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Xpat Interview: Carsten Schneider
- 13 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in Marburg, Germany. For my studies in political science, I moved to Berlin, lived for a year in Madrid as an Erasmus student, and then spent four years in Florence to do my PhD.
Xpat Interview: Berne Weiss
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in New York. Lived in San Francisco for 25 years before I moved to Budapest. I've been a social activist since I was involved in the anti-war movement in the 1960's. I have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren.
Xpat Interview: Jean Kaszacs
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I was born and grew up in Brussels, Belgium. I graduated at the University of Louvain in Belgium, first in Chemical Engineering then in Business Management. I spent 10 years working for the Goodyear Tire Company in several Marketing positions, starting at their European Headquarters in Luxembourg. I then got the opportunity to come to Hungary to develop Goodyear Marketing Operations in Central ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
Xpat Interview: Tommy Vig - Jazz Percussionist
- 31 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigy by the age of 6, playing drums with his clarinetist father. His sense of improvisation, rhythm and energy made him unique, and he performed live concerts on radio and at the Budapest City Theatre, the Music Academy, and even the National Circus! By the age of 8 he made a record (called "The World ...
Xpat Interview: Julie Van Hemelryck
- 12 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Julie is from Belgium. If that’s not complicated enough, she studied in the UK, worked in China and most recently lived in Denmark.
Xpat Interview: Simon Harding, Chairman, Chronos Group
- 7 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Simon Harding is the Chairman of the Chronos Group of companies with interests in alternative energy, oil, gas, nuclear, mining, engineering, IT and telecom recruitment and software in 70 countries.
Xpat Interview: Gábor Galla, Former CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency
- 2 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Gábor Galla graduated from the College of Hotel, Catering and Tourism in 1974, and obtained his doctorate at the Budapest University of Economics in 1981. During his studies he spent a year in Tanzania, where he was deputy general manager at Hallways Hotels Overseas Ltd. He has 30 years of experience in the tourism business.
Xpat Interview: Zoltán Árvai, Former General Manager At Hilton Budapest
- 18 Jun 2010 12:00 PM
Mr Zoltán Árvai lead Hilton Budapest in the Castle district for 10 years.
Xpat Interview: Carsten Schneider
- 13 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in Marburg, Germany. For my studies in political science, I moved to Berlin, lived for a year in Madrid as an Erasmus student, and then spent four years in Florence to do my PhD.
Xpat Interview: Berne Weiss
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in New York. Lived in San Francisco for 25 years before I moved to Budapest. I've been a social activist since I was involved in the anti-war movement in the 1960's. I have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren.
Xpat Interview: Jean Kaszacs
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I was born and grew up in Brussels, Belgium. I graduated at the University of Louvain in Belgium, first in Chemical Engineering then in Business Management. I spent 10 years working for the Goodyear Tire Company in several Marketing positions, starting at their European Headquarters in Luxembourg. I then got the opportunity to come to Hungary to develop Goodyear Marketing Operations in Central ...
Dave Thompson, International Comedian
- 28 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
Dave has appeared in three feature films. He played Dave the comedian in ‘Maybe Baby’, written and directed by Ben Elton, and a porn star in ‘I Want Candy’, directed by Stephen Surgit (sadly his scene didn’t make the final edit). Dave’s third film ‘Huge’, was directed by Ben Miller, and will soon be on general release.
Xpat Interview: Tommy Vig - Jazz Percussionist
- 31 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigy by the age of 6, playing drums with his clarinetist father. His sense of improvisation, rhythm and energy made him unique, and he performed live concerts on radio and at the Budapest City Theatre, the Music Academy, and even the National Circus! By the age of 8 he made a record (called "The World ...
Xpat Interview: Julie Van Hemelryck
- 12 Aug 2010 12:00 PM
Julie is from Belgium. If that’s not complicated enough, she studied in the UK, worked in China and most recently lived in Denmark.
Xpat Interview: Simon Harding, Chairman, Chronos Group
- 7 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Simon Harding is the Chairman of the Chronos Group of companies with interests in alternative energy, oil, gas, nuclear, mining, engineering, IT and telecom recruitment and software in 70 countries.
Xpat Interview: Gábor Galla, Former CEO of Hungarian Tourism Agency
- 2 Jul 2010 12:00 PM
Gábor Galla graduated from the College of Hotel, Catering and Tourism in 1974, and obtained his doctorate at the Budapest University of Economics in 1981. During his studies he spent a year in Tanzania, where he was deputy general manager at Hallways Hotels Overseas Ltd. He has 30 years of experience in the tourism business.
Xpat Interview: Zoltán Árvai, Former General Manager At Hilton Budapest
- 18 Jun 2010 12:00 PM
Mr Zoltán Árvai lead Hilton Budapest in the Castle district for 10 years.

















