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'{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox person |name = Giannis Vardinogiannis<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://provocateur.gr/archive/6018/h-zwh-toy-tzigger-makria-apo-ton-panathhna-ko |title=Η ζωή του Τζίγγερ μακριά από τον Παναθηναϊκό |last=Christiano |publisher= |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|4|7}} |birth_place = [[Heraklion]], Greece |alma_mater = [[Vassar College]] |occupation = Businessman and shipowner<ref name="famcap.com">http://www.famcap.com/articles/2015/7/1/greek-family-businesses-five-notable-ones</ref> |boards = Vice President, [[Motor Oil Hellas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moh.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=10569|title=Motor Oil|website=www.moh.gr}}</ref><br>President, [[Avin International S.A.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/16544008-john-v-vardinoyannis |title=Ioannis Vardinoyannis, Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA: Profile & Biography – Bloomberg |website=Bloomberg |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><br>CEO, [[Vegas Oil and Gas]] |net_worth = |spouse = Mellissa Gromel |children = 3 |parents = [[Vardis Vardinogiannis]] <br>[[Marianna Vardinoyannis]] }} '''Giannis Vardinogiannis''' ({{lang-el|Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης}}, born 7 April 1962)<ref name="auto"/> is a Greek billionaire shipping magnate, the eldest son of petroleum tycoon [[Vardis Vardinogiannis]].<ref name="famcap.com"/>gdyedidhdhdydoddpdbdhdudgdyddhdidgdhzbzmzbzldjdkdhdgdhdidjduidkdhw5gdjdldldpspsgdg5e cshkzhxvxusgsfyyyxyvx xgxvxhxvxyxop0ixvdggd He is included in the [[Lloyd's List]] ''Most influential people in the shipping industry''. ==Early life and career== Vardinogiannis is of [[Crete|Cretan]] descent. After graduating from the [[Athens College]] preparatory school, he majored in economics at [[Vassar College]] in the United States. He is a former [[Rallying|car rally]] champion who owns the private rally team Cyclon Rally Sport, with seven participations (from 1986 to 1992) in the international [[Acropolis Rally]]. He was the first Greek driver in Acropolis Rally for five years from 1988 to 1992. He won the Greek Rally title six times (1987 to 1992), driving [[Lancia Delta]] with co-driver Kostas Stefanis. Since his retirement from the sport, in 1993, he works in the family business ([[Vardinogiannis]] [[group of companies]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/153634/vardinoyannis-empire |title=Vardinoyannis EMPIRE &#124; TradeWinds |publisher=Tradewindsnews.com |date= 4 February 1999|accessdate=24 October 2015}}</ref> which has diverse sectors such as energy, oil refineries, shipping, television broadcasting, publishing and banking. The Vardinogiannis family owns the multi-billion{{what|date=November 2020}} oil refining company [[Motor Oil Hellas]], where he is a member of the board of directors as the executive vice chairman, and also serves shipping company [[Avin International S.A.]], and [[Piraeus Bank]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bankingnews.gr/index.php?id=342434 |title=Οι βασικοί μέτοχοι Κωστόπουλος, Λάτσης, Βαρδινογιάννης μηδένισαν στις ελληνικές τράπεζες, αντικαταστάθηκαν από funds |publisher= |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> In May 1996, he was married to Mellissa Gromel and now has three sons. He is the principal shareholder of the Cairo-based [[Vegas Oil and Gas]]. ==As owner of Panathinaikos F.C.== In the summer of 2000, the President of [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], [[Yiorgos Vardinogiannis]] resigned from his duties and sold his share to his nephew Giannis Vardinogiannis, who succeeded him and changed the style of management into the club (while continuing to work for various family companies). In 2005, he was a founding member of the [[Greek Super League]] and was elected president in 2007, being credited in his efforts to achieve European league standards in Greece. On 22 April 2008, main shareholder Vardinogiannis gave a press conference in which he announced the decision of his family to reduce their share in the club to 50% – after 30 years of full ownership – through an €80 million increase of the company's capital stock. After the negotiations and the share capital increase, the Vardinogiannis family would hold 56% of the club, Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos 10% and the rest shareholders 34%. The Vardinogiannis family finally withdrew from Panathinaikos in 2012. The team had the following successes as an owner of Panathinaikos: * Quarter-finals in Champions League: 2001–02 * Quarter-finals in Uefa Cup: 2002–03 * Greek Championship: 2004, 2010 * Greek Cup: 2004, 2010 ==Political views== In February 2015, Vardinogiannis said in a statement to ''[[Reuters]]'' that the new Prime Minister of Greece [[Alexis Tsipras]] had a valid point in attacking corrupt Greek oligarchs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grey |first=Stephen |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-eurozone-greece-corruption-insight-idUKKBN0LL13K20150217 |title=Insight – PM Tsipras declares war at home on Greece's 'oligarchs' &#124; Reuters |publisher=Uk.reuters.com |date=17 February 2015 |accessdate=24 October 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vardinogiannis, Giannis}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Greek businesspeople]] [[Category:Greek football chairmen and investors]] [[Category:Greek rally drivers]] [[Category:Vassar College alumni]] [[Category:Greek male sport shooters]] [[Category:Panathinaikos A.O.]] [[Category:Panathinaikos F.C.]] [[Category:People in the petroleum industry]] [[Category:People named in the Paradise Papers]]'