| Sir John Zochonis | |
| Birth Name: | John Basil Zochonis |
| Birth Date: | 1929 10, df=y |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupation: | industrialist |
| chairman of PZ Cussons | |
| Spouse: | Brigid Demetriades (née Smyth) |
| Parents: | Constantine Zochonis |
| Relations: | George Zochonis (great uncle) |
Sir John Basil Zochonis (2 October 1929 – 30 November 2013) was a British industrialist and philanthropist, the chairman of PZ Cussons, and the great nephew of its founder, George Zochonis.[1]
John Zochonis was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2]
He joined PZ Cussons in 1953.[2]
He was well known for his charity, and has been called "possibly the largest giver in the North West".[3] He gave to, inter alia, Chethams School of Music, the Clonter Opera, the Buxton Festival, the Manchester International Festival, Manchester Art Gallery, the Lowry Centre, Manchester Midday Concerts Society, Royal Exchange Theatre and the Northern Chamber Orchestra.[3]
In 1990, he married Brigid Demetriades (née Smyth), who survives him.[1]