AGM

The BCCH held its Annual General Meeting on 26 May 2011, where the management of the Chamber reported on last year’s results, and members elected the new Council of the Chamber.


Full members of the BCCH Council:
Chairman Gergely Mikola, BAT Hungary
Csaba Csizmadia, Drávanet Zrt.
Adrian Ellis, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
Alan Griffiths, Ernst & Young
Gábor Horváth, Hotel Mercure Budapest City Center
Tamás Molontay, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Christopher Noblet, Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Hogan Lovells
Zaid Sethi, PwC Hungary

Alternate Council members:
Kinga Engelbrecht, Boscolo New York Palace
Zoltán Igaz, ING Bank N.V. Hungary Branch
David Wood, Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt.


A photo gallery of the AGM is available here.

To read about the event in more detail, please see the AGM and Gala Reception pages on the BCCH website.

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary held its Annual General Meeting on 19 May 2010. The event started with HM Ambassador Greg Dorey’s speech as Honorary Chairman of the BCCH, who provided a review of the past year; not just from the Chamber's and the Embassy's point-of-view, but also from the aspect of politics and business environment, both in Hungary and the United Kingdom.


The Ambassador's speech was followed by the report of BCCH Chairman Gergely Mikola, who explained the five key items of 2009-2010 BCCH strategy and the results achieved throughout the year. The principal strategic elements were visibility, membership, sustainable financial position, Britishness and the Special Interest Groups, and with 54 successful events, a long series of developments in the Chamber’s communication, event formats and services, a 9% increase in membership, and the closing of an outstanding financial year, he was happy to report that the key objectives were successfully met.


Executive Director Csilla Csurgai presented the results of 2009-2010 in more detail, further stressing the achievemets in the fields of membership, events, external and internal visibility, partnerships, and office operation. Treasurer Christopher Noblet took attendees through the financial and audit report, then Vice Chairman Adrian Ellis presented the activities of the Chamber's Special Interest Groups in 2009-2010.


After attendees officially accepted all reports, a vote on the amendment of the BCCH Charter took place, and the annual BCCH Achievement Awards were handed out to those who helped the Chamber the most in the 2009-2010 financial year. The Sponsor of the Year award went to TESCO Global Áruházak Zrt., who have contiously offered their support both for events and office operation; Vice Chairman Adrian Ellis was awarded the title of Contributor of the Year for his never-ending help in the Chamber's event management and his commitment as head of the BCCH Membership SIG; and Council Member Tamás Molontay received the award for Innovation of the Year for the establishment of the BCCH Finance Club.


The event then ended with a reception, where attendees had the chance to discuss the results presented, and also to say a toast to yet another very successful year.


To view the pictures of the event, please visit the photo gallery.

The BCCH held its Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2009, where the management of the Chamber reported on last year’s results. Despite the economic difficulties, the BCCH stabilised its membership, held more than 50 events, and its ten Special Interest Groups worked on serving members’ professional, event and business needs, as a result of which the Chamber has closed one of its most successful years since its establishment.


Another achievement of the year is having a greater emphasis on maintaining British traditions and culture, part of which was introducing new British-themed events, which included a Fish & Chips night, a Pie & Mash evening, a tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, a Late afternoon tea event, St. George's Day celebrations, and most recently, a highly successful Big Ben 150th anniversary / Strawberries and cream night.


Attendees of the AGM also elected the new Chairman and managing Council of the Chamber, both for a period of two years instead of the earlier one-year mandates, according to the Charter modifications accepted by the AGM. Gergely Mikola, Director of Corporate Affairs at Provident Financial was re-elected as BCCH Chairman.


Full members of the BCCH Council:

Csaba Csizmadia, e-Post Ltd.
Adrian Ellis, Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
Alan Griffiths, Ernst & Young
Mónika Hackl, Tesco-Global Zrt.
Gábor Horváth, Hotel Mercure Budapest City Center
Gergely Mikola, Provident Financial
Tamás Molontay, Calyon Bank Hungarian Branch Office
Christopher Noblet, Partos & Noblet in co-operation with Lovells
Dr. Iván Sefer, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Zaid Sethi, PricewaterhouseCoopers


Alternate Council members:

Tamás Ferenczi, BT Limited Hungarian Branch Office
Zsuzsanna Rózsa, ING Bank


“We are very proud of the achievements of the last year. Businesses have faced challenges of different sizes and natures and the BCCH successfully aligned its operations to meet these needs.” – says Gergely Mikola, the re-elected Chairman. “We will continue to put major emphasis to support our members do business successfully in Hungary and also our efforts to help Hungary be an attractive place for investment and re-investment.”


The Council’s work will be aided by the BCCH office, headed by Executive Director Csilla Csurgai, who was appointed in February 2009.


A photo gallery of the AGM is available here.