I started my HR career at Invitel (earlier UTI, Vivendi) and I received a lot of experiences from my manager. I really appreciate that I could participate in a global change management process. After I joined a debt collection company where I built up all HR processes – prepared the job descriptions, evaluating system, compensation and benefits – so it was a success story for me and it was a great period in my profession life. Now I am HR Manager at adidas since 2010, with 12 years of HR experience, including 7 years working as an HR Manager.

I am an energetic, innovative, curious mind HR professional and down to earth focus on delivering business result. Business perspective has always been a priority for me. It is really important for me to understand and meet business objectives and understanding the support function of HR. As a member of the senior international management team I am adept in building relationships with various levels within the organization and with people of different cultural backgrounds

1. Where did you grow up?
When I was child I grew up in the Bakony hills, near Lake Balaton. I lived in Veszprém so I love the northern part of Balaton and my grandparents lived in the middle of the Bakony so I have a lot of great remembrances from my childhood.

2. If you could be an expat anywhere in the world, where would you choose?
Where the weather is hot! I prefer warm countries but I do not have a favourite one.

3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
Of course my family, friends

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
I would like to show them Budapest in the morning and night from air balloon.

5. What is your favourite food?
Pasta with cottage cheese, sour cream and bacon. Not a typical update dish but very tasty!

6. What is your favourite sport / form of exercise?
I like horsepower so my favourite sports are horse-riding and motor cycling. I have a motorbike of 600ccm but I am sorry I do not have my own horse yet.

7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
Of course Lake Balaton! I try to travel there twice a month in summer and also in winter.

8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
When I attended high school I wanted to work as a child doctor but my life took a different direction.

9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
I think where the job is so monotone and if I do not find any challenge in my job. I am a really innovative person so I prefer to do innovative things in the processes because I believe everything can be better.

10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
I was in Croatia by my motorbike, it was a great tour, whenever we wanted to enjoy the beach we stopped somewhere and went to the sea and after went forward. It was a great tour.

11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
I am going to a tennis and horse hotel in south Hungary and I am also going to Turkey with my son.

12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
I have never had one favourite band or film, I focused on sport, I played basketball for 12 years, I attended a great training camp with my basketball team.

13. What can’t you resist?
Fruits…I love fruits in any quantity

14. Red wine or white?
I try to find the golden mean so I prefer Rose.

15. Book or movie?
Book anytime but if I just want to relax and enjoy my free time I like watching a good film, I prefer drama.

16. Morning person or night person?
I am absolutely a morning person, I like exercising in the morning. When I was child I used to learn in the morning and last but not least I have an 8 year old son and he gets up early so that is why I am a morning person.

17. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Environmental pollution – since I have a son I am really concern about how will the Earth be when he grows up. I think all of us have to make an effort to decrease the effects of our lifestyle. I also try to separate waste collection in my private life and also at my company.

18. Buda or Pest side?
Buda when I ride a bicycle, Pest when I would like to buy something.

19. Which achievement in your life are you most pleased about?
I set up the cafeteria system in 2 companies which have worked well. A great recognition for me was when I attended the HR Master course this year as a presenter where I shared my experience and knowledge with other HR managers and participants who also work in this market. Since then there were some occasions when someone called me or looked for me because of my presentation and asked my opinion or my help. So that is the reason why I enjoy my work when I can help the others.

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
„Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it.” Let’s face difficulties as they happen and not worry uselessly about them beforehand.