Ross Makris heads BRW under-40 rich list

Property developer Ross Makris is the richest man in Australia under the age of 40 according to the recent list in BRW magazine.
The list was published on Thursday and Mr Makris is also the 25th richest man in the world under the age of 40 with a total net worth of $420 million.
Ross Makris has unseated Queensland coal baron Nathan Tinkler as the richest Australian under 40.
Since the age of 18 Mr Makris has been working by the side of his father Con Makris a first generation migrant from Greece.
Con Makris holds the record of becoming the first Greek Australian billionaire. They amassed their fortune through property developments and own 11 shopping centres in Adelaide, and 2 in Melbourne and Sydney respectively.
In the past Con Makris had also acquired the control of Greek soccer team Panachaiki.
Ross Makris is not the only Greek Australian to make it on the list that includes the richest 100 under 40 from Australia.
With a net worth of $90 million, 39 year old Napoleon Perdis is the second richest Greek Australian.
Mr Perdis from Sydney, has built a cosmetics empire which is based in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
The founder of IT company S Central which has merged with other companies to form Synergy Plus, 37 year old Peter Mavridis appears on the list with a total fortune of $62 million.
The Greek Australian millionaire club of people under 40 is complimented by 31 year old Costas Anastasiadis founder and CEO of restaurant chain Crust Gourmet Pizza which is already counting 46 outlets.
Mr Anastasiadis’ who was an aspiring professional soccer player was forced to return to Sydney after the serious illness of a family member and that’s how he started Crust Gourmet Pizza. His net worth is $39 million.
(source: neos kosmos)