1. Nikolas D Pateras is a seventh-generation Greek shipowner and founder of Contships Management Inc He was born on August 26,1963, in Athens, Greece, and is originally from the island of Oinousses.
15 Facts About Nikos Pateras
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Nikolas D Pateras is a graduate of the London School of Foreign Trade and the City of London Polytechnic where he completed his shipping studies in 1984.
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Nikos Pateras served his military service in the Greek Navy from 1984 to 1986.
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Between 2008 and 2010, Nikolas D Pateras was president and shareholder of the Greek football club Panathinaikos FC.
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The family of Nikolas D Pateras has been involved in shipping for over 7 generations.
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Ioannis Nikos Pateras had 5 sons, Nikolaos, Georgios, Konstantis, Elias and Michael.
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The Nikos Pateras family was considered among the most important families on the island that were involved in maritime trade.
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In keeping with the tradition of the family members taking over the running of the family business, Nikolas D Pateras became the Director of Pateras Brothers Limited in 1986.
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Nikos Pateras was appointed a member of the Hellenic Committee of the Italian classification society RINA.
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Nikolas D Pateras would remain president of Panathinaikos up until May 2010 when he resigned.
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Nikolas D Pateras has made donations and supported initiatives related to health, culture, maritime heritage, education and the wider society in Greece.
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Nikos Pateras has done so throughout his business career through personal initiatives and through the "Nikolas D Pateras" Public Benefit Foundation.
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Nikos Pateras was a sponsor of the exhibition "Picasso and Antiquity" organized as part of the exhibition series "Divine Dialogues" at the Museum of Cycladic Art in 2019.
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The family of Nikolas D Pateras undertook the repair works and preservation of the murals and restoration of the church.
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In February 2022, Nikolas D Pateras donated the famous painting "Papaflessas", by painter Simeon Savvidis to the Greek Parliament.