155 result(s) for former ceo
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Hungarian Political Research Institute Nézõpont Has New Owner
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ágoston Sámuel Mráz, the founder and owner of the Nézõpont political research institute has sold the company to Tibor Gyõri, a former state secretary of the PMO, news website Index reports.
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
VAT Fraud Found At CBA Suppliers
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Tax officials raided Budapest meat wholesalers in early December, after employing covert information-gathering techniques and questioning 33 suspects, Népszabadság writes. The Tax Office announced last Friday that up to Ft 5 billion in VAT fraud is suspected.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Hungarian Media Group Sells StoryTV Channels
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Central Médiacsoport has sold TV channels Story4 and Story5, CEO Zoltán Varga informed a Wednesday conference. He would not disclose the price nor the name of the buyer, but promised to make an official announcement. Former minority owners of Sanoma Media Budapest may be the buyers, napi.hu speculates.
Mediaworks – The Giant Media Group Sets Up In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- business
The Austrian Vienna Capital Partners has set up one of Hungary’s largest media companies under the name of Mediaworks Hungary, the new company’s top officials announced. The VPC set up Mediaworks after approval from the Hungarian Competition Office, purchasing most parts of the portfolios the international media companies Ringier and Axel Springer had operated in Hungary, the officials told a ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Hungarian Political Research Institute Nézõpont Has New Owner
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ágoston Sámuel Mráz, the founder and owner of the Nézõpont political research institute has sold the company to Tibor Gyõri, a former state secretary of the PMO, news website Index reports.
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
VAT Fraud Found At CBA Suppliers
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Tax officials raided Budapest meat wholesalers in early December, after employing covert information-gathering techniques and questioning 33 suspects, Népszabadság writes. The Tax Office announced last Friday that up to Ft 5 billion in VAT fraud is suspected.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Hungarian Media Group Sells StoryTV Channels
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Central Médiacsoport has sold TV channels Story4 and Story5, CEO Zoltán Varga informed a Wednesday conference. He would not disclose the price nor the name of the buyer, but promised to make an official announcement. Former minority owners of Sanoma Media Budapest may be the buyers, napi.hu speculates.
Mediaworks – The Giant Media Group Sets Up In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- business
The Austrian Vienna Capital Partners has set up one of Hungary’s largest media companies under the name of Mediaworks Hungary, the new company’s top officials announced. The VPC set up Mediaworks after approval from the Hungarian Competition Office, purchasing most parts of the portfolios the international media companies Ringier and Axel Springer had operated in Hungary, the officials told a ...