Talk:Christopher Chronis

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 * birthday parties including celebrations for fashion designer Christopher Chronis (celebrating his 45th. birthday and the opening of his new business venture - the 'Playboy' store in Chapel st.), Functions DJ Louie Melbourne MC  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 22:30, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * The Castigation of Chronis, 01-06-2008 by gsqwared, PokerNews ''Australian fasion designer Christopher Chronis is trying his luck in today's pot-limit holdem event, but apparently no one told him that he couldn't take business calls at the table. Chronis reportedly answered a phone call at the table and was issued a five-minute penalty by the tournament staff.

Chronis, who owns a number of Playboy Shops around the world, is scheduled to hold his 50th birthday party at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion in three year's time. A decent poker player as well, Chronis put up a 40th place finish at last year's Aussie Millions Main Event.'' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 22:36, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Murphy's law: broker's collapse hits his millions, Vanda Carson and Kate McClymont, April 1, 2008, The Melbourne-based Mr Emini is also linked to two businessman - the fashion designer Christopher Chronis and an accountant, Michael Hymer - who have ties to the business empire of the drugs boss Tony Mokbel. For over a decade Mr Hymer has helped manage the business affairs of Mokbel, now in jail in Greece fighting extradition to Australia on drug charges


 * OPES exposing Australian connection, Nicole Lindsay and Gareth Trickey, From: Herald Sun, March 29, 2008 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 22:23, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Stockbroker accused of falsifying accounts in lead-up to collapse, www.theage.com.au - Leonie Wood and Nick McKenzie - April 1, 2008 - ''Meanwhile, it has emerged that Mr Emini is linked to two businessman - fashion designer Christopher Chronis and accountant Michael Hymer - with ties to the business empire of drugs boss Tony Mokbel.

Mr Emini is listed as a director in several companies with Mr Hymer, who works for North Melbourne accounting firm Babo Morganti & Partners and who has helped manage the business affairs of Mokbel and other members of the Mokbel family for more than a decade.

In 2002, Mr Hymer provided a statement outlining some of Mokbel's financial affairs to his Supreme Court bail application for the drugs boss, who at the time was arguing that his continued incarceration was hurting his business interests.

Mr Hymer also helped Mokbel apply for a liquor licence in 2000, telling the licensing commission that his client was a hardworking businessman who had made his wealth from property and restaurants.

Until December, Mr Emini and Mr Hymer were listed as directors of Global Designer Brands Pty Ltd, of which Mr Chronis is now the sole director.

Hawkswood Investments is a shareholder in Global Designer Brands along with the Mr Chronis-owned Nikita Playboy Pty Ltd and the Mr Hymer-directed Bompies Pty Ltd.

In 2001, Mr Chronis was financially backed by Mr Mokbel in the launch of his LSD (love, style and design) clothing stores, of which Mr Chronis was the chief designer. Mr Hymer did not return calls from The Age yesterday.'' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 21:59, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Also in attendance was Christopher Chronis, CEO of Global Designer Brands, Australia. Global Designer Brands is proud to be the global licensee for the Playboy brand, under a unique global licensing deal with Playboy Enterprises, USA. Global Designer Brands is a key partner for both ToteDaddy and 2UP, allowing us to offer and to market unique Playboy merchandise, produced exclusively for ToteDaddy and ToteBonus members.

IT was at a restaurant in Melbourne's grand Port Authority Building that the Winteray Group -- a fledgling boutique investment house -- chose to introduce itself to an audience of about 100 potential investors.
 * insolvencynotices.asic.gov.au, CHRISTOPHER CHRONIS GPO PTY. LTD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 07:48, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Broken promises dog boutique investment house Winteray, by: Rebecca Urban, From: The Australian, August 17, 2009<!--

With its high ceilings, ambient red lighting and decor of rich reds and golds, The Trust is the type of place where legal types grab a lunchtime bite and stockbrokers unwind in the evenings.

It was an ironic choice of venue, really, given what has transpired in the months since that day in mid-April -- numerous broken promises, threats of legal action and a corporate watchdog that is watching Winteray and its colourful characters very closely. One of those in attendance was Christopher Chronis, a well-known fashion designer who owns the global licensing rights to the Playboy brand. Earlier that month Winteray had agreed to invest $1million in Chronis's business, which desperately needed the funds after suffering as a result of the collapse of Opes Prime a year earlier.

Winteray chief executive Jaydeep Biswas and one of his co-directors ran through a PowerPoint presentation on the firm's projects, including its planned investment in the revived Global Designer Brands, which had been in the hands of a liquidator. So enamoured with the company was Winteray, it planned to lift its stake to 50 per cent, the crowd was told. The microphone was then handed to Chronis to provide more detail.

Yet, within days, Winteray had seemingly cooled on the investment. Despite Chronis's repeated requests for the funds and repeated assurances from Biswas and his team, which includes convicted fraudster Phillipe Barros, the money was not forthcoming. Lawyers soon stepped in.

This scenario, which is documented in a letter from Chronis's lawyers to Winteray, which has been seen by The Australian, appears to be an emerging pattern in Winteray's deals.

The firm's latest victim is listed biotechnology company Dia-B Tech, which is chaired by former federal health minister Michael Wooldridge.

In February this year the cash-strapped company announced a plan to acquire all the shares of an unlisted diagnostic company called Pallane Medical. The accompanying $12m capital raising was fully underwritten by Winteray's wholly owned Winteray Capital.

But Winteray has so far failed to honour the agreement by subscribing for the substantial number of shares that were not sold. The merger with Pallane has been called off as a result and Dia-B Tech is seeking legal advice.

According to well-placed sources, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission has taken a keen interest in the case.

Brisbane-based Winteray was registered as a company only late last year. Biswas, its Indian-born chief executive, likes to play up his "distinguished career with the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies", while one of his fellow directors, Declan Barnett, describes himself as a burnt-out accountant turned millionaire.

In the backdrop of Winteray is Barros, who is often described to potential target companies as a "facilitator" to the firm. While Barros's wife is a shareholder of Winteray, he couldn't act as a director if he wanted to.

Last year ASIC banned Barros -- as well as his alter-ego, Felipe De Barros -- from managing corporations for five years, as a result of his involvement in a string of failed companies. As part of its investigations, ASIC found that Barros had been removing money from one company for his personal use.

Biswas has repeatedly denied that Barros is employed by Winteray, claiming only that he brings opportunities to him "from time to time".

Parties associated with both Dia-B Tech and Global Designer Brands have reported that Barros has been present at numerous meetings. In the Playboy deal, it was Barros who arranged for lawyers Justin Dzau and Don Clarke of Minter Ellison to devise the terms of Winteray's initial $1m investment in Global Designer Brands in return for a 10per cent equity stake.

But by the end of April, Winteray, which had previously informed Chronis that it had $9m sitting in a bank account, announced that it wished to terminate the investment agreement.

It was only after Chronis threatened legal action, in which it would seek substantial damages, that Winteray agreed to provide some funding.

Chronis's lawyer George Konstas confirmed that a settlement had since been reached, of which the terms were confidential. It is believed that the matter was settled for $600,000.

Meanwhile, Winteray has been involved in the failed bailout of the Rewards Factory, a company that had the misfortune of raising several million dollars in an initial public offer last year, only to have the lead investor, who is believed to be linked to Barros, refuse to cough up the funds. The shares were soon after transferred to a company registered in the name of Barros's wife, Leonie Noonan.

Winteray's proposal, announced in February, started out as a $2.9m offer to buy Noonan's shares, which had since been subject to a holding lock preventing any transfer of ownership. But by May, Winteray had invested just $400,000 and the deal was called off.

Biswas says it fell through because the required regulatory approvals could not be achieved. He blames the dispute with Chronis's business on the uncertainty surrounding the licensing agreement for the Playboy brand.

And as for Winteray's breach of the underwriting agreement with Dia-B Tech, he suggests fault lies with a group of unidentified sub-underwriters.

"I can't give information to you; people are in discussions on how to take this forward," Biswas said late last week. "And there are other conditions in the matter that you're not fully privy to."

Several people who have had dealings with Winteray have questioned whether the firm ever had the money to back up the underwriting agreement, as well as the other investments it had failed to get off the ground.

According to the company's website: "Winteray will ensure that it meets or exceeds its ethical, legal and commercial obligations in a manner that is consistent with society's expectations of business. Capital will be raised in conjunction with Falconer Bellomo & Company."

Falconer Bellomo's Peter Bellomo confirmed that his company had been assisting Winteray on the Dia-B Tech capital raising.

He said he was confident that a resolution could be reached.

Asked why so many of Winteray's deals seemed to fall over, or wind up in threats of legal action, Bellomo replied: "There's a very real thing out there with the same initials as the Geelong Football Club".

Biswas declined to confirm that Winteray Capital was capable of financing the Dia-B Tech underwriting.

"It was sub-underwritten; that's all I can say," he said.

Biswas was also reluctant to talk about his long association with Barros.

The pair's relationship stems back to their involvement in a childcare and education provider called Imagination Group several years ago, which counted former politician John Hewson on the board at one stage.

Biswas was the company's chief executive, while Barros was his acquisitions manager.

"Does it concern me to do business with him? We assess opportunities on merit," he said. "Our last two investments were unassociated with him. Just because he sat in on a Pallane meeting doesn't mean he brought the opportunity to us." The Australian attempted to contact Barros on his mobile phone last week, but the person who answered claimed to be "David", not Philippe.

Biswas defended the firm's track record. "We're a small player in the end; we have made several successful investments," he said.

The only other investments listed on Winteray's website are the companies Tiaro Sands and Iron Ore Hill. A plan to merge Iron Ore Hill with the ASX-listed NSL Consolidated was announced last July but has since been terminated by NSL.

Biswas was appointed to NSL's board in October, but he was forced to step down a month later, after shareholders voted against his reappointment.

While ASIC is believed to be closely monitoring Winteray, particularly in relation to the Dia-B Tech debacle, spokeswoman Gabriella Hold declined to comment on the matter. She also declined to confirm whether the commission had received any complaints in relation to the business activities of Barros.

Hold did, however, confirm that ASIC had no formal procedure for monitoring the activities of directors whom it had previously disqualified.

She said ASIC relied on the public to do its own due diligence, which could be conducted by using the internet, as well as reports or referrals from investors, financial planners, or other government organisations.

Barros, who lives in Melbourne, was initially disqualified from managing companies in the late 1990s, after being convicted over a $2m fraud. However, he continued to act as a director until late 2002, when ordered by ASIC to cease and desist.

His current ban expires in 2013. --> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 08:33, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Aussie Millions: Christopher Chronis & Antonius in the lead, January 19, 2009, BankrollMob.com


 * Son,  My dad is Christopher Chronis, a well known fashion designer in Melbourne.
 * Scene @ *christopher Chronis Summer Of Love Launch *the Australian Ballet Destiny Opening Night * Lee Jeans Gallery Opening, Sunday September 2, 2007 By Fiona Killackey, The Sunday Age Having fun with the two loves of his life, wife Christine - "Neither of us gets called Chris so it's OK" - and son Nikita


 * Thanks to some crafty negotiating from promoter and fashion king Christopher Chronis, including giving in to Alexio’s demands that the fight be set for 12 x 3 minute rounds (as opposed to the normal 12 x 2) and that both men wear shin and instep protectors (as opposed to the normal bare shin and bare feet), the fight was set for December 6 1992 at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre.


 * Ref no: 91107735 Date: 21/4/2004, DHS April 21, 2004: Fashion designer Christopher Chronis Published: Sunday Herald Sun - March 22, 2009 Page: 011 Edition: FIRST Keywords: <- Fashion -> Pic. Belinda O'neill


 * Christie Hefner in Melbourne to view Playboy Concept Boutique, By: Carmine Pascuzzi / photos by Matt Deller


 * FINAL 2 - Michelle R Sharpe - Barrister - Full CV.pdf, Christopher Chronis v ALH Property Group Pty Ltd (2010) (led by Michael Heaton QC instructed by Aldgate Lawyers South Yarra) acted for defendant in claim for damages for alleged breach of contract of sale of Queensbridge Hotel (“QBH”). Proceeding settled shortly before trial due tocommence.


 * In the inaugural state of Victoria Bob taught and handed over the reigns, first of all to one of his more successful entrepreneur students… Christopher Chronis, who was already famous within the fashion industry, Bob Jones


 * Christopher Chronis Designer And His Wife Christine… News Photo | Getty Images AU | 77070356


 * Auckland’s Playboy concept store goes bust, 21 March 2010,


 * Playboy is considering opening the first ever store in Ukraine in SEC Ocean Plaza in Kiev, Date 15.07.2011

Mr Chronis was helped out by Mokbel in 2001 after his clothing stores failed, and they opened a new chain, LSD, or Love of Style and Design.''
 * Mokbel Had 'interesting References', The Age, Friday March 23, 2007, Michael Bachelard, Investigative Reporter - ''The Age has learned that the Gas Station Caffe was converted from a clothing store run by one-time Mokbel business partner Christopher Chronis.


 * View from the corner part 2.pdf several times. The belt was worth a lot of money! Christopher Chronis paid Dennis $100,000


 * Bigwig: The Remarkable Rise and Fall of Tony Mokbel, By Liam Houlihan - Mokbel bankrolled fashion designer Chris Chronis to launch a chain of LSD – Love, Style and Design – clothing stores. Mokbel and Jack Smit were also involved when Chronis, who was also Playboy's Australian licensee, later became embrolied in the Opes Prime corporate collapse.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 21:49, 23 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Crown casino's Playboy bunny club plan flops, By Michael Warner, June 04, 2009 "Mr Chronis was told that the Playboy brand was not compatible with the Crown brand," Mr O'Neill said. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs) 22:07, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Nickos Posted: 2000-03-27 16:34:21 Chris Chronis used to pull 8000 plus each time when he promoted Stan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Štefica Horvat (talk • contribs)
 * Topic:Question Re:tarik Solak, The Aussie Watch Dog, Posted: 2000-03-22 16:02:32 Tarik Solak is the biggest promoter in Australia at present. The biggest promoter used to be a guy named Christopher Chronis (leading fashion designer). He promoted Stan to stardom in such fights as Stan vs Branko and Stan vs Alexio. His last big fight promoted was in 1995 (I think that was the year) when he staged Stan vs Satake which ended


 * Twitter: Christine Chronis
 * I love my hubby so much. In the 15 yrs we have been together, he has taught me 2 things. No.1 thing was how to 6:50 AM - Feb 15, 2013
 * [ http://instagram.com/christinemavridis/ ]
 * 2 boys in the gym thought I was 30!!! I told them... Nope 42 and wouldn't believe me!!God bless their buffed up 4:40 AM - Feb 10, 2013
 * wishing my gorgeous hubby a happy and safe new year and HAPPY ANNIVERSRY....love you bubby!!! xxx, 1:28 AM - Dec 31, 2012
 * happy 51st birthday to my spunky hubby christopher chronis!! u drive me nuts but i love you with all of my heart anyway!! xxx 6:08 PM - Sep 29, 2012

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