Konstantin Andrikopoulos: biography and photos

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Konstantin Andrikopoulos is the most famous Greek living in Russia and one of Moscow's most charming and positive foreigners. A businessman, development director of the fashion brand Bosco di Ciliegi and just a handsome man, he is always in the spotlight of the media. Having moved to Moscow from Paris in the late 90s, Andrikopoulos immediately plunged into social life and very soon became an integral part of the capital's beau monde.

Education

Who is Konstantin Andrikopoulos, whose photos constantly flash in secular news? Greek by origin, he has been living and working in Moscow for almost two decades, representing the interests of Bosco di Ciliegi. Konstantin was born on September 23, 1964 in Moshato, a suburb of Athens. The boy received his secondary education at the prestigious Lyceum Leontio, located in the Greek capital. After finishing it in 1980, Andrikopoulos thought about wherego study further. Unlike most of his peers, who remained to receive higher education in their native country, he decided to go abroad. So the young man ended up in France. Here he entered the University of Management and Economics, located in Grenoble. After completing the basic course, he went on an internship to the UK and lived for some time in Sussex. This was followed by studies at the prestigious Paris-Dauphine University of Economics, which is part of the Sorbonne. By the end of his studies, he became a brilliant specialist, who knows several foreign languages and has many different diplomas.

Career in Paris

In 1990, Konstantin Andrikopoulos thought about his own business and opened an agency in Paris that provides services for organizing events and presentations. Having invested all his savings in the business, the young man hoped for success, but his expectations were not met. Having existed for a very short time, the agency could not withstand fierce competition and went bankrupt. Left without a livelihood, Konstantin was forced to look for work. He managed to get a job as a salesman in a Kenzo brand store. Working here, Andrikopoulos did not have a permanent salary, but received only a percentage of sales. In order to earn more, he began to carefully study the world of fashion and succeeded in this business so much that after 3 years he was appointed manager of the store, where he started from a modest position as a salesman. From that moment on, the fashion industry swallowed up the man entirely. Doors opened before him.fashion houses not only in the French capital, but throughout Europe. The name of Andrikopoulos became known among world celebrities.

Meet Kusnirovich

Living and working in Paris, in 1994 he met Russian businessman Mikhail Kusnirovich Konstantin Andrikopoulos. The biography of the Greek from this moment becomes closely connected with Russia. In the early 1990s, Kusnirovich founded the Bosco di Ciliegi firm, whose scope of activity was to sell luxury clothing from famous European brands. The first store of the company was located in the very center of Moscow in the Petrovsky Passage. Kusnirovich was interested in the further development of his company and was looking for business partners.

Moving to Moscow

The acquaintance with Andrikopoulos turned out to be very productive for the Russian businessman. A year later, Konstantin flew to Moscow to open a Kenzo boutique for Kusnirovich's company. Since then, the Greek began to visit the Russian capital frequently and take part in many events organized as part of the Bosco di Ciliegi. Business cooperation with Kusnirovich soon grew into a strong male friendship. In 1998, Mikhail offered Andrikopoulos the position of director of development in his company, and he promised to think about it. And there was something to think about, because shortly before this, the Greek was called for a profitable job in Argentina. After much deliberation, Konstantin chose Moscow. Having moved to the Russian capital, he began to fulfill the duties of a development director in Bosco. This post Andrikopoulosoccupies to this day.

Results of work at Bosco di Ciliegi

During the tenure of Andrikopoulos in his post, Bosco's company has significantly expanded and strengthened. If in 1998 she had only 12 stores, now their number has exceeded one and a half hundred. Bosco di Ciliegi outlets today are located in almost all major cities of Russia. In addition to fashion stores, the company owns boutiques with perfumes and cosmetics, beauty salons, restaurants, pharmacies, as well as the Bosco Sport brand, which creates sportswear for the Russian Olympic team. Today, no one doubts that Bosco di Ciliegi owes much of its success to its experienced, creative and tireless development director, who was not afraid to change Paris for Moscow.

Greek handsome Konstantin Andrikopoulos and his women

Today, Andrikopoulos is happily married to Russian Olga Tsypkina, but he used to have another wife. In the early 90s, a Greek who was building a successful career in Paris married a French woman. In 1994, the couple had a daughter, Adeline, and after another 4 years, their son Nicolas appeared in their family. Shortly after his birth, Konstantin moved to work in Moscow. In 2000, he moved his wife and children to live with him, but the capricious Frenchwoman did not like living in Russia, and soon she, having taken Adeline and Nicolas, went back to Paris. On this, the first marriage of Andrikopoulos was put an end to. Having filed a divorce, he became one of the most enviable suitors of the capital. Russian socialiteswere delighted with his southern appearance and French charm. However, Constantine was not interested in fleeting novels. Brought up in strict respect for family traditions, he dreamed of meeting the one who could become a faithful and understanding companion for him. And fate gave him such a gift.

In 2005, Andrikopoulos met Olga Tsypkina, co-owner of the Ola-la beauty salon, and realized that this was the woman he had been looking for throughout the time that had passed after the divorce. His chosen one, like him, already had an unsuccessful experience of family life, so the lovers were in no hurry to legitimize their relationship, expressing a desire to get to know each other better. Konstantin Andrikopoulos, whose personal life, after meeting Olga, began to be discussed in the media especially actively, decided to part with his bachelor life only in 2012. By this time, the most famous Greek in Moscow was already 47 years old.

Wedding with Tsypkina

Konstantin and Olga got married in the summer of 2012. The wedding ceremony took place right on Red Square, in front of thousands of people. In the evening, the newlyweds invited relatives and friends to a solemn banquet in the reception hall of GUM. Olga Tsypkina, Konstantin Andrikopoulos carefully approached the choice of outfits for the wedding. On Red Square, the happy bride wore a luxurious tulle dress by Alberta Ferretti, and during the gala dinner she wore a lace outfit by Ermanno Shervino. Konstantin for the solemn part chose a blue frock coat from a famous brandMontezemolo, and in the evening met guests in a black tuxedo from Corneliani.

The wedding rings of the newlyweds were made according to their own design from yellow and white gold. They were decorated with images of ducklings, symbolizing love, fidelity and playfulness. The duck theme was continued in the guests' gifts. For example, the boss and longtime friend of Konstantin, Mikhail Kusnirovich, presented the newly-made spouses with a dozen live ducks, which subsequently settled in the country house of Olga's mother. After painting, the young wife decided to take her husband's surname. The couple spent their honeymoon on Andrikopoulos' favorite Greek island - Kefalonia.

Relationships with children and parents

Despite the fact that Konstantin now has a new family, he has not forgotten about his children from his first marriage. Adeline and Nicolas, after the divorce of their parents, remained to live in Paris, but their father tries to communicate with them regularly. Konstantin also remembers his historical homeland, where his parents remained. He visits them annually in Athens, and after that he goes on vacation to the picturesque Greek islands. After the wedding, he began to take his wife Olga Konstantin Andrikopoulos with him to Greece. His wife enjoys keeping him company on his regular trips to the warm Ionian Sea.

Andrikopoulos' loud jubilee

Konstantin, despite his hard work, always finds time to attend social events. He is familiar with all the Moscow beau monde, hismany celebrities are invited to their celebrations. In autumn 2014, Andrikopoulos celebrated his 50th anniversary in one of the best restaurants in the capital. This event brought together so many famous people under one roof that it simply could not help but attract the attention of the media. Masha Tsigal, Victoria Andriyanova, Sasha Savelyeva, Stas Kostyushkin, Olga Kabo, Alexander Oleshko, Katya Lel, Lena Lenskaya and many other celebrities came to congratulate the birthday boy. The guests were met by Konstantin and Olga Andrikopoulos. There were so many gifts and flowers presented to the hero of the day that there was nowhere to put them. According to the already established tradition, Mikhail Kusnirovich pleased Konstantin with the most unusual present. A businessman presented his Greek friend with 40 framed photographs. All of them were dedicated to different periods of Andrikopoulos' life.

Despite the fact that Konstantin has changed his sixth decade, he is still full of energy and creative ideas. Andrikopoulos is one of those who helped Bosco di Ciliegi become Russia's largest retailer of world famous brands. All the things he undertakes bring him success. And this is not surprising, because his charming wife Olga inspires Konstantin to new exploits.