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András Tombor (Veszprém, 1973. augusztus –) Internationally active Hungarian businessman,[1] founder of Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC)[2] and renown polo player of his Bardon Polo Team.[3]
Education and early life
editTombor was born in Hungary in 1973. His family was strongly anti-communist and lost all its wealth after the WWII.[4]
He attended a Benedictine boarding school in Győr, Hungary.[5]
He studied History (MA) and Classical Philology both in Budapest, Hungary and in Vienna, Austria.[6] He also holds an MA degree of International Economics and International Relations from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, D.C., USA.[7]
He participated in various internship programmes with Unesco World Heritage Program[8], the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C. after graduation from SAIS he joint Citibank as corporate finance analyst.[9]
He translated Roger Scruton's How to be a Conservative into Hungarian.[10]
Business career
editTombor joint then Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's cabinet as senior security policy advisor in 2000-2002.[11]
After leaving his position in the government he continued pursuing his business career. He managed as either CEO or board member of various companies in Media[12], FMCG[13], Telecom[14] and energy[15] sectors. Currently he is managing his private investment portfolio.[16] He is active in the utility sector through a joint venture with Veolia.[17][18] Also,he has been known for his contribution to the creation of Magyar Vagon, a Hungary based train manifacturing company.[19]
Furthermore, Tombor has interests in the defence industry[20] as well as in media.[21] He holds a major stake in two wine companies, one of them is the renown sparkling wine producer, Carassia from Transylvania, Romania. [22]
Mathias Corvinus Collegium
editAt the age of 23, Tombor founded Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC)[23], one of the largest non-profit talent center in Europe. Through its extracurricular programmes, MCC supports merit-based social mobility of outstanding students in Hungary and its neighbouring countries.[24] MCC has over 7,500 student as of today, starting from the age of 10 until finishing university.[25]
Sports
editTombor is a devoted polo player, founder and member of Bardon Polo Team, winner of many UK[26] and Argentina based trophies.[27]
References
edit- ^ Irigoyen, Lucas (2024-08-30). "Government derails Hungarian consortium's takeover of Spain's high-speed train manufacturer on grounds of 'national security'". Sur in English. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "MCC". mcc.hu. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Bardon reclaim La Martina trophy". Guards Polo Club. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Attila, Rovó (2016-11-28). "Habony hitelezőjének csápjai mindenhova elérnek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Nagyon színvonalas, de kezd kínos lenni, hogy oda tartoztam: a kormányközeli elitképző belülről". telex (in Hungarian). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Horváth, József (2019-10-01). "Emlékek és gondolatok a magyaróvári agrár-felsőoktatás bicentenáriumán". Magyar Tudomány. doi:10.1556/2065.180.2019.10.15. ISSN 0025-0325.
- ^ "Tovább nőhet a köztér bevétele". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Egy korszak lezárult". Egy korszak lezárult (in Hungarian). 2001-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Tovább nőhet a köztér bevétele". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Hogyan legyünk konzervatívok (Roger Scruton) (in Hungarian).
- ^ Attila, Rovó (2016-11-28). "Habony hitelezőjének csápjai mindenhova elérnek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Népszava. "Tombor András visszatért a médiapiacra". Népszava (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Antónia, Rádi (2016-10-05). "Habony hitelezője a brikett-bizniszben". atlatszo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ kasnyikm (2016-09-07). "Orbán-közelben dézsmálják az EU-s startuppénzeket". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Gergő, Brückner (2018-02-14). "Megjelent az erőműcégben a NER, a versenytársak rosszat sejtenek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Noémi, Kovács (2016-07-28). "Tombor András: A szocializmus örökségét Tokajban is le kell bontani". ORIGO (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Gergő, Brückner (2018-02-14). "Megjelent az erőműcégben a NER, a versenytársak rosszat sejtenek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Népszava. "NER-közelbe került Budapest fő távhőtermelője". Népszava (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Az oroszok ki, Hernádi és Tombor beszálltak a magyar vagongyártásba". Economx.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (2021-02-17). "Orbán volt tanácsadójának cége sugárhajtású repülőkre kapott megrendelést Vietnamból". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Dénes, Csurgó (2017-06-16). "Feltűnően jól keresett Tombor András reklámcége". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ Noémi, Kovács (2016-07-28). "Tombor András: A szocializmus örökségét Tokajban is le kell bontani". ORIGO (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "MCC". mcc.hu. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ euconedit (2023-11-03). "Hungarian Cross-Border Talent Network Opens Slovak Campus". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ "Rekord az MCC-nél". 2024.07.24.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bardon reclaim La Martina trophy". Guards Polo Club. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
- ^ simonsen (2023-11-27). "Bardon Claimed the Julio Novillo Astrada Cup 2023 Spring Season in Argentina". POLO+10. Retrieved 2024-11-09.