Board of directors

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Curriculum vitae of the members of the Board of Directors

Dr. Zsolt Barna – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

He started his career at the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority (PSZÁF), where he was Head of Department from 1998 and later Head of Division. From 1998 to 1999 he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Investor Protection Fund (BEVA).

From 2004 he was Head of Department and from 2006 Managing Director of the Supervisory Board of PSZÁF. Between 2006 and 2010, he was a member and permanent invitee to the governing bodies and technical committees of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS).

From 2010, he worked at the OTP Group for 10 years. During this period, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of CKB Bank in Montenegro and led the bank's reorganisation. After holding several senior positions within the OTP Group, he was Chairman and CEO of OTP Real Estate Investment Fund Management Ltd. from 8 June 2016 to 31 August 2018, and from September 2016 to 31 August 2018 he was Chairman and CEO of OTP Fund Management Ltd. Between 2017 and 2020, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OTP Real Estate Investment Fund Management Ltd. In 2017-2018, he managed the first major integration of OTP Bank's subsidiary bank in Croatia. From 10 October 2010, he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OTP Real Estate. On 1 September 2018, he was appointed Deputy General Manager of OTP Bank, and was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Croatian subsidiary bank of the OTP Group. From December 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKB Bank, the first subsidiary bank of the OTP Group to be supervised by the European Central Bank.

Until 20 July 2020, he held the position of General Deputy CEO of OTP Bank Plc.

He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Magyar Bankholding Zrt. since 30 October 2020. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of MKB Bank since 1 January 2021 and Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board of the Group's subsidiaries (MKB Befeketítési Alapkezelő Zrt, MKB-Euroleasing Zrt., Solus Capital Zrt., Retail Prod Zrt., Budapest Lízing Zrt., Takarék Lízing Zrt.) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MKB Bank Foundation for the Support and Development of Art, established by MKB Bank in 2022 in the spirit of social responsibility.

As of 1 January 2022, he was managing the merger of Budapest Bank, MKB Bank and Takarékbank as CEO of Magyar Bankholding.

Since May 2023, he has been Chairman and CEO of MBH Bank established as the result of the triple merger.

Marcell Tamás Takács

Graduated from Budapest Corvinus University. He has nearly a decade of experience in transactional consulting. Currently, he is managing director of Blue Robin Investments S.C.A. He has been an external member of the Board of Directors of MBH Bank since July 2020.

Andrea Mager

She holds a degree in economics and international relations from the Budapest University of Economics She started her professional career as a risk assessor in the risk management division of Postabank and Savings Bank Zrt., where she worked from 1998 to 2001. Between 2001 and 2007 she held the position of Senior Manager and then Deputy Director of the Financial Stability Department of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Between 2002 and 2004 she chaired the Board of Directors of the MNB's Private and Voluntary Pension Fund, between 2005 and 2006 she was country coordinator for the IMF's Financial Soundness Indicator programme, and between 2004 and 2007 she was a member of the working groups of the European Centre for Banking Supervision Committee representing the MNB. Between 2007 and 2010 she was a member of the Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority, between 2010 and 2011 she was Executive Director of Magyar Közlöny Lap és Könyvkiadó Kft., and between 2011 and 2016 she was a member of the Monetary Council of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Between 2016 and 2018 she was the Government Commissioner for Postal Affairs and National Financial Services of the Prime Minister's Office, and from 2018 she exercised the ownership rights and obligations of certain state-owned companies, including Szerencsejáték Zrt., as Minister without Portfolio responsible for the management of national assets. Chair and Chief Executive of Szerencsejáték Zrt. from 15 June 2022. She has been an external member of the Board of Directors of MBH Bank since September 2022.

István Sárváry

He graduated from Szent István University in 2000 and gained extensive experience in a family business until 2012. Between 2013 and 2014 he was Senior Advisor to the Government Commission for the Renovation of the Buda Castle District, the Eszterházy Castle in Fertőd and the Curia, from 2014 he worked for the Prime Minister's Office and from 2016 he was CEO of V-Híd Zrt. He has been an external member of the Board of Directors of MBH Bank since April 2022.

Dr. Balázs Vinnai - Senior Advisor to the President, Member of the Governing Board

Founded his first company in 1997, Interactive Net Design (IND), a digital banking products and web applications company. In 2014, he became Head of Digital Channels at IND Group, following its acquisition by UK financial software company Misys in March of the same year.

In 2017, Misys and DH Corporation merged to form Finastra, where he became Global Vice President and Head of Digital.

In 2015, together with friends and former business partners, he launched BnL Growth Partners Ltd, a private equity and smart money advisory firm in the fintech sector.

Co-founder and investor in Codecool, a network of programming schools in Central and Eastern Europe.

Since 2018, he has been an investor in and Chairman of W.UP, a financial software and digital banking sales company.

Since 2020, he has also served as President of IVSZ - Alliance for the Digital Economy.

From July 2021, he oversaw and supported the technological transformation of the banking group as Chief Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Magyar Bankholding.

Since May 2023, he has been Chief Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of MBH Bank, established as result of the triple merger, and member of its Board of Directors.  

Levente Szabó - Deputy CEO for Individual Business Services

He graduated from the Budapest College of Finance and Accounting with a degree in Finance, and from the University of Pécs, Faculty of Economics, with a degree in Business Administration.

He started his professional career in 1997 at Creditanstalt Rt. and joined Takarékbank Zrt. in 1999, where he held several management positions before being appointed Deputy CEO in 2010. From April 2017 to October 2019, he held the position of CEO of Takarék Kereskedelmi Bank Zrt. 

As of July 2021, he managed the individual business services of the three merging banks (MKB Bank, Takarékbank, Budapest Bank); the Agricultural, Large Corporate, Mid-Corporate, Factoring and Markets business areas and the Individual Business Development as Deputy CEO of Magyar Bankholding Zrt. From December 2021 he was Deputy CEO of MKB Bank in charge of Individual Business Services; from April 2022 he was a member of the Board of Directors of MKB. From 1 January 2022 was Chairman and CEO of MTB Magyar Takarékszövetkezeti Bank Zrt. As of 1 January 2022 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Takarékbank Zrt. and Chairman and CEO of Takarékbank Zrt. until its merger into MBH Bank Plc.

Since 1 January 2022 he has been member of the Board of Directors of Magyar Bankholding Zrt.

Since May 2023 he has been Deputy CEO for Individual Business Services at MBH Bank.

Ádám Egerszegi - Deputy CEO for Transformation and Operations

He graduated in Economics from the College of Finance and Accounting in 1997, and obtained his Master's degree from the MBA programme of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Pécs.

He started his career in 1998 in the German Customer Department of Takarékbank; from 2003 he was Head of the Network Department and from 2005 to 2014 he was Director of the bank’s Savings Bank Division. From February 2014 to March 2015 he was Deputy CEO of Polgári Bank Zrt.

In 2017, he managed the merger of Takarékbank and MTB Magyar Takarékszövetkezeti Bank, as Deputy CEO and Vice President respectively. From December 2020, he was Deputy CEO for the Transformation of Magyar Bankholding and operational manager of the transformation and merger of MBH member banks.  

As of 10 December 2021 he was appointed Deputy CEO for Transformation and from May 2022 also for Operations. He has been member of the Board of Directors of MKB Bank Plc. since April 2022.

Since May 2023 he has been Deputy CEO for Transformation and Operations of MBH Bank.

Expiry of the mandate of the members of the Board of Directors of MBH Bank Nyrt:

Name of the member Beginning of membership Expiry of membership
dr. Zsolt Barna, Chairman 01.01.2021 31.12.2025
Marcell Tamás Takács 30.07.2020 29.07.2025
Andrea Mager 01.09.2022 31.08.2024
István Sárváry 04.04.2022 31.12.2025
dr. Balázs Vinnai 05.04.2022 31.12.2025
Levente László Szabó 04.04.2022 31.12.2025
Ádám Egerszegi 04.04.2022 31.12.2025
Name of the member
dr. Zsolt Barna, Chairman
Beginning of membership
01.01.2021
Expiry of membership
31.12.2025
Name of the member
Marcell Tamás Takács
Beginning of membership
30.07.2020
Expiry of membership
29.07.2025
Name of the member
Andrea Mager
Beginning of membership
01.09.2022
Expiry of membership
31.08.2024
Name of the member
István Sárváry
Beginning of membership
04.04.2022
Expiry of membership
31.12.2025
Name of the member
dr. Balázs Vinnai
Beginning of membership
05.04.2022
Expiry of membership
31.12.2025
Name of the member
Levente László Szabó
Beginning of membership
04.04.2022
Expiry of membership
31.12.2025
Name of the member
Ádám Egerszegi
Beginning of membership
04.04.2022
Expiry of membership
31.12.2025