New chairman and CEO at Magyar Posta
Magyar Posta has appointed István Kalmár as chairman and Pál Schmidt as CEO. The Board of Directors of the Hungarian State Holding Company finalised the appointments on 24 June.
The position of deputy CEO, Business, will be held by Dezső Varga, and the position of CFO will be filled by Attila Rajnai.
István Kalmár is an electric engineer and information technology specialist. He has been co-owner and managing director of companies engaged in information technology. Between 1997 and 1998 he was the expert of large infrastructural investments at Magyar Fejlesztési Bank (Hungarian Development Bank).
Between 1998 and 2000 he was the Deputy Chairman of APEH (Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration), from 2000 he was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Magyar Posta, and then from November of the same year until June 2002 he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
His name and this period is associated, among others, with the implementation of electronic public procurements, the establishment and implementation of the Student Loan programme, the design of the new logistics centre for Magyar Posta, as well as the establishment of the Magyar Posta insurance companies.
Schmidt joins as CEO
Pál Schmidt graduated at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, specialising in international relations, and also studied at the Passau University and at the Thames Valley University of London.
From 1997 on he worked in various consulting and management positions in the information technology sector, he managed the logistics and e-commerce projects of Oracle Hungary for close to five years.
From 2002 on he was engaged in service activities related to information technology, in the implementation of company management systems and purchase systems for large companies, as well as in the development and operation of customised systems.
Main picture: István Kalmár
