Nick Pappas, chairman of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and president of the Hellenic Initiative Australia, has been appointed as a non-executive director of the SBS board for a five-year term. He takes over from Peeyush Gupta, who departed in October.
Pappas holds prominent positions across various sectors, including as chair and director of the Bank of Sydney. He is also a director of Sydney’s Hellenic Club and Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum and previously served on the Board of Trustees for the Powerhouse Museum.
A commercial litigation lawyer for four decades, Pappas is well-regarded for his contributions to the legal, cultural, and sporting communities.
In 2013, Pappas was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the arts, rugby league, and the Greek Australian community.
His appointment to the SBS board was recommended through a merit-based process led by the independent Nomination Panel.
Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland welcomed Pappas’ appointment, saying she looked forward to working with him to maintain SBS’s role in “producing and broadcasting content that is informative and entertaining and reflects a modern, multicultural Australia.”
Ms Rowlands highlighted the importance of the board’s role in supporting SBS’s charter to promote cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity in Australian media.
The SBS board is chaired by George Savvides and includes non-executive directors Cassandra Wilkinson, Katrina Rathie, Aaron Fa’Aoso, Andrew Lu, Vic Alhadeff, and deputy chair Christine Zeitz, alongside SBS managing director James Taylor.
Source: if.com.au
