Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of EasyCruise,
will now answer to Sir Stelios; he was among the honorees to
receive the distinction of knighthood by Great Britains Queen
Elizabeth II recently, for his services to entrepreneurship.
In a statement, Haji-Ioannou said, It came as a surprise to me,
and I am not sure at this stage that I deserve an honor for
services to entrepreneurship, which is usually reserved for those
with a lifetime of business achievement. I only started EasyJet
some 11 years ago.
Born in Greece, Haji-Ioannou holds dual British and Greek
citizenship and was educated at the London School of Economics. He
is the founder of the EasyGroup brand, which is most famous for
bringing cheap air travel to Europe on the EasyJet airline. He
started EasyCruise in 2005 and recently expanded into river
cruising.
Haji-Ioannou joins the ranks of fellow aviation pioneers,
Freddie Laker and Richard Branson as well as entertainers such as
Elton John and Judi Dench to have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth
II.
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