Dora Hegedus

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007-ICF certified business and executive coach, certified DISC trainer

The Hero’s Journey Coach Project (2011- ), Business Coach Fellowship (2007-2010)

Main fields: leadership skills, assertive communication, conflicts management, abrasive leaders, outplacement, in transition. (with over 600 hours of coaching experience)

Major clients: Philip Morris Int., Hungarian Telekom, Telenor, TV2, Sodexo, Loxon, Hödlmayr International Logistics, Docler Holding, CERES Inc, GDF-Suez

2008-coach trainer

Coach Academy and Business Coach Faculty at the Budapest College of Communication

2002-Project Manager / Consultant                Hungary, Romania

• Project-management of the international photo contest “Co-existence” organized by the Hungarian Parliament (2010: budget: 40thousand euros)
• Incubation / change management for SME
• Consulting and managing NGO-s

1999INSEAD, Finance and Banking DepartmentFontainebleau, France

research assistant (case study in banking)

1997-2003RAIFFEISEN BANK Rt., Corporate Finance Dept.

senior account manager

• Built and developed clientele portfolio compromising of FMCG, IT, media and marketing companies (Coca-Cola, IBM, Unisys, RTL, LOWE/GGK, Hungarian Sugar).
• Managed 110 client accounts: deposits, WCR financing, investment loans, counseling.
• Project manager of the Hungarian project team in the international project of implementing regional cash management services for IBM CE & Russia (pilot project for the whole Raiffeisen banking group incl. new procedures, IT developments).

1994-1996PEPPER COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANCY                 

account manager

• Managed accounts of international companies (including Hasbro, Tetra Pak, Daewoo, IKEA).
• Planned PR strategies, managed PR campaigns, organized events, managed press relations.

EDUCATION

2010KPMG Executive Coach and Mentor Academy (120 hours)

2008Business Coach Academy (150 hours)

2006-2008Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Institute of Postgraduate Legal Studies

Specialized legal postgraduate degree for economists

1995-1997Budapest University of Economic Sciences: Master of Sciences in BA

1990-1993College for Foreign Trade: Bachelor of Business Administration 

LANGUAGESEnglish: fluent, French: fluent, Italian: fluent

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

• Federation of the Hungarian Coach Associations: president (2011- )
• Hungarian Chapter of the Int. Coach Federation: president/ board member (2008- )
• ICF Global 2012 Conference: steering commitee member
• 2006-09: Association of the Godparents for the Csángó-Hungarians in Moldova: president
• Member: MENSA HungarIQa / Studio of Artists of Applied Arts / Association of Hu. Journalists

AWARDS: ICF President’s Award 2012

PERSONAL INTERESTS: photography, traveling, gastronomy and wine, diving, community building