Evagoras lanitis biography channel

In this interview, Evagoras Lanitis talks about the evolution of one of Cyprus’ oldest and most influential family businesses – Lanitis Group. He shares insights into the group’s origins, its diversification into multiple sectors, and how the family has maintained its legacy through five generations.

The Lanitis Group has a long and rich history.

Can you start by telling us about its origins and how it all began?
The Lanitis Group was founded in by my great-grandfather, Panagis Sykas, who later renamed the company Lanitis after our family’s origins in Laneia, a village near Limassol.

He started with farming and agricultural exports, but over the years, the business expanded into trading, banking, hospitality, and other sectors. One of our first major successes was establishing Laiki Bank along with other local businessmen, which began as a local cooperative banking institution in Limassol to serve the local community and gradually grew into one of the leading banks in Cyprus.

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