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Istvan Lepsenyi
Mr. Lepsenyi is a State Secretary for Economic Development and Regulation, Ministry for National Economy of Hungary.
Previously he was a Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KNORR-BREMSE Fékrendszerek.
1995 – 2015 KNORR-BREMSE Fékrendszerek Kft. - Managing Director
1991 – 1994 Magyar Suzuki Rt. - Managing director
1990 – 1995 AUTOKONSZERN Rt. - President, Managing director
1974 – 1990 IKARUS - Technical director
Organizational activities:
Memberships: International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) – Vice President 2002-2006
Hungarian Manager Association – Honorary President
National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers – Co-President
Academy of Engineers – Member
Association of Hungarian Economics – Member
Association of the Hungarian Automotive Industry – President 2000-2005
National Office for Research and Technology, KUTIT – President 2010
International Academy of Quality - Academician
Kecskemét Creative Knowledge Center- President
Awards:
Széchenyi Prize (1996)
Gábor Dénes Prize (2000)
Officer’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004)
Award for Development of the Economy by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bács-Kiskun County (2007)
Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2009)
The Manager of the Year 2010
Wahrmann Mór Prize (2011)
Honorary professor - College Kecskemét (2011)
Kecskemét Economic Development Award (2012)
Education:
Technical University of Leningrad – mechanical engineer
Technical University of Budapest – economic engineer
University of Economics – spec. economist (university leaving certificate)
Language
proficiency: English, Russian
Personal information
Born: 7 September 1949. Budapest
Marital status: married