Socratis Kokkalis

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Socratis Kokkalis
Born (1939-05-27) May 27, 1939 (age 84)
NationalityGreek
Alma materAthens University, University of Tübingen
Occupation(s)Chairman of: Intracom,Olympiacos CFP

Socratis Kokkalis (born May 27, 1939)[1] is a Greek businessman who has been a member of the Forbes 500 list of the world's 500 richest people. He is the Chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of Intracom Holdings.[2] Intracom is one of the largest multinational technology groups in South-Eastern Europe, and the Chairman and majority shareholder of Intralot S.A., the world's leading gaming technology supplier and lottery licensed operator. He was also the owner and president of Olympiacos CFP, until his retirement in 2010.[1] CFP is the most successful and most supported Greek football club in Greece. He is the President of the Kokkalis Foundation.[1] This is a non-profit organization that promotes education and training, culture and social welfare, medical research and information technology, and athletics, both in Greece and abroad.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Graham Wood (8 January 2011). "End of an era as Kokkalis retires". Athens News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. Lewis Lazare (18 November 2010). "Sokratis Kokkalis takes it on the chin in Illinois Department of Revenue probity check on Intralot". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

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