CEO

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2023 –             Bay Zoltán Applied Research Nonprofit Ltd., managing director

2022 –             Ministry of Culture and Innovation, ministerial advisor

2021 – 2022 Széchenyi Funds, investment director

2012 – 2021 Műszertechnika Holding Plc., CEO, co-owner

2008 – 2022 Komplex Faktor Plc., board member and co-owner

2004 – 2022 Pesti Hitel Plc., chairman of the board and co-owner

1995 – 2012 Műszertechnika Holding Plc., legal and investment director

1991 – 1995 Műszertechnika Holding Plc., legal counsel

1990 – 1991 Pest County Court, judicial clerk

1984 – 1989 Pest County Court, court bailiff

Board Positions

2019 – 2023 BTTF Nonprofit Plc., chairman of the supervisory board

2018 – 2021 Ajkai Elektronikai Plc., board member

2017 – 2021 Autofer Plc., board member

2017 – 2019 Logos Ventures Plc., board member

2016 – 2021 AE Plasztik Ltd., board member

2015 – 2021 Pesti Hitel Plc., supervisory board member

2015 – 2017 Premier Finance Plc., supervisory board member

2008 – 2022 Komplex Faktor Plc., board member

2008 – 2021 Műszertechnika Holding Plc., board member

2005 – 2016 Echo TV, chairman of the supervisory board

2004 – 2022 Pesti Hitel Plc., chairman of the board

1998 – 2005 IKARUS Holding, chairman of the supervisory board, presidential advisor

Higher education

Jurist

Award

Recipient of the “For the Hungarian Economy” Award – 2017

Language

English

Current and previous workplaces, positions

1991 – 1994 Magyar Posta, Newspaper Trading Directorate of Budapest, internal auditor
1994 – 1999 Magyar Posta, Newspaper Trading Directorate of Budapest, accountant
1999 – 2003 HÍRKER – Budapesti Hírlapkereskedelmi Rt, finance and accounting manager
2003 – 2005 Magyar Lapterjesztő Rt. Group, finance and accounting manager
2006 – 2008 Magyar Közút Zrt., deputy chief executive
2008 – 2009 Magyar Közút Zrt, business development manager
2009 – 2010 Imagement group, international financial director
2011 – 2012 IGN (Montivo) group, asset management director (business manager)
2012 –   Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, CFO

Higher-education degree

Industrial engineer (B.Sc)
Professional economist (M.Sc)
Auditor

Languages

English

Contact

E-mail: zsuzsanna.szabo@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2024 – Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, director of research and development
2020 – 2024 Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, division director
2019 – 2020 Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, head of department
2018 – 2019 Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, group leader
2016 – 2018 Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, researcher

Board Positions

2020 –   Association of Hungarian Material Testers (MAE), member of the board

2016 –   Roland Eötvös Physical Society, secretary

Research activities

Modern electron microscope techniques
Preparation and usage of high entropy alloys
Recycling technologies

Higher education

Applied physicist (BSc)
Materials Scientist (MSc)
PhD in Physics (Materials physics)

Languages

English (fluent)
Slovak (fluent)

Contact:

E-mail: adam.vida@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2024 – Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, business development director

2022 – 2023 Samsung Electronics Hungary Plc., sales director

2020 – 2022 Kermann Informatics Plc., senior key account manager

2013 – 2019 Samsung Electronics Hungary Plc., head of display division, business development manager

2012 – 2013 Microsoft Hungary Ltd., key account manager

2008 – 2012 LG Electronics Hungary Ltd., key account manager

2005 – 2008 Cédrus Ltd., head of product managers, product manager

2001 – 2005 Bluefish Computer Ltd., commercial director, procurement director, buyer

1999 – 2001 Cora Hypermarket – department manager, sales representative

Higher education

Technical Manager

Language

English

Contact

E-mail: zoltan.burom@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2023 –           Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, marketing director
2022 – 2023 IDBC Creative Solutions Ltd., chief marketing officer / communication director
2015 –             Kyat Event Ltd., general manager / chief executive officer
2013 – 2015 Nexus Communications Ltd., event team leader / event planner
2013 – 2013 Ministry of Administration and Justice, head of events department
2009 – 2012 Ecolab-Hygiene Ltd., marketing & event specialist
2007 – 2009 Convention Budapest Ltd., event specialist

Higher education

Economist (marketing specialization)

Language

English

Contact

E-mail: attila.farkas@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2024 –             Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, investment director

2022 – 2024 Széchenyi Funds, senior investment manager

2016 – 2021 START Guarantee Financial Services Plc., deputy CEO

2011 – 2016 START Guarantee Financial Services Plc., business unit director

2009 – 2011 Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation, programs director

2007 – 2009 Alpha Bank Romania, S.A., SME credit analyst

2006 – 2007 Civitas Foundation for Civil Society, project coordinator

Board Positions

2022 – 2024 Aeron Plc., chairman of the supervisory board

2022 – 2024 AXS Motionsystem Ltd., chairman of the supervisory board

2022 – 2024 Code Yachts Ltd., chairman of the supervisory board

2022 – 2024 Fruccola Bird Ltd., chairman of the supervisory board

Higher education

Economist

Master of Business Administration

Languages

English

Romanian

Contact

E-mail: hunor.hegyi@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2003 – 2005 General Electric Consumer and Industrial, Development Engineer, PhD student

2005 – 2007 General Electric Consumer and Industrial, engineering manager

2007 – 2013 Robert Bosch Power Tool Ltd., engineering group leader

2013 – 2018 Robert Bosch Power Tool Ltd., head of engineering department

2018 – 2024 Robert Bosch Power Tool Ltd., professional lead of engineering

2024 – 2025 Robert Bosch Power Tool Ltd., engineering director

2025 –             Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied research, division director

Membership of professional associations

Member of the Board of Directors of the Hungarian Association for Innovation (since 2019)

Member of the R&D Committee of the Hungarian Association for Innovation (since 2018)

Member of the Public Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (since 2014)

Awards and Honors

Honorary Associate Professor, University of Miskolc (2014)

Honorary University Professor, University of Miskolc (2018)

Higher education

Certified Mechanical Engineer

PhD Degree

Languages

English

German

Contact:

E-mail: jozsef.kakuk@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2011 –             Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, Division for Biotechnology – director of the division
2007 – 2011 Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research, Division for Biotechnology – Institute Director
2002 –             Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research – scientist
1999 – 2002 Bay Zoltán Foundation for Applied Research – student scholarship
1998 – 1999 Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Sede Boqer, Israel – scholarship

Membership of professional associations

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member of the Environmental-geochemical Subcommittee (Since 2010)

Research activities, participation in projects

Numerous domestic and international R&D tenders and business projects

Higher education

Biology (Msc)

Environmental Sciences (Ph.D)
Honorary associate professor at the University of Szeged

Language

English

Contact:

E-mail: istvan.kiss@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2025 – Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, division director
2023 – 2024 Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, department head
2019 – 2023 HD Composite Plc., director of R&D department
2018 – 2019 Evopro Systems Engineering Ltd., R&D project leader
2010 – 2017 Furukawa Electric Technology Institute, team leader
2001 – 2010 Furukawa Electric Technology Institute, research engineer

Higher education

Chemical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Language

English

Contact

E-mail: peter.pomlenyi@bayzoltan.hu

Current and previous workplaces, positions

2023 –             Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research, division director
2014 – 2023 Prime Minister’s Office / Ministry of Finance, head of department / secretariat director
2010 – 2014 MAPI Hungarian Development Office Plc., business unit director
2007 – 2010 MAG – Hungarian Economic Development Centre Plc., director of grant management
2003 – 2006 Ministry of Economy and Transport, deputy head of department, head of unit
2001 – 2003 Ministry of Economy, analyst

Higher education

Economist

Jurist

Awards
2004, 2014 – Ministerial Recognition
2020 – Lónyay Award

Scientific Publication
Közgazdasági Szemle, Vol. XLVII, november 2000 – Bocsor-Kengyel-Szűcs: New Directions in Regional Development in the European Union

Languages

English

French

Contact

E-mail: andras.szucs@bayzoltan.hu