Nicholas George Pappas ( el, Νικόλαος Γεώργιος Παπαναστασιου) is a

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from

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, and also the current chairman of the

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club. He was also chairman of the club from April 2003 to June 2006. During that time Pappas had led a board borne of an uneasy compromise following a bitter campaign in the lead up to the 2003 AGM. Pappas was replaced in mid-2006 after the privatisation bid, supported by Pappas, of

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and Peter Holmes a Court which was decided by a very narrow vote by members in March 2006. Pappas was restored to the chairman's position after the sudden departure of Holmes a Court in early 2008. Pappas' most significant involvement with the

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prior to being chairman was his part in the legal battle with

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to reinstate the club to the

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(NRL), following the Rabbitohs exclusion at the end of the 1999 season. While the Rabbitohs were successful in gaining reinstatement to the NRL, through the leadership of George Piggins and the #14 Group of supporters, the actual court case was eventually decided on appeal in the

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in favour of News Ltd. Pappas is also chairman of

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and the South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Member Company, the instrument which represents the interests of the club members who hold a 25% share of ownership. Pappas is also principal, Nicholas G Pappas & Company Lawyers;
''Sydney solicitors'' Member, Archdiocesan Council of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia; chairman, Bank of Sydney; former president and board member, Powerhouse Museum Australia; member, Council of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens and board member of the Steve Waugh Foundation. Pappas has a PhD in economic history and has written several books about the history of his parents' homeland,

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In George We Trust - Australian Story Transcript
Year of birth missing (living people) Australian people of Greek descent Australian solicitors Businesspeople from Sydney Rugby league chairmen and investors Australian chief executives Australian rugby league administrators Living people People educated at Sydney Grammar School South Sydney Rabbitohs {{Australia-business-bio-stub