Dimitris Melissanidis
Dimitris Melissanidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Μελισσανίδης; born 8 March 1951) is a Greek business shipping and oil tycoon, and one of the country's leading businessmen. Melissanidis is in the top ten rich list of Greek entrepreneurs ranking in 6th place. He is most known for being the owner of Greek football team AEK Athens F.C. and owner of Greek oil company Aegean Oil.
Dimitris Melissanidis | |
|---|---|
| 30th president of AEK Athens | |
| In office 17 June 1992 – June 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Stratos Gidopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Karras |
| 32nd president of AEK Athens | |
| In office June 1994 – June 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ioannis Karras |
| Succeeded by | Michalis Trochanas |
| 37th president of AEK Athens | |
| In office 5 December 1998 – 11 September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Lakis Nikolaou |
| Succeeded by | Stefanos Mamatzis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1951 Nikaia, Greece |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Businessman Shipping & oil tycoon |
| Known for | Owner of AEK Athens F.C. Founder & owner of Aegean Oil Founder & owner of Aegean Shipping Enterprises Founder & owner of H.E.C. Owner of Naftemporiki |
He is the founder and former owner of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. which is the second strongest and largest independent fuel supplier in the world.
Melissanidis was ranked 98th in 2015 and 97th in 2014 in the world in the Lloyd's List Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry for his international shipping contribution.
He was AEK Athens Football Club's 30th and 32nd president, from 1992 to 1993 and 1994 to 1995. He was also president of AEK during 1998–1999 but ENIC Group was the shareholder.
On June 7, 2013, with AEK relegated to the Amateur Division because of financial problems, Melissanidis became again active for the club as an administrator. Later, together with other fans and old players, they created the non-profit association "Union Friends of AEK" (Enosi Filon AEK) which took the majority stake of the football club.