The board of directors is made up from Irish and Hungarian business people. All roles are voluntary except for the director of operations. The organisation relies upon generous support from local business to ensure all costs are kept to a minimum and monies raised go back in to the achievment of the goals listed in the introduction.
The members of the board are:
Harry Harron
President IHBC
Email: h.harron@ihbc.hu
Tel. +36 204533501
English Speaker
Harry runs a specialist medical recruitment business. The company has offices in Hungary, Romania and Poland. Harry is from Co. Antrim and has been in living in Budapest since 2005.
Mark Downey
Vice-President IHBC
Email: m.downey@ihbc.hu
Tel. +36 204142184
English & Hungarian Speaker
Mark has lived in Hungary since 2000 and has worked in business development and project management on a number of projects since that time. Mark is from Dublin and speaks fluent Hungarian. Mark has been involved in the IHBC since its foundation in 2005 and was president from 2007 until 2010
Orsolya Vegvari
Email. o.vegvari@ihbc.hu
Tel. +36 305467735
Hungarian & English Speaker
Gerard Lucey
Email: g.lucey@ihbc.hu
Tel. +36 209560957
English & Hungarian Speaker
Gerard is a Finance and Operations specialist, working as COO of Deloitte in their PannonAdria Region (Hungary and former Yugoslavia). Gerard is from Dublin and has been living in Hungary since 1996. He has three children with his Hungarian wife
Patrick Loughran
patrick.loughran@ericsson.com
Tel. +36303285524
English Speaker
Patrick McMenamin
Email. p.mcmenamin@ihbc.hu
Tel. +36 304215439
English Speaker
Patrick has lived in Hungary since 2006 and with his business partner Zsuzsanna runs The Caledonia Bar. Patrick is from Edinburgh and is currently making efforts to improve his Hungarian.
