Studies: Bachelor in Communication Sciences and a Post Degree as Investment Advisor
Joined KBC in 1984 and is until now my only employer but however shifted jobs several times (branch manager, Private Banker, auditor on financial markets, .....)

I started as a joug employee in a branch and after several trainings I became a branch manager. In 1999, I became relationship manager for wealthy clients (Private Banking). In 2004 I wanted to do something completely different and became an auditor in Financial Markets with a specialisation in the brokerage activities. In 2009, I got the proposal to become the General Manager of KBC Securities Hungary which is one of the top brokers on the Hungarian Capital Market and the number one in CEE.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
In May 2009 and the reason was professional. Before this date I was an internal auditor on financial markets and more particularly on a number of brokerage entities we have in KBC Group.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
This is the first time, however I had a lot of several short assignments in New York, Dublin, London, Belgrade, Kiev, Podgorica, Skopje, Banja Luka and several in Warsaw.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
The good quality of the kitchen and the excellent wines

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
The City Center. In my opinion it is one of the most beautiful in CEE. Some call it "Paris at the Danube" and I think it is not exaggerated. What they certainly need to do is to try a typical Hungarian restaurant ( Bock, Náncsi Néni,..)

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Brassói aprópecsenye

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Cheese French and/or Italian.

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Bevásarlokocsi....because it is so difficult to pronounce

8. What do you miss the most from home?
Belgian beer

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Captain on a sea ship

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
To be a judge in a criminal court...you are always not 100% sure if the accused committed the crime or not.

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Cycling training in Majorca

12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Zakynthos-Greece

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Metallica and the favourite hobby was chess. My favourite film was "The nutty professor" with Jerry Lewis, a comedy version of dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

14. What can't you resist?
Going cycling on a regular basis

15. Red wine or white?
Both!

16. Book or movie?
Book

17. Morning person or night person?
Definitely a morning person, it is great to start a new day with new challenges

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
I feel very bad about discrimination on the basis of race, belief, gender or sexual orientation

19. Buda side or Pest side?
Buda for living; for restaurants and going out definitely Pest

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Always look at the bright side of life.....