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Elek Straub
Elek Straub (Born November 19, 1944 in Balatonfüred/ Hungary) is a Hungarian engineer, consultant, investor, philanthropist and businessman, known as former president and CEO of Magyar Telekom. Biography Born in Balatonfüred, Straub obtained his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1968, where he continued his Postgraduate studies in business administration from 1970 to 1972."Elek Straub, Telecommunications and internet expert, entrepreneur," at ''linkedin. Accessed 02-03-2015. After his graduation Straub started his career in 1970 at the Enterprise Computing Center of the Ministry of Labour, where he became Head of the Department. From 1980 to 1990 he was Head of the Computing Main Department and then Vice President of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, and from 1990 to 1995 Country General Manager (CEO) for IBM Hungary. In 1995 he was appointed CEO of MATAV, which was Magyar Telekom in 1996. He served as its chai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonfüred
Balatonfüred (german: Bad Plattensee, sk, Blatenské Teplice) is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of 13,000, situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake shore and is a yachting destination. It is also a location for fishing (carp being the most common catch) although the introduction of eels and other non-indigenous species has caused Ecosystem health, ecological damage in recent years. Description The town has two marinas, a string of carbonated mineral water springs, listed buildings from the middle of the 18th and the 19th centuries and fine restaurants. It has modern hotels and guest-houses to accommodate about fifty thousand visitors in the summer. The nearest villages around Balatonfüred are Tihany, Aszófő, Balatonszőlős and Csopak, all renowned for their wine, land and beaches. Highway No 71 crosses the town as well as a single track railway line between Budapest and Tapolca. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest University Of Technology And Economics
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( hu, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem or in short ), official abbreviation BME, is the most significant university of technology in Hungary and is considered the world's oldest institute of technology which has university rank and structure. It was the first institute in Europe to train engineers at university level. It was founded in 1782. More than 110 departments and institutes operate within the structure of eight faculties. About 1100 lecturers, 400 researchers and other degree holders and numerous invited lecturers and practising expert specialists participate in education and research at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Approximately 1381 of the university's 21,171 students are foreigners, coming from 50 countries. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics issues about 70% of Hungary's engineering degrees. 34 professors/researchers of the university are members of the Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphisoft
Graphisoft SE is a Hungarian design software company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. As a subsidiary of Nemetschek, Graphisoft develops Building Information Modeling software products for architects, interior designers and planners. Graphisoft has subsidiaries in Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan and representative offices in Russia and Singapore. The company's flagship product is ArchiCAD — an architectural design software developed since 1984 for Windows and Mac platforms. History Foundation In 1982, Graphisoft was established by Gábor Bojár. The Hungarian software developer created terrain modeling software on microcomputers while he was head of a mathematical department at the Geophysical Institute in Budapest. The communist history of Hungary was an important factor in the success of Graphisoft. When private companies had been allowed, Bojár promptly left his job and launched Graphisoft with a competent team. They were all experts in three-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HSCO; hu, Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH), ) is a quango responsible for collecting, processing and publishing statistics about Hungary, its economy, and its inhabitants. The office provides details for parliamentary and administrative offices, local councils and academia, financial institutions, the public at large and the media. Functions * To devise and conduct surveys * To demand collection of statistical data for the central state statistical system * To process and analyse information from the collection of statistical data based on compulsory and voluntary data supply * To supply data and analysis for state organizations * To satisfy requests from non-governmental organisations, parties, local government, academic researchers and the general public *To prepare and make the census and to process and publish the data from it. Regulation Legal referenceKSH - Rules on Statistics *Organization of National Statistics Act No. XXV o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magyar Telekom
Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (officially ''Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság, Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Public Limited Company'' ) is the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider company. It is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Until 6 May 2005, it was known as Matáv (''Magyar Távközlési Rt.'' – Hungarian Telecommunications PLC). The company was formed under the name of ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat'' (Hungarian Telecommunications Enterprise) in December 1989, when ''Magyar Posta'' (Hungarian Post) was split into three separate enterprises. On 31 December 1991, the company was re-structured as a public limited company as ''Magyar Távközlési Rt..'' On 1 July 1993, the Telecommunications Act came into effect, making it possible to privatize the company. The company remained 100% state owned until the end of 1993. At this point, a consortium was formed between Deutsche Telekom and Ameritech, which was named MagyarC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Yachting Association
The Hungarian Yachting Association is the national governing body for the sport of sailing in Hungary, recognised by the International Sailing Federation International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T .... References External links Official website Hungary Sailing {{Sailing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MATAV
Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (officially ''Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság, Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Public Limited Company'' ) is the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider company. It is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Until 6 May 2005, it was known as Matáv (''Magyar Távközlési Rt.'' – Hungarian Telecommunications PLC). The company was formed under the name of ''Magyar Távközlési Vállalat'' (Hungarian Telecommunications Enterprise) in December 1989, when ''Magyar Posta'' (Hungarian Post) was split into three separate enterprises. On 31 December 1991, the company was re-structured as a public limited company as ''Magyar Távközlési Rt..'' On 1 July 1993, the Telecommunications Act came into effect, making it possible to privatize the company. The company remained 100% state owned until the end of 1993. At this point, a consortium was formed between Deutsche Telekom and Ameritech, which was named MagyarC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Mattheisen
Christopher Mattheisen (born 1961) is an American businessman and economist. He was the managing director of Microsoft Hungary from March 4, 2019. From 2006 to 2018, he was the CEO of Hungarian telecommunications company Magyar Telekom. Professional career Mattheisen graduated in history at Indiana University, Bloomington (1979–1983) and economics at Columbia University, New York (1986–1988). In 1990 he came to Hungary where he started a consulting company for business analysis and strategic planning. In 1993 he was the founding marketing and sales director of T-Mobile Hungary (formerly Westel 900). He moved on to Poland in 1996 to participate in launching the mobile operator Era GSM for US West International as Director of Marketing, Sales and Strategy. From 1997 he headed in London the marketing and sales activities of US West's (later MediaOne) European mobile subsidiaries, then from 1999 he worked at BT Cellnet as Business Marketing and Sales Director. In September 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hungarian Businesspeople
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