László Szabó (diplomat)

Szabó began his career in 1993 at Eli Lilly and Company. He started working as Medical Sales Representatives for one year. Then he was Marketing Coordinator and Product Manager for Hungary until 1997. In 1998 he worked in Wales UK as Sales Manager and became HR Associate and Team leader. Between 1999 and 2000 he was the Country Manager in New Zealand and the South-Pacific. In 2001 he was Director for Human Resources for Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East. Before he became Senior Director for Human Resources, Global Medical, Regulatory and Patient Safety in 2008, he worked as general manager for Hungary from 2003–2007.^[3]

After that Szabó left Eli Lilly and Company. From 2010–2014 he w as CEO of the Teva Hungary Ltd. pharmaceutical manufacturing.^[4] From June 2014 – 2017 Szabó was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and since October 2014 Trade in the Third Orbán Government.^[5] In July 2017 he was appointed Ambassador of Hungary to the United States.^[4] Szabó hopes that the relationship between America and Hungary will improve under President Trump, thus Hungary can be more independent of Russia.^[3] With effect from 15 April 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Central European Press and Media Foundation (Kesma) has appointed László Szabó as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mediaworks Hungary Company Ltd.^[6]

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