Curriculum Vitae

Positions:

- Independent counsellor corporate strategy, management and personal development 1994-
- Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, 2009-2010 Minister
- Budapest Heat Power Station, 2007-2009 Deputy CEO responsible for business relations, board member (350 employees)
- Transelektro, 2006 Chairman/CEO (1800 employees)
- MALEV Hungarian Airlines, 2005-2007 Chairman (3500 employees)
- Dunaferr Danube Ironworks, 2002-2005 Chairman/CEO (8500 employees)
- ABB Ltd, 2000-2002 Deputy Chairman, Head of Industrial Automation Division (120 employees) Additional work: training talented young employees
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, 1998-2000 Deputy under-secretary of state. Responsible for industry, power supply, domestic trade, technical standardization, internal operation (260 employees)
- ABB Ltd, 1996-1998 Logistics and Communications Manager (40 employees) Coach in HBLF Shadow Trainee Programme
- Digital Equipment Hungary, 1992-1995 Purchasing Manager (Eastern and Central Europe (Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, Warsaw, Moscow)
- Arthur Andersen Magyarország, 1990-1991 Manager, Business consultant
- Royal Plastic S.A., Switzerland 1985-1990 Production manager
- Institute of Material Handling and Packaging, 1976-1985 head of department (5 employees)

University Degrees:

- Technical University of Budapest 1971-1976, Mechanical engineer, Production Systems Branch
- Technical University of Budapest 1982-1984, Ergonomics specialist

Qualifications:

- Special examination in public administration 1999
- Registered member of the expert advisory panel of Budapest Enterprise Agency (827/BVK)

Special courses:

- Administrative systems, Economic University of Budapest 1980
- Contract management, Maynard (USA) 1992
- Negotiation techniques, Munich 1992
- Purchasing basics, Paris 1993
- Top management courses ABB, Zurich 1996, Baden (CH) 1998

Languages:

- Hungarian: native
- English: fluent, spoken and written
- Italian: advanced language examination

Other activities:

- Hungarian Yachting Association, President 1999-2005
- Hungarian Yachting Association, Co-President 2005-
- Association of Hungarian Steel and Iron Industry, President 2002-2005
- National Quality Award, Committee Chairman 1999-2000
- UNIDO Hungarian National Council, Chairman 1998-2000
- Hungarian Olympic Committee, Member 1998-
- Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists, Member of Presidium 2005-

Honours and Awards:

- Eötvös Loránd Prize 1999
- Manager of the Year 2003
- Legion of Honour 2007