Join us, HMA Mr Paul Fox and our Board and Supervisory Board nominees on 20 May 2025 for our AGM!
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary invites you to our
2025 Annual General Meeting
Date and time: Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 16:00-20:00
Venue: KOZMO Luxury Hotel – 1082 Budapest, Horváth Mihály tér 17.
The event is free of charge for BCCH Members and we request all members to have a representative on the spot, especially considering that this year is an election year.
Please note once again that, in accordance with our Charter, we need all our members to attend personally or by representative (proxy) to make sure we meet the quorum for an AGM to be held validly. The required quorum is more than 50 percent of the voting members present (50 % + 1 person).
In line with the BCCH Charter, we will elect a new Council and a Chairperson as well as a new Supervisory Board for the Chamber who will serve for two years.
Agenda and nominees soon to be announced. Details of the event will also be available on our site and regularly updated to represent any changes in the itinerary.
Board Nominees
Candidates for the Chairman position
1. Duncan Graham, G&G Wealth Limited
Candidates for Council membership
1. Dennis Diokno, FirstMed
2. Péter Fekete, 4iG Group
3. Cynthia Gáspár, Raiffeisen Bank
4. András Módos, EY
5. Károly Oelberg, AACM Central Europe Ltd.
6. Tamás Simonyi, KPMG
7. Enikő Tomor, Tomor Properties
Candidates for the Supervisory Board
1. Árpád Földi, Santa Fe Relocation
2. Matty Ryan, Vistra
3. dr. Ildikó Takács, Liberty Global
Preliminary Agenda (subject to finalisation)
- 15:30 – Registration opens
- 16:00 – Welcome speech by Mr Duncan Graham, BCCH Chairman
- 16:05 – Welcome Speech by HMA Mr Paul Fox, British Ambassador to Hungary and Honorary President of the Chamber
- 16:10 – Establishment of quorum, vote on AGM officers (keeper of the minutes, counter of the votes etc.)
- 16:20 – Chairman’s report, presented by Mr Duncan Graham and vote on accepting the Chairman’s report
- 16:30 – Financial Report and Auditor’s Report (approval of the BCCH accounts for 2024) presented by BCCH’s Treasurer Mr Douglas Arnott and vote on accepting the reports including BCCH annual budget for the upcoming year
- 16:45-17:15 – Election of the Chairman and the Council
• Explanation of the voting procedure: Distribution of a maximum of 8 votes in total, make only ONE vote for chairperson and seven for councillors. The elected chair will also be a member of the Council.
• Nominees have 2 minutes to introduce themselves, Dr. Szilvia Kabács, representative of CMS-Cameron McKenna will read the profiles of those not present. - 17:15-17:25 – Election of the Supervisory Board members
- 17:25-17:35 – The results (election of the Chairman, the Council and the Supervisory Board members) are announced, then the moderator closes the AGM – The event opens up to non-members
- 17:35-18:05 – Fireside Chat with CMS on AI, ESG and W&I Insurance – Specialist panel to be announced shortly
- 18:10 – Networking starts at the hotel bar Oyster
You can find the documents package on this link – necessary papers and profiles will be uploaded once ready
Voting and attendance information
Participation at the official part of the AGM is for members only and free of charge, but please note that only a maximum of two people from any member company may attend, and each voting member company will have the right to one vote only.
In voting for the Chairman, Council Members and Supervisory Board members, each voting member will receive ONE voting sheet at the event. The voting sheet will contain the name of the candidates for the Council, for the Chair position and for the Supervisory Board. A total of eight votes may be cast on the voting sheets (seven for Councillors and one for the Chairperson) and a total of three votes may be cast on the voting sheets in relation to the Supervisory Board. Whilst conducting the vote, we will ensure anonymity and exercise full discretion, as is required. The candidates receiving the most votes will be elected to Council and Supervisory Board Membership. The documents will also be sent to every registree via email a week before the event.
If no quorum is present at the time of the Annual General Meeting, the adjourned General Meeting shall convene at 16:15, 20 May 2025 at the same place and such meeting shall have a quorum as regards the matters included in the agenda of the previous Meeting, regardless of the number of Members present or represented.
Members who are entitled to vote but cannot delegate anyone from the company to attend the Annual General Meeting will have the option to appoint a representative of another BCCH voting member with discretionary power to vote for and on behalf of them with a written proxy, a form for which is available here. The number of proxies that a BCCH member can present at the event is limited to a maximum of two. (Please note that the proxy form must be presented only if the delegate works for another member company, it is not needed if the delegate works within the same firm).
A member whose membership fee has not been fully paid before the AGM may not be entitled to attend and vote. If in doubt, please contact our colleagues at the Finance Department of the BCCH at finance@bcch.com.
Honorary members as set forth in article 4.3.5. of the Charter and non-voting members as set forth in article 4.3.4. of the Charter of BCCH are not entitled to vote but have the right to attend and observe the AGM.
If you wish to join the event as a sponsor, you can find the sponsorship agreement here. If you decide to offer your support, please fill it in and send it back to us by 16 May, 2025.
REGISTER HERE
Participation fee:
BCCH members – free of charge
(only a maximum of two people from any member company may attend free of charge, and each voting member company will have the right to one vote only)
Non-Members – 25,000 HUF + VAT
Please note that non-members can only attend the reception and networking starting from 18:00 after the meeting itself.
Please confirm your attendance as soon as you can and by Friday, 16 May 2025 the latest.
Dress code:
Smart evening wear/Cocktail dress
Participation fees (a gross amount of HUF 25,000 for non-member attendees only) are to be transferred to the bank account of the BCCH to Magyarországi Brit Kereskedelmi Kamara at MBH Bank, HU72-10102244-82717800-01004000 with the indication of the event title (AGM) on the transfer notice. Please note that the original invoice will be issued and sent to the email address provided in the registration process of the event once the event has taken place.
