John Christodoulou
| John Christodoulou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Yiannakis Theophani Christodoulou May 1965 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Residence | Monaco |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Owner, Yianis Group |
| Net worth | GBP £1.1 billion (STRL, April 2015)[1] |
| Website | www.yianis.com |
Yiannakis Theophani "John" Christodoulou (born May 1965) is a Cyprus-born British billionaire property developer, the owner of Yianis Group.
Early life
Christodoulou was born in May 1965,[2] in Nicosia, Cyprus.[3]
Christodoulou came to London as a boy in 1974, as his family fled the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Career
He started with a studio flat, and now owns extensive property in the London Docklands through his Yianis Group.[4]
Christodoulou owns 100% of Yianis Group, which owns the London hotels Marriott West India Quay and the Canary Riverside Plaza (formerly Four Seasons Canary Wharf).[5] He owns Wool House in London.[5]
He owns the Beetham Tower in Manchester, the lower 22 of its 47 floors are a Hilton Hotel.[6]
As of April 2015, he has a £1.1 billion net worth, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.[1]
Personal life
He lives in Monaco and has three children.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 33). 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Yianis Group Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ↑ n (2013-04-22). "Sunday Times: The richest Cypriot in the UKParikiaki | Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News". Parikiaki.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141010092647/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/from-studio-flat-to-being-richer-than-mccartney-tycoon-is-new-entry-in-sunday-times-rich-list-7697399.html. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "Yianis Group". Yianis.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ↑ "News Article - Estates Gazette Rich List 2014". EGi. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ↑ "Freeholder's barrister Justin Bates named in Parliament yesterday. And Benjamin Mire. And Tchenguiz. And Yianis. And Israel Moskovitz … - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership". Leaseholdknowledge.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.