Kostas Makris
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{{Infobox person
| name = Con Makris
Κώστας Μακρής
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1943{{cn|date=March 2024}}
| birth_place = Ligourio, Greece
| nationality = Greek
Australian
| title =
| occupation = Businessman & Real Estate
| boards = Owner of Makris Group
| children = 5{{cn|date=March 2024}}
}}
Kostas "Con" Makris ({{langx|el|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.[http://en.sae.gr/?id=15008 Con Makris fortune]{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |title=Con Makris Greek billionaire |access-date=2011-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925014852/http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead }} Makris is in the top 50 of the richest residents in Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |title=Con Makris top 30 richest residents |access-date=2011-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925014852/http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead }} Makris is the 46th richest man in Australia and among the 20 richest Greeks in the world.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |title=Con Makris early life |access-date=2011-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925014852/http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead }}
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 in Western Sydney, and even in Greece.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |title=Con Makris business |access-date=2011-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925014852/http://www.ellines.com/userpage.php?page_id=173 |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead }}
Business
Makris made his fortune from real estate investments in Adelaide.[http://en.sae.gr/?id=15008 Kostas Makris real investments] 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.[http://en.sae.gr/?id=15008 Kostas Makris Panachaiki]
See also
References
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Category:Australian businesspeople
Category:21st-century Greek businesspeople
Category:Greek emigrants to Australia