Paul Nicolaou Former Liberal Party fund-raising boss, Paul Nicolaou has been appointed the next chief executive officer of the Australian Hotels Association (NSW). He will take up the position in January 2012 taking over from current CEO Sally Fielke, who announced her resignation in September. Nicolaou, a married father of two, is a former executive chairman of the Millennium Forum, the primary fund-raising vehicle for the NSW Liberals. He was also the Liberal candidate for the NSW seat of Pittwater in the 2005 State Election. He is the current managing director of a corporate advisory firm and serves on a number of Boards including The Gut Foundation and The Centennial Parklands Trust Foundation. The former Waverley College student also has a Master of Commerce degree. Nicolaou said in a statement today that he was looking forward to the challenge of representing the State’s hotel industry.