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George Protopapas<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

He holds a degree in Political Science and Economics from Panteion University and a degree in Marketing with a specialization in Marketing Communication, Marketing Planning, and Marketing Management from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a co-owner and publisher of the legal journal \u201cAdministrative Justice\u201d and managed a hotel in Crete. From 1985 to March 2026, he served as General Director of the charitable organization \u201cSOS Children\u2019s Villages Greece,\u201d and his responsibilities included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

planning and developing the organization in Greece<\/p>\n\n\n\n

securing and managing financial resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

promoting the organization in the media<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ensuring the smooth operation of all programs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

maintaining relations with the International Organization<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He speaks English and Italian. He is a member of the \u0392oards of Directors of the Lilian Voudouri Foundation and the Themistocles and Nikolaos Valsamakis Foundation, and a member of AHEPA Chapter HJ-17 \u201cHephaestus.\u201d He was a member of the Rotary Club of Athens, the Athenian Club, and the Association of Journalists and Magazine Publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has been awarded the \u201cGolden Cross\u201d of the Republic of Austria for his contribution to society and the \u201cGold Medal\u201d of the SOS Children\u2019s Villages International for his long-standing dedication to children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16118,"menu_order":18,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"team-category":[79],"class_list":["post-16117","team-member","type-team-member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team-category-advisory-comittee"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGeorge Protopapas - Desmos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"George Protopapas - Desmos\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"George Protopapas He holds a degree in Political Science and Economics from Panteion University and a degree in Marketing with a specialization in Marketing Communication, Marketing Planning, and Marketing Management from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. 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