| John Angelicoussis Γιάννης Αγγελικούσης | |
| Birth Name: | John Anthony Angelicoussis |
| Birth Date: | 16 November 1948 |
| Birth Place: | London, England or Piraeus, Greece |
| Death Place: | Athens, Greece |
| Nationality: | Greek |
| Occupation: | Owner of Angelicoussis Shipping Group |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Angelicoussis |
| Children: | 1 |
John Anthony Angelicoussis (; 16 November 1948–10 April 2021) was a Greek billionaire, owner of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group.
John Anthony Angelicoussis was born in November 1948,[1] the son of Anthony J. Angelicoussis (1918–1989) and Maria Papalios.[2] He bought his first ship in 1953. In 1968, with his partner Dimitris Efthymiou, he established the Agelef Shipping Company, and then joined his father's company in 1973.
In 1987, Anangel-American Shipholdings was floated on the Luxembourg stock market. Two years later the company listed on Nasdaq, where it remained until it was delisted in 2001.[2]
John Angelicoussis managed Angelicoussis Shipping Group, which owned Anangel Maritime Services, Maran Tankers Management and Maran Gas Maritime.[3] In 2002, he reached an agreement with his sister to break the 50/50 control deal and take over the group.[4]
In March 2015, Angelicoussis had a net worth of $2.4 billion, and a fleet of 96 ships, according to Bloomberg.[5]
Apart from having the largest Greek-owned fleet, Angelicoussis controls the largest Greek-flag fleet, with only one bulk carrier under non-Greek colors and seven tankers, which are on bareboat charters.[6]
In 2019, he was still the largest shipowner in Greece in terms of tonnage.[7] In July 2018, he had ordered his 100th ship,[8] and strengthened his investments in LNG ships,[9] his company being the number 1 shipper of LNG to the US in 2019[10] and the first Greek company to own LNG carriers.[11]
He was married to Elizabeth Angelicoussis. Their only daughter, Maria Angelicoussis (Mrs Lawrence Frankopan), has trained as a doctor and works for the Angelicoussis Group since 2009. She is involved in all major investment decisions taken and in the daily operations of all three management companies.[13]
Angelicoussis died in Athens on 10 April 2021.[14]