Shipping Magnate Says Iranian Tolls Worth It To Open Strait of Hormuz
A billionaire shipping tycoon says he’s willing to pay Iran to cross the contested Strait of Hormuz. “Even if we had to pay a fee, for me be much better than to have the straits closed,” Evangelos Marinakis said during…
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About Evangelos Marinakis
Evangelos "Vangelis" Marinakis is a Greek businessman and investor, the principal shareholder of a number of companies operating in the shipping, media and football sectors. Marinakis is the owner of football clubs Olympiacos, Nottingham Forest and Rio Ave. He is the son of shipowner and politician Miltiadis Marinakis from Crete. He entered the Greek shipping industry in 2005 by founding "Capital Maritime & Trading Corp". In 2010, he acquired a majority stake in the Greek football team Olympiacos and became its president.
Everything about Evangelos Marinakis →- Occupation
- director, businessperson, philanthropist
- Position held
- Olympiacos F.C.
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Born
- July 30, 1967
- Website
- https://www.evangelosmarinakis.com