Laszlo Kovacs, CMT, is the head of Asset Management and Risk Management at UNIQA Hungary, a position he has held since 2012. Prior to that, Laszlo was a Regional Asset Manager at UNIQA Group’s Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) divisions in Vienna, Austria. He was responsible for asset management and implementation of global standards in administration and reporting for UNIQA’s CEE Insurance divisions. From 2003 to 2008, he was a member of the Board of Directors, UNIQA Asset Management in Budapest, an UNIQA arm managing insurance and pension funds. His responsibilities included product research and development of life insurance savings, unit linked funds and mutual funds.  Laszlo also participated in group-wide M&A activities on the Hungarian financial market. From 1997 to 2003, he was the Chief Investment Officer of UNIQA Hungary. In this role, Laszlo founded the green field asset management operations for UNIQA’s Hungarian operations. Prior to working at UNIQA, Laszlo was a Team Leader at Bausparkasse Schwaebisch Hall, from 1995 to 1997, in Germany.