Nick Pappas, Chairman of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Chairman of the Australian Chapter of the Hellenic Initiative, will serve as a non-director on the SBS Board for a five-year term following the retirement of Piyush Gupta in October. .
Mr Pappas has held chair and director positions in various sectors including the Bank of Sydney and was previously a director of the Powerhouse Museum. He also has extensive experience in the legal industry, having worked as a commercial litigator for 40 years, and is director of the Hellenic Club in Sydney and the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne.
In 2013, Pappas was appointed to the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to the arts, rugby league and the Greek Australian community.
His appointment to the SBS Board was recommended by an independent nomination committee as part of a merit-based appointment process.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said she looked forward to working with Pappas and the SBS board to “continue to achieve excellence in Australian broadcasting well into the future”.
“SBS has a long history of producing and broadcasting content that is informative, entertaining and reflective of modern multicultural Australia.
“The SBS Board is committed to ensuring that SBS fulfills its charter to promote awareness and understanding of Australia’s cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity, as well as contributing to the diversity of Australia’s broadcast and digital media services. plays an important role.”
The SBS Board of Directors is comprised of Non-Executive Directors Cassandra Wilkinson, Katrina Lachie, Aaron Faaoso, Andrew Lu, Piyush Gupta, Vic Alhadeff, and George Savvides. , Vice Chairman Kristin Zeitz, and SBS Managing Director James Taylor. .
