Róbert BARLAI

Róbert Barlai began his career in 1993 on the Hungarian capital market at a private brokerage firm. He subsequently worked at Hypo Bank’s brokerage firm, and from 1999, he continued his career at Erste Bank’s investment company, from where he departed as Trading Director in 2008 after being approached by OTP Bank.

At OTP Bank, he worked as a Managing Director and assumed responsibility for building the entire banking group’s capital market operations. In this position, he established an independent, Group-level Treasury matrix organization that resulted in a successful business model spanning 10 countries. The team he led supported operations with unified IT systems, a product range, centralized risk management, and strong sales & trading areas. He was also responsible for developing custody, securities issuance, and correspondent banking services.

In recognition of his professional work, he served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Budapest Stock Exchange for nearly 10 years from 2009 and also became a member of the management boards of several OTP subsidiaries. He has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Gránit Asset Management since 2021.