Budapest Stock Exchange

István Szabiár, Founder and Owner of Rotovill Kft.

The history of Rotovill Kft. is a classic “garage business” success story. Headquartered in Pécs, a city in southern Hungary, hard working and adaptive company has been quick to adjust to market needs over the past 25 years, factors which have made it Hungary’s leading wholesaler of appliance parts. Its broad product range has also made it a major player in the household air-conditioning industry.

Sándor Borbás, Deputy Managing Director of Serco Informatika Kft., and Tamás Wéber, Managing Director

SERCO, a Budapest-based system integrator established in the early 1980s, joined the top 10 Hungarian companies after 35 years of uninterrupted development. But this is not their only achievement, as they have already completed a process that many Hungarian companies are only starting to grapple with—successful intergenerational succession.

The management of Simon Műanyagfeldolgozó: Zulejka Simon, HR and Finance Director; István Simon, Founder and Owner; Péter Simon, Company Manager

It is the incredibly compelling faith, confidence, diligence, persistence, and, of course, luck of its founder and owner István Simon that has been propelling Simon Műanyagfeldolgozó, a family-owned medium-sized enterprise, for almost 35 years.

Levente Balogh, President and Owner of Szentkirályi Kékkúti Ásványvíz Kft.

Hungary’s most popular mineral water comes from a protected water-yielding layer that formed during the ice age. This alone, however, is nowhere near enough for success.

István Szilágyi and László Schneer, Owners of Textúra Zrt.

Textúra Zrt., a workwear material distributor, started out from a 22 m² shop in Budapest. Persistent work and a good business acumen ensured quick success. Over the course of 30 years, they have become an important regional company with several subsidiaries abroad.

Imre Pausits, Owner and Managing Director of Verarbeiten Pausits Kft., and Valér Pausits, Deputy Managing Director

Imre Pausits, a mechanical engineer, was among the first to start a private business partnership in the early 1980s. Nowadays, he manages his heavy-industry plant—that processed 8,000 tons of steel last year and has a staff of 120—together with his son Valér.

Szonja Stefkó, Péter Stefkó, Managing Director and Owner of Via Bérautó Kft., and Boldizsár Stefkó, Sales Manager

The dynamic duo of Delta-Truck Kft. and Via Bérautó Kft. has achieved a lot through their systematic approach by taking the chances offered by the market.

Noah M. Steinberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wing Zrt.

WING Zrt. has been building persistently, systematically, and conservatively.

László Berta, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Zalaco Zrt.

This major Hungarian baking company has set its sights on going public. Zalaco Zrt. has a sound strategy for its IPO and also plays a leading role in concentrating Hungary’s baking industry, which is highly fragmented at the moment.