At the XXXV. General Assembly on December 4, the AmCham membership received a report of the activities of another eventful and remarkable year, accepted the plan for 2024, and elected new members to the Board of Directors.
The AmCham Membership elected Ákos Janza, Managing Director - Head of Enterprise Transformation and Global Head of Offices, MSCI Inc. as the First Vice President and granted the position of Secretary-Treasurer to Ákos Burján, LL.M., Partner at PwC Hungary.
Furthermore, two new Board Members-at-Large, Etelka Dobi, Patient Engagement and Government Affairs Lead at Janssen-Cilag, and Dr. Attila Kövesdy, Independent Advisor at Deloitte were elected.
In accordance with the membership's vote, Dr. Judit Budai, Co-Managing Partner of Szecskay Attorneys at Law, will also join AmCham as Supervisory Board Member.
The New AmCham Board of Directors:
President: Zoltán Szabó, Senior Advisor, urban institute Hungary
First Vice President: Ákos Janza, Managing Director - Head of Enterprise Transformation and Global Head of Offices, MSCI Inc.
Second Vice President: István Katona, CEO, InnoPay
Secretary-Treasurer: Ákos Burján, Partner, PwC Hungary.
Board Members-at-Large:
- Edit Bencsik, Alliance and Marketing Manager, TATA Consultancy Services Hungary
- Etelka Dobi, Patient Engagement and Government Affairs Lead, Janssen-Cilag
- Dr. Attila Kövesdy, Independent Advisor, Deloitte
- László Kónya, Managing Director, Deutsche Telekom TSI Hungary
- Dániel Mayer, Managing Director, Head of Risk Management, Morgan Stanley Hungary Analytics
- Mónika Pais, Managing Director, Diageo Budapest
- Veronika Spanarova, Managing Director and Country Head for Hungary, Citi
- Írisz Lippai-Nagy, AmCham Chief Executive Officer
Supervisory Board: Chair Dr. Andrea Jádi Németh, Managing Partner, bpv Jádi Németh Attorneys at Law and board member Dr. Judit Budai, Co-Managing Partner, Szecskay Attorneys at Law.
Ex-Officio Members:
Dr. Farkas Bársony, AmCham President (2016-2020), Sharity
Ferenc Pongrácz, EIT Health (AmCham President 2015-2016)
Neil Pickett, Commercial Counselor, US Embassy
Outgoing Board Members and Committee Chairs
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our outgoing Board Members: Tímea Pesti, Mike Carlson, Krisztián Toka, David Young and Matt Zeller for their dedicated work and leadership throughout the years.
Iván Völgyes Award
Continuing a great tradition, the AmCham board awarded the Dr. Iván Völgyes Award for the 17th time.
Dr. Iván Völgyes, often regarded as the father of modern lobbying in Hungary, was instrumental in bringing numerous U.S.-based businesses to Hungary including the Gallup Organization and Reader's Digest. As the chief advisor to General Electric in Hungary, Mr. Völgyes also assisted in bringing six of GE's 10 global core businesses, along with more than $1 billion in investment.
This year, the Board unanimously decided to present this year’s Dr. Iván Völgyes Award to David Young, longtime AmCham supporter.
AmCham Foundation: Helping children in need
Despite the last couple challenging years, the AmCham Foundation closed another busy year. Edit Bencsik, a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees gave a brief presentation of the year's highlights and the work of the volunteers.
Please find more photos in the gallery.
Thank you ford Bird & Bird for making the event possible
