User:Mikiwiki123/György Wáberer

György Wáberer (born November 1, 1956 at Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary) is a Hungarian businessman, co-owner of Waberer’s International Nyrt. until 2016. According to A 50 leggazdagabb magyar (list of the fifty richest Hungarians of 2022, available only in Hungarian language), with his estimated 130.6 billion HUF wealth, he is the 14. richest individual in Hungary.

Carreer path
He was a student at the Reformed High School in Sárospatak, completed his higher education in Győr (Győr College of Transport and Telecommunications) and Budapest.

He started his career at the Volán group of companies (various Hungarian - at the time - state-owned companies of cargo and passenger transportation), then became the IT office manager of the then state-owned cargo forwarder Volán Tefu Rt. Risking everything, György Wáberer and his business partners won a privatization tender after the political changes of the late '80s and early '90s and made the company profitable in a short period of time. He later developed the company under his own name into the third largest road haulage company in Europe.

He held the position of president of the Association of Hungarian Road Transporters for several terms, and is the founding president of the National Association of Transporters' Forum. Between 2015 and 2018, he has been managing the improvement of the competitiveness of road transport as a representative of the Prime Minister of Hungary, and the development of the Tokaj-Zemplén Region since 2020 as a government commissioner.

In addition to his diverse business and social activities, György Wáberer pays special attention to the development of his hometown and Zemplén. It supports the needy in the region through its private foundation, set up with a capital of HUF one billion. He built a community center for citizens with cumulative disadvantages, who receive continuous cultural, training and sports opportunities in the institution. The foundation contributes to the water utility bill of those in need who are unable to pay it in full. The Wáberer Foundation supports the further education of hundreds of disadvantaged children by providing scholarships and mentoring. The implementation of the development program of the municipal swimming pool is supported by a TAO grant of HUF 500 million.

As the government commissioner responsible for the development of the region, he also keeps in mind the development of Sátoraljaújhely. The government program opened more than HUF 9 billion in resources for the renovation of historic downtown buildings, the reconstruction of the main square, the main street, the Wine Temple, the investment of the Bridge of Inheritance and the construction of the Smaragdvölgy hotel.

His foundation also supported the construction of a community center in Sátoraljaújhely and a sports hall in Sárospatak. Through his companies, he owns Lászlótanya, the former Károlyi hunting castle on the outskirts of Füzér.

From July 20, 2020, the prime minister appointed him as the government commissioner responsible for the development of the Tokaj-Zemplén region. As a government commissioner, he will also be a member and president of the Tokaj Wine Region Development Council.

In 2021, he became a member of the Tokaj-Hegyalja University's board of trustees.

Personal life
He is married and the father of four children.

Awards and recognitions

 * Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary - civilian section (2005)
 * Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
 * "The bold innovator" special award (2006)
 * "Entrepreneur of the Year"
 * He was awarded the "Manager of the Year" award by the National Association of Managers (2007)