Vardis Vardinoyannis
Athens, Greece
Greece
oil and gas, Self Made
$1,700,000,000
1349
#1349 Billionaires 2019
Vardis J. Vardinoyannis co-founded Motor Oil Hellas, a petroleum company based in Greece, with his late brother in 1970. It went public on the Athens stock exchange in August 2001. Saudi Arabia's Aramco was a major investor before divesting in 2005.Vardis's oldest son, John, is vice chairman while nephew, Nikos, also a major shareholder, is on the board.Apart from Motor Oil, the family also invests in shipping, finance and soccer teams.
Vardinoyannis served a number of years in the Greek Naval Forces before being discharged with the grade of Vice-Admiral. Vardis and wife Marianna Vardionoyannis are reportedly good friends with the Kennedys. They are members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council.
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