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Roland Szabó was nominated by the five-member professional committee of the six candidates who aspired to the open competition as general director of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, writes the Budapest portal.
Roland Szabó, a graduate in agricultural engineering and economics, has held the position of Director of Operations since October 2019 and since February 2020 as Deputy Director General.
At the time of the first wave of the epidemic, it successfully operated the zoo amid the forced closure of sixty-six days, writes the Metropolitan Municipality.
In its current stage of life, the Budapest Zoo considers it its task to ensure the possibility of a continuous development of the existing professional values of the institution. The new CEO will also be in charge of completing the Biodom.
In addition to the continuity of the functions of the Director General, the appointment From January 1, 2021 enters into force.
The new director will also be responsible for examining the possibility of operating the zoo as a commercial company. This was decided by the Metropolitan Assembly in late September. The proposal must also be put on the table in the capital by the new leader before June 30.
Roland Szabó’s predecessor, Miklós Persányi, with one slight omission, led the institution for more than two decades and resigned in February this year. He referred to reasons of personal health, but according to hvg.hu, the budget debate around Biodóm may be in the background. The debate over Pannon Park was furious when Persányi announced on a tour that the 43.7 billion HUF provided by the government was not enough for a large-scale investment. Then he calculates: another 20 billion guilders are needed.
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