Gyula Ferencz

Gyula Ferencz has over 20 years of work experience in various leadership roles. Gyula is currently the Director of Business Solutions at SMP Solutions, where they have built a team of consultants and software engineers to assist clients in their digital transformation journey. Under their leadership, the professional services business has grown from zero to an annual revenue of 4mrd HUF.

Prior to their current role, Gyula was the Director of Engineering at Cloudera, where they were responsible for leading growing engineering teams and developing Hadoop analytics components. Gyula also served as the external site leader for the Budapest engineering location.

Before joining Cloudera, Gyula worked at NNG LLC, where they held multiple positions including the VP of Connected Navigation Development and the VP of Online Services. In these roles, they were responsible for driving agile transformation programs, growing teams, and developing and implementing connected services for automotive business customers.

Gyula also has extensive experience at Microsoft, where they held various leadership positions. As the Enterprise & Partner Group (EPG) Director, they were responsible for the enterprise software and cloud business in Hungary and achieved overachieved financial targets every year. Gyula also served as the Enterprise Services Director, where they grew the business and organization from 30 to 100 people and introduced solution selling into the services organization.

Before joining Microsoft, Gyula worked as a Software Engineer at Protomix Kft., where they participated in various software development projects for Pannon GSM.

Overall, Gyula Ferencz has a strong track record of driving growth, leading teams, and implementing successful digital transformation initiatives.

Gyula Ferencz completed their MSc in Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Software Engineering) at Budapest University of Technology and Economics from 1989 to 1994. Gyula also attended the same institution from 2002 to 2003 but did not obtain a degree. During this period, they pursued an MBA program.