Dénes joined Hodler Group in 2022 and serves as chief of staff, directly supporting chairman Miklós Kerezsi. He oversees the performance of portfolio companies, facilitates communication across the group, and identifies operational synergies. He also leads selected strategic and cross-functional initiatives and is responsible for Hodler’s university talent programs.
Dénes earned his degree in Agricultural Economics at Corvinus University of Budapest. Before Hodler, he held leadership roles in agricultural talent development, worked at the agribusiness market research company Market Insight, and gained hands-on experience in agricultural marketing at Agrármarketing Centrum.
Dénes is married and enjoys travelling while discovering different cultures.
Team
Dénes Barta
Investment Associate
Management
Miklós Kerezsi Chairman, Founder
Antónia Csiszár Operations Leader and Compliance Officer
Pavle Nikezic Country Manager Serbia
Zoltán Verbó Chief Investment Officer
Alpár Kiss-Griz Chief Executive Officer
Gyula Köbli Non-executive board member
Investment Team
Gabriella Ruttkay Office Manager
Ábel Zsigmond Investment Analyst
Máté Ujvárosi Investment Analyst
Dávid Urbányi Investment Analyst
Dénes Barta Investment Associate
Máté Bodnár Investment Associate
Gerbrant De Boer Enterprise Director
Júlia Hegyiné Szakonyi Back Office Executive