George Zochonis | |
|---|---|
| Born | George Basil Zochonis c. 1852 |
| Died | 1929 |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | founder of PZ Cussons |
| Relatives | Constantine Zochonis (nephew) Sir John Zochonis (great nephew) |
George Basil Zochonis (c. 1852–1929) was a Greek businessman, who was a founder of PZ Cussons, one of the United Kingdom's largest personal health care and consumer goods manufacturing businesses.
Career
Brought up in Greece, George Zochonis initially joined the trading house of Fisher & Randall in Freetown in Sierra Leone.[1] In 1879, together with George Paterson, he founded Paterson Zochonis and built it into a large trading house.[1] It imported West African goods (palm products, nuts etc.) into the United Kingdom and then exported them to Europe.[1] It also exported British goods (textiles etc.) to West Africa.[1]
He died in 1929.[1] After his death control of the business passed to Constantine Zochonis, his nephew, and then more recently, to John Zochonis (Constantine's son).[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Paterson Zochonis: History Archived 2011-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sir John Zochonis Manchester Evening News, 9 May 2006
- ^ "PZ Cussons: Our History". 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Jeremy, David J. (1 January 2017). "Zochonis, Sir John Basil". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/108350. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 12 April 2022. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
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