George Zochonis
Born
George Basil Zochonis

c. 1852
Died1929
NationalityGreek
Occupationbusinessman
Known forfounder of PZ Cussons
RelativesConstantine 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Paterson Zochonis: History Archived 2011-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Sir John Zochonis Manchester Evening News, 9 May 2006


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