Costas Lemos

Constantinos Michael "Costas" Lemos (1910–1995) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon, who created the shipping company CM Lemos.

Constantinos Lemos
Κωνσταντίνος Λεμός
Born1910
Oinousses, Chios, Greece
Died1995
NationalityGreek
British
OccupationShipping
Net worth£1.10 billion (2014)[1]
Board member ofOwner of N.S. Lemos & Co. Ltd
ChildrenMichael Lemos and two daughters

In 1969, Lemos was the wealthiest of the Greek shipowners, worth $750 million, with a fleet of 60 vessels.[2]

By 1980, Lemos was the third largest shipowner in Greece. He later sold most of his vessels and moved into property, tourism and insurance.[3] In 1992, he resided in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4]

On his death in 1995, his son Michael Lemos and his two daughters inherited £1.1 billion from their father.[1]

See also

References

  1. "The Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 30). 18 May 2014.
  2. Kakissis, Joanna (21 August 2010). "Greek shipping families in the spotlight". FT. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. Eyre, Lorraine (15 July 2011). "The Richest Greeks in Europe – Greek Rich List 2011/12". Greekreporter. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "The billionaires". 7 September 1992. Retrieved 25 April 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.