. and in 1998 he formed the easyGroup, a holding company to explore new ventures extending the “easy” brand. The first such venture easyEverything, the Internet shop, started trading in June 99. Future plans include easyRentacar, easyBank and other innovative ventures that fit with the “easy” brand values and use the Internet.
TOPICS
• Marketing
• E-Commerce
• Business Issues
• The Internet
• Digital Business
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