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Profile: Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

01/10/2011

BBC Radio 4 - Profile, Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the easyJet entrepreneur, is profiled by Rosie Goldsmith.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has just set up Fastjet.com to rival his old company. Rosie Goldsmith finds out about the entrepreneurial son of a shipping magnate.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the easyJet entrepreneur at the heart of the low-budget airline revolution, is the subject of this week's Profile. Stelios - as he is better known - has just set up Fastjet.com in a surprise move that has angered executives at his old company. Presenter Rosie Goldsmith talks to friends, foes and fans of the Greek-Cypriot tycoon.

Producer: Lucy Proctor.

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