Peter Livanos
Peter G. Livanos | |
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| Born | 1958 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.S., 1981) |
| Occupation(s) | Shipping magnate, Businessman |
| Known for | Owner of Ceres Hellenic, former majority stakeholder in Aston Martin |
Peter G. Livanos (born 1958) is a prominent figure in the Greek shipping industry and the proprietor of Ceres Hellenic, which boasts the largest fleet in Greece by tonnage. He was instrumental in transforming the business into the Ceres Hellenic group. Additionally, Livanos manages a smaller ferry service that operates Russian-built hydrofoils to connect the Greek Islands.
His academic background includes a B.S. degree from Columbia University earned in 1981, with earlier education at The Buckley School in New York and Le Rosey in Switzerland. Livanos has been honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In the past, he held a majority stake in the luxury automobile brand Aston Martin.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated his net worth at $1.7 billion in 2015, placing him among the wealthiest individuals in Greece.
He is the son of renowned shipping magnate George P. Livanos, who built Greece’s largest merchant fleet throughout the 1980s and 1990s. On his maternal side, his grandfather was businessman Yiannis Carras, and he is also distantly connected to Stavros G. Livanos through his paternal lineage.