10 Facts About Giannis Alafouzos

Giannis Alafouzos is a Greek businessman, shipowner, owner and president of Panathinaikos FC and member of the Alafouzos family from Santorini.

Giannis Alafouzos was born in 1957 and is the son of businessman, shipowner and newspaper publisher Aristeidis Alafouzos.

Giannis Alafouzos graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in economics and history.

Giannis Alafouzos served as managing director of Kyklades Maritime Corporation, a company operating a modern tanker fleet, and founded the shipping company Ermis Maritime Corporation.

Giannis Alafouzos is the president and managing director of SKAI media group.

Giannis Alafouzos is the publisher of the daily morning newspaper, Kathimerini.

Giannis Alafouzos is among the business leaders who signed the initiative of the Prince of Wales known as Bali Communique calling for a comprehensive legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change.

Giannis Alafouzos stated that he welcomed the audit and that he would assist in the process with any available information.

In 2016, SKAI TV journalist Kyriakos Thomaidis and Giannis Alafouzos, being the managing director of SKAI, were sued for violating the Privacy Act regarding the 2015 Greek football scandal but were cleared of all charges.

Giannis Alafouzos has come up against much opposition in his efforts to reveal corruption in Greek football.