#152 Michael Carlson - CFO Budapest Airport

Send us Fan MailMichael joined KPMG in Hungary from his native Vancouver, Canada in 1990. In 2000 he took over responsibility for KPMG Hungary’s Financial Advisory Services department comprising Corporate Finance, Restructuring, Transaction Services, Property Services and Forensic and built up a team of almost 40 professionals in Hungary. While in Hungary, Michael participated in and led numerous assignments including advising on both sale and acquisition (M&A) mandates, due diligence engagements, financial structuring, business and property valuations, business plan reviews, financing and investigations. His clients have included major property investment funds, developers, multinationals, private equity groups and large local companies. In October of 2022 Michael assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of Budapest Airport. Michael is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and has an MBA from Purdue University through the International Masters in Management (IMM) program. An active Director in Supervisory board level roles in Hungarian based non-profit organizations such as the American Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, United Way Hungary and the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation.Connect with Michael here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-carlson-892200/Gale Force Wins started out simply as an inspirational podcast releasing episodes wherever you get your podcasts every Tuesday evening. We continue to do that every Tuesday but have expanded into custom content for clients. We also have perfected a conference and trade show offering where you can receive over 20 videos edited and posted to social media at the same time the event is unfolding.For businesses and organizations we also create digital content quickly and efficiently.Visit our services page here:https://galeforcewins.com/servicesTo message Gerry visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/