Vardis Vardinogiannis
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Βαρδής Βαρδινογιάννης | |||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1933 | ||||||||
| Died | 12 November 2024 (aged 90) Athens, Greece | ||||||||
| Resting place | First Cemetery of Athens | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Hellenic Naval Academy | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Oil and shipping businessman, Naval officer | ||||||||
| Years active | 1959–2024 | ||||||||
| Known for | Chairman, Motor Oil Hellas Chairman, Vegas Oil and Gas | ||||||||
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| Children | 5, including Giannis Vardinogiannis | ||||||||
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| Relatives | Yiorgos Vardinogiannis (brother) | ||||||||
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Vardis Vardinogiannis (Greek: Βαρδής Βαρδινογιάννης; 4 December 1933 – 12 November 2024) was a Greek billionaire oil and shipping businessman. He was the chairman and controlling shareholder of Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas and involved in numerous other shipping and business interests. Vardinogiannis was included in Lloyd's List's Most Influential People in Shipping, and Forbes's The World's Billionaires with an estimated fortune of US$2.3 billion at the time of his death.