XpatLoop Interview: Alexis Kobernyk, Marketing & Sales Advisor for President's Team of Rosinter Restaurants

  • 27 May 2014 12:00 PM
XpatLoop Interview: Alexis Kobernyk, Marketing & Sales Advisor for President's Team of Rosinter Restaurants
Born in Venezuela from Ukrainian parents. Studied at "La Salle" catholic school and then High School and finalized Commercial Sciences graduated with honours as Bachelor of Sciences. Then was in the Venezuelan's Navy Officer's University as Logistic.

Later finalized my studies of Hotel & Tourism Management while working with Hilton as opening team. Had with Hilton all training related to my career and also MBA on International Management. Since 18 y.o. have been working with F&B.

Love fishing and Martial arts (3rd level of Wu Shu), but specially dancing Latin-American rhythms.

Actually acting as Marketing & Sales Advisor for President's Team of Rosinter Restaurants, in Europe and CIS.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
Around end of January, and was sent to work on improvement of our business by my boss.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes, Canada when studying high school, USA for job reasons, and Russian Federation when contracted by the biggest F&B operator after perestroika, during difficult times of Russian Mafia

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
The high culture and nice architecture

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
TGI Friday's, Saunas, and a 1 day tour to see all main points of interest

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Fish soup with Tokaji wine

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Tokaji wine and paprika sausages

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
SZIA - sounds funny, something between "see you" or CIA or "yes of course" in Spanish

8. What do you miss the most from home?
Baseball, Latin-American dances, women, food, SUN

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Military. I would be a peacemaker rather than fighter

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Gynecologist, because I must work where others have fun

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
I'm always as a vacation everywhere. But I spent at home with my family, because I'm always travelling

12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
With my family in our farm or at the Shaolin monastery

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Supertramps, Xanadu, Baseball

14. Apart of temptation what can't you resist?
Women kiss

15. Red wine or white?
Both if good

16. Book or movie?
Both to compare

17. Morning person or night person?
24 hours person, family and job together

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
No preference

19. Buda side or Pest side?
I'm not racist, but hate to call the Pest control. But if in Nepal, would say Buddha.

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Non sunt limites!!

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