Kostas "Con" Makris ( el, Κώστας Μακρής) is a
Greek Australian
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businessman and the only Greek in Australia with a fortune of over
US$
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640
million
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occupying the 36th place in the Business Review Weekly Rich 200 list. Makris is in the top 50 of the richest residents in Australia. Makris is the 46th richest man in Australia and among the 20 richest Greeks in the world.
Early life
He was born in
Ligourio, Greece. Soon his family moved to
Holargos
Holargos ( el, Χολαργός, also: ''Cholargos'') is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargo ...
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.
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 on the outskirts of
Sydney
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, and even in Greece.
Business
Makris made his fortune from real estate investments in Adelaide. Makris was also the former owner of his childhood Greek
football
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club
Panachaiki for a short period of time as he was interested in other business.
Kostas Makris Panachaiki
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See also
* Makris Group
References
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Living people
Australian businesspeople
Greek businesspeople
Greek emigrants to Australia
Businesspeople from Adelaide
1943 births