Tamas Gabor

Current

• Founder at Joobili

Past

• CEO at Tifon d.o.o
• General Manager at Goodyear Dunlop Tires Hungary
• General Manager / Hungary at ConocoPhillips

• Project Coordinator, Refining and Marketing Central and Eastern Europe at ConocoPhillips
• Retail Operation/Marketing Manager / Hungary at ConocoPhillips

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Education

• CEU Business School
• Central European University

Connections

93 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company

Tamas Gabor’s Summary

Combination of experiences both from Fortune 500 companies and from private entrepreneurships. Solid “brick and mortar” leadership background flavoured with digital experience. A change agent with attention to details still devoted grip of critical business and market drivers. Extensive understanding of how organisations and cultures can adapt to new situations in a changing, restructuring business environment. Record includes turnarounds and rapid growth, with accountability for directing small and larger organisations in CEE.Leadership experience includes restructuring and managing the Mol’s retail acquisition in Croatia. Lived and worked in UK, Czech Republic, Croatia and Hungary. Fluent in English and Hungarian, some German and Russian.

Tamas Gabor’s Specialties:

- strategy,
- financial analysis,
- retail operations
- marketing,
- retail sales,
- wholesale,
- understanding of cultural differences
- managing international teams
- change management
- coaching
- restructuring

Tamas Gabor’s Experience

• Founder

  Joobili

  (Internet industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  "I have a 4-day weekend next month, I want to get out of town, but where should I go?" It's a question asked by 25 million experience-seeking European travelers each year. At Joobili, we believe the question of "where" depends on when. We are a start-up website offering travel inspirations specific to your travel dates and interests...things like cultural events, wine fairs, concerts, sporting events, blossoming flowers, etc.

• CEO

  Tifon d.o.o

  (Oil & Energy industry)

  November 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  Providing leadership and management for the transformation of a family owned fuel retailer business to become part of multinational Oil Company. Ensuring the smooth takeover and integration of an operation of 650 employees and EUR 100+ million worth of assets.
  Critical skills
  • “Man” management, coaching
  • Change management
  • Business development
  • Adoptability to new markets, cultures
  • Strategy
  
  Notable Achievement
  • Turn- around: 500% EBIT growth vs plan
  • OPEX:-10%; Margin:+20%
  • Implemented new marketing strategy
  • Complete restructuring and reorganization
  • Successful takeover of all BUs

• General Manager

  Goodyear Dunlop Tires Hungary

  (Public Company; GT; Automotive industry)

  August 2003 — September 2006 (3 years 2 months)

  Managing and leading a team of 30 employees when HU joined the EU and the business environment changed fundamentally. Assumed full-scale bottom line P & L responsibility.
  Critical skills
  • “Man” management, coaching and motivating
  • Long term vision
  • Strategic thinking/analysis
  • Result oriented
  
  Notable Achievements
  • Built a new management team, managed a full-scale strategy refocusing from product- towards customer.
  • Driving a Cultural transformation towards achieve “High Performance Culture” within the organisation.
  • Delivered 180% top-line and 300% bottom-line growth over 3 business years.

• General Manager / Hungary

  ConocoPhillips

  (Public Company; COP; Oil & Energy industry)

  October 1998 — May 2001 (2 years 8 months)

  Managing and leading the organisation of 300 employees.
  Assumed to full-scale bottom line P & L responsibility. ($100 mill top-line)
  Responsible for staffing, training, developing and mentoring high potential individuals
  
  Critical skills
  • Broad operational understanding of the businesses
  • Coaching / Mentoring
  • Project Management
  
  Notable Achievements
  • Improved results from below industry average to well above level:
  • Doubled the SoM of the retail network
  • Portfolio Management (real-estate)

• Project Coordinator, Refining and Marketing Central and Eastern Europe

  ConocoPhillips

  (Public Company; COP; Oil & Energy industry)

  1996 — October 1998 (2 years )

  Led and participated in various Business Improvement projects in the area of Marketing, Engineering, IT, and Finance within the Central & Eastern European region.
  Team Leader for Marketing strategy and Brand Development project, for Strategic/Long Range/Business Planning group for C&EE region, monitoring of new emerging countries/markets, participating in pre-acquisition project analysis.

• Retail Operation/Marketing Manager / Hungary

  ConocoPhillips

  (Public Company; COP; Oil & Energy industry)

  June 1994 — February 1996 (1 year 9 months)

Tamas Gabor’s Education

• CEU Business School

  MBA , Finance , 2006 — 2007

• Central European University

  2006 — 2007

Additional Information

Tamas Gabor’s Websites:

• My Company

Tamas Gabor’s Interests:

Mid century architecture and interior design, red wines,

Tamas Gabor’s Groups:

•    CEU Business School

Tamas Gabor’s Honors:

Winner of the DuPont Marketing Award, Seedcamp graduate, PCmag: wesite of the year 2009, Timesonline: 10 best new travel initiative 2009

Tamas Gabor’s Contact Settings

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