Cordia Group appoint new Chief Financial Officer

Cordia Group announced that Tomasz Łapiński stepped down as a CFO of the company and he is succeeded by Péter Bódis, who has over 20 years of experience in capital markets and investment fund management in international organizations.

“I have decided to join the private equity sector as a partner and it will be a completely new chapter of my career. At the same time, I remain in connection with Cordia as a member of Polnord’s supervisory board,” said Tomasz Łapiński, who was Cordia Group’s chief financial director since December 2017.

Péter Bódis has been in charge of international capital markets and managing investment funds for over 20 years. Between 2011 and 2018, as vice president of the management board, he was responsible for asset management at Pioneer Pekao Investment Management S.A., the oldest and largest mutual fund manager in the Polish market with over EUR 5 billion assets under management. Prior to that, he spent 8 years at Pioneer Investments’ Vienna office, managing investment funds dedicated to Eastern Europe. He started his career in 1997 at Creditanstalt Securities’ asset management department in Budapest.

Péter Bódis earned his master’s degree in Finance in 1998 from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst title and speaks 5 languages (English, German, Polish, Russian, Hungarian).

“During my career I have become acquainted with CEE markets and economies, specifically the Polish and Hungarian market which are of key importance to Cordia now. This experience will allow me to effectively manage the Group’s finances. I’m excited to join in a very intensive expansion phase with lots of challenges,” said Péter Bódis.