With its planned yearly turnover of more than HUF 15 billion, 700 employees, and more than sixty media brands including Népszabadság, Nemzeti Sport, Világgazdaság, eight regional papers, a portfolio of women’s and gastro magazines, digital media products, Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. is the leading print publishing house in Hungary. The slogan of Mediaworks is ‘Content First’ as the company believes in and invests in content, it considers content to be the most important cornerstone of a media firm.
Balázs Rónai, who owns degrees of economy and engineering, will bring his 25 years of experience working on the media market to Mediaworks. He used to work as the head of Napi Gazdaság Kiadó for six years until 2013, he has been the managing director of www. Napi.hu Online Kft. and chief editor of Napi.hu for 15 years. Balázs Rónai, along with the position of CEO acquired the position of chief executive of Mediaworks’ subsidiaries as well. “I am pleased to have won Balázs Rónai for this position and expect him to strengthen the business of Mediaworks in the future”, Heinrich Pecina Senior Partner of VCP and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Mediaworks said Viktor Katona, CFO since foundation of Mediaworks and Erika Kálmán, Member of the Board of Directors will remain in their respective positions. |
With effect of June 1, 2015 Balázs Rónai was appointed CEO of Mediaworks Hungary Zrt, one of the largest media companies of Hungary. Rónai was invited for the position by the owner of the company, Vienna Capital Partners (VCP).