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== Career ==
== Career ==
He worked in the financial sector for six years initially with [[Deloitte]] and then with [[Crédit Lyonnais]] Bank in Hungary. In 1999 he joined the telecom sector where he held different sales and marketing executive positions with Pantel Zrt. (owned by Dutch telco KPN) and [[Deutsche Telecom]]’s online branch and became managing director of a Nasdaq listed internet service provider. During his business carrier he also was on the board of private equity funds. He is a member of the board of the largest state owned property development project of Budapest, the International Property Award winner Városliget Zrt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ligetbudapest.hu/article/information|title=Liget Budapest {{!}} Information|website=ligetbudapest.hu|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> worth of Euro 1 bn.
He worked in the financial sector for six years initially with [[Deloitte]] and then with [[Crédit Lyonnais]] Bank in Hungary. In 1999 he joined the telecom sector where he held different sales and marketing executive positions with Pantel Zrt. (owned by Dutch telco KPN) and [[Deutsche Telecom]]’s online branch and became managing director of a Nasdaq listed internet service provider. During his business carrier he also was on the board of private equity funds. He is a member of the board of the largest state owned property development project of Budapest, the International Property Award winner Városliget Zrt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ligetbudapest.hu/article/information|title=Liget Budapest {{!}} Information|website=ligetbudapest.hu|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> worth of Euro 0.5 bn.


He became involved with public affairs in 2004 as a publisher and chief editor of a leading Hungarian political weekly magazine. From 2011 until 2016 he was the executive vice president of Századvég Foundation, the largest and oldest Hungarian think-tank. He co-owns Századvég Economy Research Institute, a strategic consultancy.
He became involved with public affairs in 2004 as a publisher and chief editor of a leading Hungarian political weekly magazine. From 2011 until 2016 he was the executive vice president of Századvég Foundation, the largest and oldest Hungarian think-tank. He co-owns Századvég Economy Research Institute, a strategic consultancy.

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Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky
Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byPéter Szabadhegy
Personal details
Born (1970-06-06) 6 June 1970 (age 54)
NationalityHungarian
Alma materProgramme Copernic
University of Gödöllő

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky is the Ambassador of Hungary to the Court of St. James’s.[1] He handed over his credentials to Her Majesty the Queen on 15th November 2016 in Buckingham Palace.

Biography

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky was born on 6th June 1970 in Budapest, Hungary.

His first known ancestor appears in a patent of 1286, one other was the representative to the national assembly in 1447. Most members of his family were military officers, county officials and land owners. All family property was confiscated under the communist oppression of Hungary.

He has one younger brother, Mr. Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky, a career diplomat who currently serves in the Prime Minister’s Office as Deputy State Secretary and used to be Hungary’s ambassador to Finland and Estonia and earlier to Austria.

Mr. Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky is married and has 3 children.

Szalay-Bobrovniczky graduated in 1993 from the University of Gödöllő, Hungary and completed Programme Copernic, a post graduate management course in Paris, France.

Career

He worked in the financial sector for six years initially with Deloitte and then with Crédit Lyonnais Bank in Hungary. In 1999 he joined the telecom sector where he held different sales and marketing executive positions with Pantel Zrt. (owned by Dutch telco KPN) and Deutsche Telecom’s online branch and became managing director of a Nasdaq listed internet service provider. During his business carrier he also was on the board of private equity funds. He is a member of the board of the largest state owned property development project of Budapest, the International Property Award winner Városliget Zrt.[2] worth of Euro 0.5 bn.

He became involved with public affairs in 2004 as a publisher and chief editor of a leading Hungarian political weekly magazine. From 2011 until 2016 he was the executive vice president of Századvég Foundation, the largest and oldest Hungarian think-tank. He co-owns Századvég Economy Research Institute, a strategic consultancy.

Other activities

Szalay-Bobrovniczky is a captain in the reserves of the Hungarian Army and served on active duty with the Hungarian Palace Guards. He was the chairman of the Hungarian Reservist Association, and is now the honorary chairman of it. He was awarded for these services the Distinguished Award of Defence by the Hungarian Minister of Defence in 2016.

Szalay-Bobrovniczky competed in show jumping for several years. His interest in equestrian sports came from his great uncle Bert de Némethy, the famous show jumping coach of the USA and the builder of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic show jumping course.

Mr. Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky is the chairman of the De Némethy Foundation[3].

Szalay-Bobrovniczky was also competing in martial arts, he was awarded 2nd dan in kendo.

Szalay-Bobrovniczky speaks Hungarian, English, French and German.

References

  1. ^ "Embassy Staff | Embassy of Hungary London". london.mfa.gov.hu. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. ^ "Liget Budapest | Information". ligetbudapest.hu. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. ^ "Némethy Bertalan Foundation". nemethyalapitvany.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-01-09.