Evangelos Marinakis

Greek businessman (born 1967)

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Evangelos "Vangelis" Marinakis, born 30 July 1967) is a Greek businessman and investor, the principal shareholder of a number of companies operating in the shipping, media and football sectors. Marinakis is the son of shipowner and politician Miltiadis Marinakis from Crete. He entered the Greek shipping industry in 2005 by founding "Capital Maritime & Trading Corp". In 2010, he acquired a majority stake in the Greek football team Olympiacos and became its president. In 2014, he was elected as a municipal councillor of Piraeus with the "Πειραιάς Νικητής" party and was re-elected in 2019. In 2017, he purchased English football team of Nottingham Forest F.C.. In 2016, he entered the Greek media sector with Alter Ego Media S.A., which acquired Lambrakis Press Group (DOL) in 2017.

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Marinakis 'undermined respect for game' says FA Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis' appeal against a five-game stadium ban is dismissed to "send a clear message" after he "undermined respect for the game of football," says the FA. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
Forest owner loses five-game stadium ban appeal Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis loses his appeal against a five-game stadium ban. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
Marinakis 'has big dreams' for Forest & 'club will stay up' Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis says he is "confident" the club will stay in the Premier League. BBC Sport - Published on May 10, 2024

We know we need to play better - Forest boss Cooper Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper says he knows his side "need to play better" a day after club owner Evangelos Marinakis called for results and performances to improve "immediately". BBC Sport - Published on April 6, 2023