Matáv
announces that in its meeting today, the Matáv Board of Directors
re-elected Mr. Elek Straub for the position of Chairman (as reported
earlier, on April 28, 2004 the Annual General Meeting of Matáv elected
Mr. Elek Straub to the Board of Directors until May 31, 2007). The
Matáv Board of Directors - highly appreciating his management
performance - also made a decision to extend Mr. Elek Straub’s CEO post
to June 30, 2008, so he continues his work in the future as the
Chairman/CEO of Matáv.
The Matáv Board of Directors extended the CEO post of Mr. Elek Straub to June 30, 2008
2004. 05. 19. 18:00:00
Budapest,
Mr. Elek Straub and the company managed by him received a number of
professional and social awards during the past years. In 1999, Mr.
Straub received the Hungarian "Manager of the Year" award, and in 2002
the international "CEO of the Year" award. On May 15, 2003 Mr. Elek
Straub was elected chairman of the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry
and Commerce for two years. In April 2004, he was awarded the "1st
Class Cross of Distinction of the Order of German Federal Republic".
The Matáv Board of Directors also made a decision today about the
termination of the position of Matáv's Chief Strategy and International
Officer on May 31, 2004. In the future, the Central Strategy
Organization of the Matáv Group will operate under the direct control
of the CEO. From June 1, 2004 the current acting Chief Officer, Mr.
András Balogh will be the head of the Central Strategy Organization of
the Matáv Group for an indefinite period. His area of responsibility
and scope of authority will remain the same.
Contacts
Press Contacts
Corporate Communications Directorate
