Michael Kailis

Michael Kailis
Born Michael George Kailis
(1929-02-14)14 February 1929
Died 25 June 1999(1999-06-25) (aged 70)
Net worth A$100m (1999)[1]
Spouse(s) Patricia Kailis

Michael George Kailis (14 February 1929 – 25 June 1999) was a West Australian businessman who founded the MG Kailis Group of companies, whose head office is in Fremantle, Western Australia.

In 1960 he and his wife Patricia Kailis started a small rock lobster operation in Dongara, later expanding their interests into prawning, shipbuilding and aquaculture.[2]

Kailis's parents emigrated to Australia from the Greek island of Kastelorizo.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "$100 million and more". BRW. Fairfax Media. 28 May 1999.
  2. ↑ "MG Kailis Group". About Us. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26.
  3. ↑ Boylen, George (26 June 1999). "From Deckie To Tycoon". The West Australian.

References

  • Hansen Ian and Dorothy (1999) The captain's grandson : the world of Michael Kailis Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 0-646-37257-2 (pbk.)


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