Michael George KailisAMCBE (14 February 1929 – 25 June 1999) was a West Australian businessman who founded the MG Kailis Group of companies, whose head office is in Fremantle, Western Australia.
In 1960 he and his wife Patricia Kailis started a small rock lobster operation in Dongara, later expanding their interests into prawning, shipbuilding, aquaculture and the Kailis Jewellery line, built on pearls.[1]
Kailis's parents emigrated to Australia from the Greek island of Kastelorizo.[2]
^. About Us. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
^Boylen, George (26 June 1999). "From Deckie To Tycoon". The West Australian.
^Rasdien, Peta (9 February 2018). "Hawaiian pack inventor Peter Kailis still enjoys a Red Rooster favourite". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^Beyer, Mark (31 March 2016). "Chinese group buys Kailis Bros". Business News. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
ReferencesEdit
Hansen Ian and Dorothy (1999) The captain's grandson : the world of Michael Kailis Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN0-646-37257-2 (pbk.)
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