Constantinos Michael "Costas" Lemos (1910–1995) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon, who created the shipping company CM Lemos.

Constantinos Lemos
Κωνσταντίνος Λεμός
Born1910
Oinousses, Chios, Greece
Died1995
NationalityGreek
British
OccupationShipping
Board member ofOwner of N.S. Lemos & Co. Ltd
ChildrenMichael Lemos and two daughters

In 1969, Lemos was the wealthiest of the Greek shipowners, worth $750 million, with a fleet of 60 vessels.[1]

By 1980, Lemos was the third largest shipowner in Greece. He later sold most of his vessels and moved into property, tourism and insurance.[2] In 1992, he resided in Lausanne, Switzerland.[3]

On his death in 1995, his son Michael Lemos and his two daughters inherited £1.1 billion from their father.[4]

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  1. ^ Kakissis, Joanna (21 August 2010). "Greek shipping families in the spotlight". FT. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ Eyre, Lorraine (15 July 2011). "The Richest Greeks in Europe – Greek Rich List 2011/12". Greekreporter. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ "The billionaires". 7 September 1992. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "The Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. 30. 18 May 2014.