Oliver Csendes

Experience

1. Szerencsejáték Zrt.Non-Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — presentBudapest, Hungary
2. Hungarian Tourism AgencySenior Advisor to the President | International Relations & Tourism Strategy2026Budapest, Hungary
3. Visit HungaryChief Executive Officer Visit Hungary2024 — 2026Budapest, Hungary
4. Fachhochschule Wiener NeustadtUniversity Lecturer2022 — 2025
5. Österreich Werbung / Austrian National Tourist OfficeChief Digital & Innovation Officer2022 — 2024Vienna, Austria
6. Vocsta LtdFounder | Mobile Music & Entertainment Startup2021 — 2022Accra, Chile, London, Munich, Oslo, Vienna
7. Oxford FoundryOXFO Elevate Accelerator, Cohort 42021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
8. Silent & PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence and Management Consultant for Innovation and Strategy2021Vienna, Austria
9. Talent GardenAdvisor2021Europe
10. startup300 AGCOO - Member of the Executive Board [Vorstand]2019 — 2020Vienna
11. Pioneers.ioCEO2017 — 2020Vienna
12. Pioneers.ioCOO2015 — 2017Vienna
13. Pioneers VenturesInterim-Manager2018 — 2019Europe
14. Novomatic Group of CompaniesManaging Director in multiple subsidiaries in Austria & Country Manager Hungary2009 — 2015Gumpoldskirchen/Graz/Sopron/Veszkény/Budapest
15. Novomatic Group of CompaniesCorporate portfolio management2008 — 2009
16. FHWien der WKWLecturer2007 — 2011
17. Contrast Management-Consulting (acquired by EY)Consultant2005 — 2007
18. WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Research Assistant2005
19. Egon ZehnderResearcher2001 — 2004

Education

1. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Leadership2016 — 2017
2. WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Master's degree, International Marketing & Management; Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management2000 — 2005

Skills & more

Languages English · German · Hungarian · Slovak

• Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship — LinkedIn

From Oliver's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford231

MHManuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMMMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesCWConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBBBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedTThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc

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Also attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)101

PNPatrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalEEkkehardInvestor at Eudemian VenturesJGJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.TSTomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VCASAndreas SchwarzenbrunnerGeneral Partner at SpeedinvestAGAlexander GruberSenior Legal Counsel at Speedinvest

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Shared employers

Also worked at Visit Hungary1

AAAleksandra Adamowicz-HesselrothAssociate Partner at Venionaire Capital

Also worked at Talent Garden4

FZFabio ZecchiniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAAAleksandra Adamowicz-HesselrothAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalVSVictor SavevskiVenture Partner at XGEN VentureGSGuglielmo SirolliAnalyst at Nauta Capital

Also worked at startup300 AG4

MEMarkus ErtlerChairman of the board at Venionaire CapitalAAAleksandra Adamowicz-HesselrothAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalHHHansi HansmannInvestor at Hansmann Family OfficeFGFlorian GschwandtnerInvestor at Speedinvest

Also worked at Pioneers Ventures1

AAAleksandra Adamowicz-HesselrothAssociate Partner at Venionaire Capital