Chrysanthos Panas (Greek: Χρύσανθος Πανάς; born 16 November 1968)[1][2] is a Greek
businessman, art collector,
author of Greek Islands book by Assouline, member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage committee of the Greek National Committee of
UNESCO and
philanthropist from
Athens.[3] In his native country he is mainly known as the owner of restaurants and clubs in
Athens city center and the
southern suburbs (the latter also known as
Athens Riviera).[2][4][5][6]
Chrysanthos Panas started his involvement in business at a young age along with his older brother Spyros, when they took over the management of a beach bar within
Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni facilities.[8][7][13][14] Later in 1992 the two siblings founded the Panas Group Sophisticated Hospitality.[2] Over the years, Panas Group got the ownership and management of various restaurants and clubs in the greater Athens region.[7][15][4][16][17][18][19]
Other activities
Starting in 1990, Panas managed to acquire an art collection of over 300 artworks[3] of various artists including
Marina Abramović,
Stephen Antonakos,
George Bouzianis, and
Thomas Helbig.[20] He is also a member of the Advisory Committee concerning Artistic Issues of Michael Cacoyannis Foundation.
Since 2016 he is a donor to the Greek
charitable organizationELEPAP-Rehabilitation for The Disabled (Greek: ΕΛΕΠΑΠ).[21] In 2018 he was awarded by the president of Elpida Association of Friends of Children with Cancer,
Marianna Vardinogiannis for supporting children with neoplastic disease.[22]
^Πατρινελης, Χ.Γ. (1979). Η Κεφαλονίτικη Οικογένεια Πανά και το Αρχείο του Κλάδου Πανά–Λοϊζάτου (in Greek). Argostoli: Εταιρεία Κεφαλληνιακών Ιστορικών Ερευνών. pp. 1–8.
^"Chrysanthos Panas". The American College of Greece. 2016-05-30. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2018.