János Takács

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
János Takács is Managing Director with Electrolux Lehel since 1997. As of 2003, he is also heading the Electrolux Group's Central Eastern European Regional Holding and is a member of the boards at the companies in the Region.
In addition to the above he holds several social positions. He is the President of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, Co-Chairman of the Investors' Council. Between 2008 and 2011 he chaired the Economic Council at University of Miskolc. He is a Vice President of the Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists, and of the Hungarian Association of International Companies. Between 2006 and 2009 he chaired the Hungarian European Business Council.
János Takács is a member of the Hungarian Design Council and the Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineering in Hungary. He is a founding member of the Advisory Committee of EOQ Hungarian National Committee (HNC). Currently he is the Vice President of the EOQ HNC. In June 2011 János Takács has been elected to the rank of Academician in the International Academy for Quality (IAQ).

In 2005 János Takács has been awarded with the "Manager of the Year" title by the National Association of Managers. The same year he has been presented with the Officer Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, while in 2006 he became an Honorary Citizen of the town of Jászberény. In 2009 he's been elected Honorary Citizen of the University of Miskolc, and he has been granted the Mercur Price of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce.
In 2010 the King of Sweden, His Majesty Karl XVI Gustav, has decided to award János Takács with the Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander Rank.