Entrepreneur. He was recognized in Alexandria for his Greek community importance during the first half of the 20th century. Among his business interests, he contributed to founding the National Bank of Egypt. He was the first son of the 3rd generation of the wealthy Alexandrian Salvago family. After completing his education locally, he studied Law in Paris until 1927. He married his cousin and had two daughters. He worked for the family business with his father, who died in 1948. At that point, he began to manage C.M. Salvago and Company. In 1935 he established The Egyptian Copper Works, which major purpose was the rolling copper and brass into sheets and discs for the house-wares industries. One more of his own initiatives was the Standard Food Products Company, a dehydration food manufacturing plant, which he co- founded with Nicolas Papasotiriou. He served on numerous boards of companies, which he held shares. This included airlines, oil companies, banks and insurance companies. Educating the Greek community was important to him, thus he continued Salvagos Commercial School, which closed in 1974. He was a major player in world trade and an important personality in the cosmopolitan society of Alexandria. His presidency of the Greek community was short because he died suddenly.
Entrepreneur. He was recognized in Alexandria for his Greek community importance during the first half of the 20th century. Among his business interests, he contributed to founding the National Bank of Egypt. He was the first son of the 3rd generation of the wealthy Alexandrian Salvago family. After completing his education locally, he studied Law in Paris until 1927. He married his cousin and had two daughters. He worked for the family business with his father, who died in 1948. At that point, he began to manage C.M. Salvago and Company. In 1935 he established The Egyptian Copper Works, which major purpose was the rolling copper and brass into sheets and discs for the house-wares industries. One more of his own initiatives was the Standard Food Products Company, a dehydration food manufacturing plant, which he co- founded with Nicolas Papasotiriou. He served on numerous boards of companies, which he held shares. This included airlines, oil companies, banks and insurance companies. Educating the Greek community was important to him, thus he continued Salvagos Commercial School, which closed in 1974. He was a major player in world trade and an important personality in the cosmopolitan society of Alexandria. His presidency of the Greek community was short because he died suddenly.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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