After nearly 17 years at Budapest Airport, René Droese will return to his homeland at the end of March, where he has been offered an excellent career opportunity as the managing director of a company in the Munich Airport Group, in connection with one of Germany’s major airport investment projects. His new role will focus on airport property developments, an area where he achieved much success during his years at Budapest Airport.
Responsible for BUD Cargo City
René Droese has been responsible for major airport developments, such as the BUD Cargo City, which has put Budapest on the world air cargo map since its opening in 2020, additional passenger capacities via Pier 1, the new Terminal Parking facility, the hotels built and currently under construction in the immediate vicinity of the terminal and numerous capacity improvements at Terminal 2, which have helped to ensure the efficient and seamless handling of passenger traffic. Further projects implemented under his lead include the preparation of Terminal 3, as well as a number of infrastructure developments, such as hangars, logistics buildings, office refurbishments and postal facilities for airport partners, including DHL, Fedex, Hungarian Post, Wizz Air, Lufthansa Technik and Aeroplex.
“I, as well as the entire team at Budapest Airport and the shareholders are grateful for René Droese’s dedicated and professional work over more than 16 years, which has not only contributed to making Ferenc Liszt International Airport one of the best airports in Europe, but also to putting the BUD Cargo City on the map, as one of the most important and dynamically growing air cargo hubs in Central and Eastern Europe,” said Kam Jandu, the CEO of Budapest Airport. He added: “We wish René all the very best in his new role. Budapest Airport will continue the momentum started and has a clear succession plan in place to build on the results already delivered.”
1 Comment
What happened? He jumped before he was pushed by the incoming apparatchiks and hangers-on sent by the state who’ll invariably take over his role. I’d do the same, the writing was on the wall.