Press Release of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hungarian Banking Association
On July 1, 2019 the Hungarian Banking Association held an extraordinary General Meeting, where a new President, Vice-President and Board Members were elected, as was necessary due to recent changes in bank leadership.
The General Meeting of the Banking Association elected as president, with unanimous support, Mr. András Becsei, who had previously served as Vice-President. Mr. Radován Jelasity, previously Board Member, was elected to fill the vacated post of Vice-President. Ms. Éva Búza and Mr. József Vida received mandates from the decision-making body to be new Board Members.
The ordinary renewal of officials takes place every three years at the Hungarian Banking Association, with the next due in the spring of 2020. Therefore the officials that were elected at this occasion have undertaken to serve in their posts until the spring of next year. At that point, the Association will elect a new Board, a new Supervisory Board and a new Ethics Committee as part of the full renewal of officials.
In his speech, the newly elected President emphasized that the Hungarian Banking Association wishes to continue its constructive cooperation with the government and the central bank, through which the banking sector can provide a stable financial background for our growth – which has surpassed the EU average.
Special topics about the national economy were discussed at the CEO’s Forum, an event that took place as part of the General Meeting. The guest speakers of the meeting were Dr. László György, State Secretary for Economic Planning and Regulation from the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, who gave an up-to-date summary through his presentation entitled “Challenges and Tasks to Improve Our Competitiveness”, and Mr. Miklós Vecsei, Commissioner from the Ministry of Interior, who discussed ways to help disadvantaged regions catch up to others.
1 July 2019, Budapest Hungarian Banking Association