Stelios (and his 1.7 bln) regains top spot as richest Greek in UK

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has regained his number one spot from Alki David among 17 Greeks and Greek Cypriots profiled in the 25th anniversary issue of the Sunday Times Rich List. Stelios was originally listed as No.1 in the Greek Rich List’s first issue in 2007, compiled by Philip Beresford. The ‘Easy’ empire founder’s wealth has increased 33% since 2012 and is now valued at GBP 1.7 bln. He is also positioned 16th in the Sunday Times Rich List’s ‘Top 20 Fastest Growing Fortunes’.
Other notable entries include, Sir John Zochonis (No. 42) in the ‘Giving List’, donating GBP 6.8 mln of his fortune to charity; 42 year old retired hedge fund manager Chris Rokos, listed in the ‘Political Donors List’, giving 99,000 pounds to the Conservative Party; and, Theo Paphitis and Theo Karparthios listed in the ‘UK Fashion List’.
The Greeks in the 2013 Sunday Times Rich List:
1. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou & family, 1700 mln, aviation/leisure;
2. Aristotelis Mistakidis, 1525 mln, commodities;
3. Alki David & the Leventis family, 1490 mln, industry;
4. Chris Lazari, 728 mln, property;
5. John Christodoulou, 678 mln, property;
6. Michael Lemos, 605 mln, inheritance;
7. Andreas Panayiotou, 365 mln, property;
8. Sir John Zochonis & Family, 330 mln, soap;
9. Chris Rokos, 230 mln, hedge funds;
10. Alexander Goulandris & family, 200mln, shipping;
11. Anthony Green & family, 200 mln, soap;
12. Trifon Natsis, 180 mln, hedge fund;
13. Theo Paphitis, 180 mln, stationery & lingerie;
14. Stelio Stefanou, 140 mln, business services;
15. George Michael, 100 mln, music;
16. Theo Karpathios, 81 mln, fashion;
17. Panico Panayi, 90 mln, bingo & property.