Swiss-based energy company MET Group announces that Benjamin Lakatos has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. Effective from 30 November 2022, Mr Lakatos succeeds Csaba Lantos, who resigns from the position after his appointment as Hungary’s Minister of Energy.
Benjámin Lakatos began his career in Hungary’s MOL, successfully participating in various energy transactions in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS countries, North Africa and the Middle East.
He played a key role in the Hungarian natural gas market liberalisation, by participating in the divestment of MOL’s natural gas business, the construction of a new underground gas storage (MMBF Ltd.) and was a member of the Steering Committee of the Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project.
Realising the market trends and opportunities driven by the changes in EU legislation, he developed a new business approach and founded MET in 2007, with the main focus on natural gas and trading, followed by the entry into the power markets in 2013.
Under his leadership MET Group became an independent, Swiss-based multi-commodity energy company. Mr Lakatos became the controlling shareholder in 2018, when MET transformed into a management-owned company. At present, 90 per cent of MET is owned by the management, with the remaining 10 per cent owned by the Singapore-based Keppel Infrastructure.
