Stavros Lekkakos will be the new president of Panathinaikos Football Club, FWS.GR can exclusively inform its readers.
The Greek banker is set to be appointed at the helm of the Athens giant upon the completion of the transfer of their majority stake from Yiannis Alafouzos to the fund led by Pairoj Piempongsant.
Lekkakos is a former vice-chairman at Piraeus Bank – Greece’s biggest lender by assets – and former chairman of Marfin Investment Group (MIG) that used to belong to deceased Panathinaikos stakeholder Andreas Vgenopoulos.
He is seen as the ideal person to take over at the club once the majority stake comes to the hands of the purchasing fund, as Lekkakos is considered a successful technocrat of the credit system in Greece and will bring fresh air to the local game.
Approaching Lekkakos for the post has been Greek shipowner Victor Restis himself, who is said to be partnering Piempongsant in the upcoming acquisition of the Greens.
Lekkakos holds the title of Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (Hon.DBA) at the University of Bolton in the UK and is currently the chairman of Athens-listed enterprise European Reliance.
He is also a member of the board of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and a funding member of the business councils of Greece with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Dubai & Abu Dhabi.
George Georgakopoulos