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Introduction to the executives of our Companies offering life and non-life insurance products, as well as the members of their Supervisory Boards, Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards.

Supervisory Board, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

 • Zsigmond Járai, chairman

Founder of the Budapest Stock Exchange, Deputy CEO of Budapest Bank, Deputy Minister of Finance, President of the Hungarian Banking Supervision Office, investment banker in London, CEO of Hungarian Credit Bank, President of the Budapest Stock Exchange, Minister of Finance, President of Hungarian Central Bank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Hungarian National Bank since 16 November 2010, at present Chairman of the Company’s Supervisory Board.

 • Dr. László György Asztalos

Since 1995 he is a member of the Financial Committee of the Hungarian Committee of Sciences. He was member of the Supervisory Council of the (HFSA) from 2004 to 2010. He also held the position of the vice president at HFSA from 2006 to 2010. He is the first Eastern European, who was awarded the Distinguished Fellow Award by International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), as a recognition for his quarter decade long activity in the field of regulation and supervisory of global and especially Eastern European insurance.

 • Dr. József Bayer, Deputy Chairman

Owner and Managing Director of Axel Springer Kft., one of Hungary’s largest media investment companies

 • Charles J.L.T. Kovacs

Former Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank, consultant for numerous prestigious financial institutions, special consultant for Lehman Brothers and the OECD, one of the founders of the Company

 • Ottó Gecser

Former Deputy CEO of Fotex Rt., Matáv Rt. and AXA Insurance Zrt., CEO of Brokernet Investment Holding Zrt., one of the owners of the Company

 • Béla Ernő Preisinger

Founder and owner of the S+H companies, one of the founders of the Company

 • Attila Tamás Solymár

He is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) since 2002. He is also the founder and curator of the Financial Culture Foundation. In addition he is a strategic partner of CIG Pannonia Life Insurance Plc. and member of the Board of Directors at BESTENS.  

 • Attila Vizi

Asset manager at Concorde Asset Management Zrt.

Board of Directors, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

 • Béla Horváth, Chairman

Senior instructor and branch manager at State Insurance Company, Sales Director of Hungária Insurance Company, founder of Gloria Insurance Company, Deputy Chairman and CEO of Nationale-Nederlanden Insurance Company, founder, Chairman and CEO of AVIVA Life Insurance Company, at present Chairman of the Company

 • Csaba Gaál, CEO

Former Head of the Life Insurance Department of OTP Garancia Life Insurance Company, at present Lead Actuary, Head of Product Development and CEO of the Company

 • Dr. Gyula Mikó, General Deputy CEO

Former Associate Professor and Vice-Dean at the University of Economic Sciences, Director of Finance and Product Development, and Deputy CEO at Nationale-Nederlanden Insurance Company, Chairman and CEO of Winterthur Insurance Rt., Deputy CEO of AVIVA Life Insurance Zrt., at present General Deputy CEO of the Company

 • Zsolt Kelemen, Deputy CEO of Finance

Chief Financial Officer of the Company

Advisory Board, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

The Board provides advisory services to the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors, based on their analysis of domestic and international economic and financial matters concerning the Company.

Members of the Advisory Board:

 • Sir William de Gelsey (Vilmos Gelsey)
 • Szilveszter E.Vizi
 • Andrea Deák
 • John Green

CEO, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

 •Dr. Ottó Csurgó - CEO
 

Deputy CEOs, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

  • Dr. Gabriella Kádár - Deputy CEO of Sales
  • Zsolt Kelemen - Deputy CEO of Finance
  • András Kovács - Deputy CEO of Sales Development
  • Dr. Gyula Mikó - General Deputy CEO
  • Balázs Birkás - Deputy CEO of Operations 

CEO, CIG Pannónia First Hungarian General Insurance Company Zrt.

 • Dr. Ottó Csurgó - CEO

CEO, CIG Pannónia EMABIT Zrt.

  • Zoltán Busa - Deputy CEO of Product Development and Risk Management
  • Balázs Birkás – Deputy CEO of Administration and Claims Settlement

Other executives as specified by the Insurance Act, CIG Pannónia Life Insurance Plc.

 • Dr. Antal Csevár, Chief Legal Advisor, Consumer Protection Officer
 • Dr. Katalin Halász, Chief Medical Advisor
 • Dr. Erika Marczi, Internal Auditor