Mr George Pappas

Chair, Managment Advisory Board, Chairman, Committee for Melbourne

George is a Senior Advisor of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) having retired as a Senior Vice President in June 2002. Since May 2005, George has been Chairman of the Committee for Melbourne, continuing a nearly 20 year association with the Committee. 

From 2003 until the end of April 2005, he was engaged on a part-time assignment as Under Secretary in the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the State of Victoria, leading a project to develop the State’s future economic strategy.

Receiving a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from Monash University in 1968 and later an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School in 1971, George joined The Boston Consulting Group in Boston, later moving to Tokyo.  He returned to Australia and co-founded Pappas Carter Evans and Koop (PCEK) in 1979.

Following PCEK’s merger with The Boston Consulting Group in 1990, George became a member of BCG’s worldwide Executive Committee and the Administrator of the Australian and New Zealand offices, positions held until July 1994.  He has also been Chair of BCG’s Worldwide committee responsible for the election of Senior Vice Presidents.

George has extensive experience developed over nearly 30 years from consulting work in the United States, Japan, Asia and Australia.  He has undertaken worldwide competitive studies for manufacturing and mining companies, worked extensively in retail and wholesale distribution sectors, and advised clients in financial and other professional service businesses.  He has directed many acquisition projects, as well as post merger integration efforts.