Summary
OVERLOOKING Cannes harbour, Stelios Haji-Ioannou is on the deck of his cut-price liner, radiating Mediterranean amiability. As well he might: he is the most upwardly mobile Greek since Icarus.
His no-frills airline, easyJet, has made him a Pounds 500 million fortune. He has 14 other businesses, including hotels, mobile phones and cosmetics. Stelios has conquered the world and painted it orange.See the full content of this document
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Tell Me, Sir Stelios, You Have Made Millions From the Colour Orange, so Why Aren't You Married? ; Talks to a Very Charming Tycoon
Now he has received official recognition with the award of a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Moreover, the ursine but attractive Stelios is only 39. I congratulate him on his 'K' and ask if it came as a surprise. He opens his deceptively sleepy-looking eyes with lashes as thick as box hedging.'The offer arrived in the post. My office opened it and sai...See the full content of this document
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