He now works for ClearWater Kft. as the Director of Operations. In addition to this he heads up the ClearWater Group training center, which runs management training programs on Leadership and Teambuilding in interesting locations such as river rafting in Victoria falls, Zimbabwe and learning to sail off the coast of Turkey.

Tony first arrived in Budapest in 1999 after spending 1 year in the Clearwater Moscow office. He is married and has 2 young children: Adam and Nico. His interests include squash, tennis, movies and music.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
1999. I was transferred from our Moscow office...hallelujah!

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Munich

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
Hot..very hot

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend--what must they absolutely see and do?
Széchényi baths in the winter, wine festival in the castle district in September

5. What is your favorite Hungarian food?
Langos...until 2 hours after I eat it....then I hate it

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Milk

7. What is your favorite Hungarian word?
Takarítok

8. What do you miss the most from home?
Courteous drivers

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Road Manager for Gomez, New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket or U2

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Retail or anything inside a shopping mall

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Austria

12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Rome

13 What was your favorite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Elvis Costello, Talking Heads

14. What can't you resist?
Crack ...just kidding.....I'm over that

15. Red wine or white?
White

16. Book or movie?
Both

17. Morning person or night person?
Morning

18. Dog person or cat person?
Neither

19. Buda side or Pest side?
Both

20.What would you say is your personal motto?
Stay low....keep movin'.