Dr. Sándor Csányi is honorary doctor of the University of Pécs since 4 May 2018.
Biography:
He graduated from the College of Finance and Accountancy in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and in 1980 from the Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences with a degree in economics. He is an economist with a specialisation in finance, and a certified auditor.
After graduation he worked at the Revenue Directorate and then at the Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance, after which, between 1983 and 1986, he was a departmental head at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as a head of department at Magyar Hitel Bank. He was deputy CEO of K&H Bank from 1989 to 1992.
He has been Chairman & CEO of OTP Bank Plc. since 1992.
He is a member of the European Advisory Board of MasterCard, one of the world’s leading payment card companies, and is Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of MOL Plc., Co-Chairman of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ), and Co-Chairman of the Chinese-Hungarian Business Council.
He has been Chairman of the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) since July 2010, and a member of the UEFA Executive Committee since March 2015. Since April 2017 he has been a member of the FIFA Council. Since 2018 he has been the vice-president of the FIFA.
