Dear members and friends,

We invite you to our next CEO Dinner, to be held on the 30th of September at the Matild Palace for which we are glad to announce that we’ll be joined by Mr Jiří Petržilka, Senior Vice President for Eastern Europe at Menzies Aviation.

Menzies Aviation is a British company, a major independent supplier of ground handling services to the aviation market providing passenger, ramp and cargo services for many of the world’s leading airlines as well as general aviation with a significant presence in the CEE region including Hungary at the Buadapest Airport.

Our guest speaker Jiří started his career in banking, initially working for the first purely online retail Czech bank (eBanka) in various positions in the finance department. Then he joined for several years Komerční banka (No 1 bank in CR, owned by Societé Generale), where he established and led project portfolio management. In 2014, he joined Prague Airport, where he was responsible for non-aviation business and served as a member of the company’s board of directors. He has been with Menzies Aviation since 2020. He was initially responsible for the Czech Republic and, since 2023, has held the position of Senior Vice President for Eastern Europe, overseeing business in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

During the event, you will have the chance to enjoy the customary three-course dinner with wine & welcome drinks while getting to hear one of the aviation industry’s foremost professionals views on recent developments and current industry affairs. Our Chairman, Mr Duncan Graham will also be joining us to give their opening remarks to the event.

Date:
Tuesday, 30 September, 2025 18:00-20:00
Registration opens at 17:30

Venue:
Matild Palace Hotel  – 1056, Váci u. 36.

Admission for members: 29,000 HUF (plus VAT)
Admission for non-members: 39,000 HUF (plus VAT)

 

Register here