George S. Coumantaros

George Stavros Coumantaros (July23, 1922October17, 2016) was a Greek businessman and yachtsman. He was the founder of Southern Star Shipping, a privately owned international shipping company, and Flour Mills of Nigeria, a public company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He competed in, and won many yacht races, including the Bermuda Race. He was a Grand Archon of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Early life George Stravos Coumantaros was born on July 23, 1922, in London, United Kingdom. His father was Ioannis "John" Coumantaros and his mother, Flora Nomikos, the daughter of Peter Nomikos, a "traditional maritime family". He grew up in Greece until the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War in 1940, when he moved to Argentina with his family until 1947. In 1978, it became a public company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Personal life and death Coumantaros and his wife, Sophie Yannagas, had one son, John, and three daughters, Flora, Maria Christina and Eugenie. He served on the board of the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens.