Michael George Kailis (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. Kailis's parents emigrated to Australia from the Greek island of Kastelorizo. Notes References Hansen Ian and Dorothy (1999) The captain's grandson : the world of Michael Kailis Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, (pbk.) 1929 births 1999 deaths Members of the Order of Australia Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Australian people of Greek descent People from Fremantle 20th-century Australian businesspeople