Károly Mátrai

CEO

MVM Group

Mr. Mátrai is a seasoned economist and energy expert with over 25 years of experience in energy trading, business management, brokerage, and finance. From 2008 to 2020, he served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of KELER CCP, the leading clearinghouse in the CEE region for capital and energy markets. Additionally, he has also held a position on the Association of Futures Markets' (AFM) Supervisory Board. After leaving KELER CCP, Mr. Mátrai joined MET Group, a Swiss-based energy company where he spent two years as the CFO of MET Romania Energy before taking a position as the Integration Manager at Cogen Energia Espana, which is also part of MET Group. In January 2023, Mr. Mátrai was appointed CEO of MVM Group, the second-largest company group in Hungary and the sixth largest in Central Europe. MVM Group, the predominant player of the Hungarian energy system with over 19,000 employees and more than 10 million residential and corporate customers, is committed to guaranteeing the security of the country's and the region's energy supply.

Mr. Mátrai holds various positions on several boards and advisory bodies. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd., as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of innogy Česká republika a.s. Additionally, he serves as a Board Member at the Hungarian Hydrocarbon Stockpiling Association, the National Association of Strategic and Public Service Companies and a member of the Supervisory Board of E.ON Hungária Ltd.. Furthermore, Mr. Mátrai contributes as a member of the International Advisory Board on Submarine Cable Resilience.