Kostas Makris

Kostas "Con" Makris (Greek: Κώστας Μακρής) is a Greek Australian businessman and the only Greek in Australia with a fortune of over US$640 million occupying the 36th place in the Business Review Weekly Rich 200 list.[2][3] Makris is in the top 50 of the richest residents in Australia.[4] Makris is the 46th richest man in Australia and among the 20 richest Greeks in the world.

Con Makris
Κώστας Μακρής
Born1943
NationalityGreek
Australian
OccupationBusinessman & Real Estate
Net worth US$850 million (2019)[1]
Board member ofOwner of Makris Group
Children4

Early life

He was born in Ligourio, Greece. Soon his family moved to Holargos where he grew up. Makris' early years were pretty hard, and so he began to work when he was only 12 years old. He emigrated to Australia in 1963 at the age of 16 to make money and eventually return to Greece.[5]

Initially he worked in the foundry and later on he bought a string of fast food restaurants, then he moved to the property industry. Today he owns many shopping malls, Optus House in Adelaide and the Bonnyrigg Plaza on the outskirts of Sydney, and even in Greece.[6]

Business

Makris made his fortune from real estate investments in Adelaide.[7] Makris was also the former owner of his childhood Greek football club Panachaiki for a short period of time as he was interested in other business.[8]

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gollark: These are the lengths C drives you to, I suppose.
gollark: As far as I know, you just devise elaborate strategies to manipulate abstract "molecules".
gollark: It's probably a better approach then a compiler for zachtronics architectures, since to write effective code you have to exploit bizarre features of the system.
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See also

References

  1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/con-makris/
  2. Con Makris fortune
  3. "Con Makris Greek billionaire". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  4. "Con Makris top 30 richest residents". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  5. "Con Makris early life". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  6. "Con Makris business". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  7. Kostas Makris real investments
  8. Kostas Makris Panachaiki
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