Ioannis latsios biography definition wikipedia

Latsis , was a Greek shipping tycoon notable for his great wealth, influential friends, and charitable activities. He began working as a deckhand, eventually holding posts as a ship's captain. He bought his first cargo vessel in and by the s owned a fleet of ships. In the late s he diversified his business to include oil — establishing Petrola — and construction before gradually expanding into banking and financial services.

His charitable works began with the establishment of the Latsis Scholarships Institute in and also included the provision of aid to earthquake victims and the creation of the Latsis Foundation. Bush, Colin Powell and Marlon Brando. He died in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 17 , and left most of his fortune to his children Spiros and Marianna Latsis.

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