A Female CEO Is Now Richer Than Any Man in Greek Shipping
Maria Angelicoussis is worth more than $5 billion after taking over her father’s company in the traditionally male-dominated shipping industry.
A ship at anchor in Elefsina, Greece.
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In Greece, a country where shipping is king, the industry’s wealthiest figure is a woman.
Maria Angelicoussis, 40, heads Angelicoussis Shipping Group, one of the biggest closely held shipowners in the world. She inherited the company, now in its third generation, from her father John, who died in 2021 at age 72.