Gergely Szabó has been leading MET Central Europe Sales from May 2024 as Regional Chairman, which is a new division of MET Group, established in the beginning of 2024, incorporating the operation of the former MET Central Europe and MET Gas and Energy Marketing. Prior to this, he led the MET Central Europe operations since 2019.
Gergely Szabó is responsible for the strategic and business management of the expanding regional team operating on the Central Europe Sales markets, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine, where the regional group offers a broad portfolio of natural gas and electricity products and energy efficiency services to the business partners in the SME, state-owned institutions and large industrial segments.
Gergely Szabó led MET Hungary Ltd. from 2014 to 2024. and between 2020 and May 2024 he also managed METCE Hungary, which integrated the operations of MET Hungary Ltd. and E2 Hungary Ltd. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the Managing Director of MET International, managing the Swiss subsidiary of MET Group.
Before joining ENTSOG in January 2022 as ENTSOG General Director, Piotr Kuś held the position of Deputy Director in the Development Division at GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., since January 2017. Between 2019 and 2021, Piotr was GIE Board Member acting as a sponsor of the CH4 Area. Since 2016, Piotr was a member of the GTE Executive Committee to supervise activities of future sustainable solutions in the natural gas infrastructure. Prior to that, between 2008 and 2016, Piotr was Director of the Brussels Office of GAZ-SYSTEM, in charge of managing the company’s EU affairs.
KEEP READINGHe was appointed Deputy of Chief Operating Officer Natural Resources and also Director Global Gas & Lng Portfolio of Eni on July 1, 2020.
Cristian Signoretto graduate in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 from the Politecnico di Milano, he did his military service as lieutenant officer in the Italian Army. In 2000, he was awarded a scholarship for a research doctorate at the Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Energy, where he was involved in research projects and teaching activities. In 2001 he joined McKinsey. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia University in New York in 2005. After a brief stint at Citigroup in New York, he continued his career in McKinsey, mainly working on projects in the Oil & Gas and Banking & Insurance sectors.
He joined Eni in late 2007, in the Office of the CEO supporting the Top Management in defining corporate strategies and overseeing specific projects at group level. Between 2008 and 2016, he worked in Eni’s Gas & Power business, first as Senior Vice President International Sales and later as Executive Vice President International Markets and LNG. In November 2016, he took the position of Executive Vice President Portfolio Strategy & Long Term Gas Negotiations in the Midstream business with responsibility for managing the supply portfolio and long-term relationships with gas suppliers. In February 2018, he became Executive Vice President of the Gas Business Unit with responsibility for the entire midstream gas value chain, including marketing and trading activities. In April 2019, he was appointed Chief Gas & Lng Marketing and Power Officer of Eni. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eni Global Energy Markets S.p.A. (the wholly owned subsidiary of Eni responsible for all gas, LNG, power and CO2 trading and origination activities).
He’s a member of the Board of Directors for BlueStream. He is President of Proxigas, the National Association of Gas Industries, and a member of the General Council of Confindustria (the federation of Italian industries). He is President of Eurogas, the trade association for gaseous energies in Europe, as well as member of the Executive Committee of GIIGNL, the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers.
KEEP READINGAndreas Guth is the Secretary General of Eurogas, a role he has held since September 2024.
With over 15 years of experience in EU affairs in Brussels, he has been at the forefront of policy advocacy in various fields.
In 2019, Andreas joined Eurogas, the leading association representing the gas industry in Europe, as the Policy Director. In this role, he was responsible for the coordination and implementation of the association’s policy work and advocacy strategy, including on all relevant aspects of the Green Deal, Fit for 55, and REPowerEU. Andreas works closely with Eurogas’ members to ensure that their collective voice is heard at European level and that they contribute to shaping the EU’s energy transition agenda.
Before joining Eurogas, Andreas worked for the biofuels industry, where he developed expertise in energy and climate policy. His experience in EU affairs covers a broad range of sectors, including energy, transport, trade and customs policy.
Andreas holds an MA in political science from the University of Maastricht, where he specialized in European integration and governance. He is passionate about contributing to the development of sustainable policies that support the EU’s transition to a low-carbon economy.
KEEP READINGLawrence Korb is a Senior Advisor in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources covering European energy issues. He joined the State Department in 2009 and has served in Europe, China, and Latin America along with Washington, DC postings covering Europe. Prior to joining the Department, he was a corporate lawyer for nearly 10 years, working in New York and San Francisco. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Foreign Affairs and from Columbia Law School. He is married with two children.
KEEP READINGTeodora Georgieva has more than 20 years of experience as a strategic manager, leading significant projects in various economic sectors. Currently, Ms. Georgieva is the Executive Director of the Bulgarian side of the project company ICGB and is also a member of its Board of Directors. ICGB is responsible for the overall management and development of the gas pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria and will soon be an independent transmission system operator.
From 2012 to 2014 Teodora Georgieva was Managing Director of Nabucco Bulgaria, and before that she worked at OMV Bulgaria for 13 years, 8 of which she was Managing Director of the company, holding cluster positions for Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Georgieva was the coordinator for Bulgaria of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), in 2009 and 2010 she was awarded as Manager of the Year and is in the list of the top 10 Bulgarian managers.
She graduated from the University of National and World Economy and has a master’s degree in Finance. Married, with two children
KEEP READINGCapt. Marc Nuytemans (°61) is currently Vice President Europe region at Excelerate Energy (www.excelerateenergy.com), a company quoted on the NYSE and a leader in integrated LNG solutions providing security of energy supply. Till April 2023 Marc was CEO of the Blauwe Cluster / Blue Cluster (www.blauwecluster.be) a maritime innovation hub mandated by the Flemish government with over 200 member companies + trade associations & knowledge institutes.
From January 2009 till November 2019 he was Managing Director of Exmar Shipmanagement N.V. and member of the executive committee of Exmar N.V. (www.exmar.be), a Belgian listed ship owning company. He lectures at the University of Antwerp (C-MAT www.c-mat.be) in shipping and shipping management since 2000. After an extensive career at sea he became fleet personnel manager at CMB nv in 1997. In 2000 he took up the position of Managing Director of the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association leading the revival of the Belgian register.
Capt. Marc Nuytemans also serves on the board of several companies and an international charity.
KEEP READINGFranck studied Energy at the University of Rouen and received an Engineer Degree and then followed a Master of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University in United Kingdom. Later on, he earned an Executive Degree from the London Business School. Franck spent 25 years working for the Group Engie. Thus, he started his career at Gaz de France in the engineering department for 7 years and then moved to the Marketing and Sales with different functions in different countries such as France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Italy and UK before joining OMV Petrom. He was appointed member of the OMV Petrom Executive Board as of July 1, 2018 and President of FPPG as of January 30, 2019.
KEEP READINGJohn has served as VP LNG Origination for Cheniere since 2015 and is responsible for developing long term LNG sales opportunities in the EMEA region. Prior to joining Cheniere, John worked for Shell for almost 15 years in the company’s Gas & Power, LNG supply & trading and Crude Oil trading units in South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. John holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Rosario, Argentina, and an MBA from the Macroeconomic Studies Centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
KEEP READINGBetween 1990 and 1991, Zoltán Áldott was an associate at Creditum Financial Consulting Ltd. Afterwards, between 1992 and 1995, he held various positions at Eurocorp Financial Consulting Ltd. From 1995 to 1997, he was the Manager of MOL’s Privatisation Department and from 1997 until 1999, he was Director of Capital Markets. In 1999, Mr. Áldott served as Director of Strategy & Business Development. From November 2000, he acted as Chief Strategy Officer and then, since June 2001, as Group Chief Strategy Officer. He was the Executive Vice President of MOL Exploration & Production Division between September 2004 and June 2011. Zoltán Áldott acted as the President of INA Management Board between 1 April 2010 and 31 May 2018. Since 2001 til 2018 May he was a member of the MOL EB. As the Chairman of the Supervisory Board he is a permanent invitee to Board of Directors, Remuneration and Risk Management Committee and Sustainable Development Committee meetings.
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