The earthly existence of Sándor Dávid, an esteemed colleague and a distinguished payments specialist of the Hungarian Banking Association, came to an end today. His family and friends remember him as a loving husband and father, a man who was always cheerful and radiated calm.
His banking career linked him to the Hungarian National Bank and, armed with the experience built up in the central bank, more recently, to the Hungarian Banking Association. For the banking profession, he represented a combination of professionalism, the pursuit of perfectionism and professional humility. These traits have characterised him since before the regime change, when he started his career as a bank clerk, and also in the three decades since. This has always been his attitude in carrying out his responsibilities both in Hungary and abroad, as well as in his leadership of the Hungarian Banking Association’s various working groups and in his participation in the work of international payment organisations as Hungary's representative.
His greatness as a human being and his dignity must also be remembered. He did not talk about his illness until the last days, still preparing for the tasks ahead. Professionally committed, helpful, offering a friendly smile full of joy in spite of his pain – this is how he spent his time with us in the last months. In 2022, he was deservedly granted the Golden Beehive Award of the Hungarian Banking Association.
In the hope of resurrection, we bid farewell to our dear colleague Sándor Dávid.
Levente Kovács
Secretary General of the Hungarian Banking Association