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Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and random encounters. “When it comes to getting a feel for a new city, I’m very selfish. I try to get everything I can from interactions with locals. The quicker I adapt to their world, the better.”
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Károly Rudits, Former LouLou Restaurant
Károly created, and after a few years' hiatus re-launched LouLou's Restaurant in Budapest, which then closed again.
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Xpat Interview: Sachi Okuyama, Owner of Okuyama no Sushi Restaurant
Sachi Okuyama-san, the owner of Japanese restaurant Okuyama no Sushi (located in the basement of the 'Kolosy House', Budapest 1036, Kolosy square 5-6.), was born on a small island in Japan and knows fish like the back of his hand.
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Xpat Interview: Michael LaBelle, Assistant Professor At CEU Business School
Michael LaBelle is an assistant professor at the Central European University Business School and in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU. He teaches courses on sustainability and innovation in business and energy policy .
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István Szabó, Managing Director, Commercial Bank Head Hungary
Istvan first joined Citi in 1996 as an Operations Clerk in Citi’s consumer bank in Hungary. He left in 1998 to pursue other career opportunities and rejoined in 2003 as the deputy CEO of CitiLeasing Hungary.
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Xpat Interview: John Griffin, Former Australian Ambassador To Hungary
Mr Griffin’s appointment as Ambassador to Hungary was announced by the Foreign Minister the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, on 12 May 2011. Mr Griffin presented his Credentials to HE Mr Pál Schmidt on 18 August 2011. Since 19 January 2012, Mr Griffin has been Ambassador (non-resident) to Romania.
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