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Pannonia EthanolPOSITION

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Dunaföldvár, Hungary

Pannonia Ethanol PlantDunaföldvár, Hungary

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Parent Company

More Information:

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Every drop of fossil fuel kept in the ground counts

Ethanol Europe bringing newproducts and investments

in 2016 and 2017.

Nano Oils: Alternative to curbing antibiotic use

in animal feed.

Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd.Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd (EERL), a European bioethanol group based in Ireland, is an innovative renewable energy company pioneering biorefinery concepts in Europe.

Mission

Their mission is to advance the bioeconomy in ways that benefit the global climate and rural communities at the same time.

They are dedicated to supplying verified sustainable bio-products into European markets. The energy and material products that they sell displace oil-derived fuels and plastics.

The nutrition products that they bring to market displace feed that is GMO, laced with antibiotics or otherwise poses risks to the human food chain.

Vision

Ethanol Europe hopes that by 2020, Europe:

• displaces close to 10% of its transport sector energy with sustainable biofuels, made from feedstock originating from European farms;

• begins the process of replacing fossil plastics and chemicals with bio-based alternatives, made from value chains that start and end in Europe; and

• starts to facilitate incentives for European farmers to invest in sustainable intensification of their farms and rural communities in order to reverse the rural decline that has typified much of the European landscape over the past two decades.

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Pannonia Ethanol Zrt.Pannonia Ethanol Zrt. (PEZ) is the leading renewable ethanol producer in Central and Eastern Europe, adding nearly €500 million to Hungary’s GDP and supporting 2000 jobs, mostly in rural areas. Pannonia Ethanol produces bioethanol and animal feed of superb quality at its plant located in Dunaföldvár, Tolna County, Hungary. The company is part of Ethanol Europe Renewables Limited.

Pannonia's ethanol and DDGS are premium products that are exported from Hungary to 20 countries. Pannonia's ethanol produces 70% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels used in the European Union.

Mission

Pannonia's mission is to mitigate climate change caused by fuels with high carbon content by replacing significant quantities with bioethanol production. Pannonia Ethanol contributes to Hungary's agricultural economy and provides new jobs needed for growth and competitiveness. Bioethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent, and supports their goal to create social change in a profit-oriented environment.

Vision

Pannonia Ethanol proactively makes environmentally friendly fuel and high-quality feed by leading the way in bio-ethanol and animal feed production made from corn locally grown by the farming community.

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Pannonia Ethanol ProductsRenewable Ethanol

Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane motor fuel that is produced from renewable sources. European produced bioethanol is a socially and environmentally friendly way to reduce the amount of oil that Europe burns. Pannonia Ethanol exceeds the minimum GHG reduction threshold for biofuels set out in the EU Renewable Energy Directive. Pannonia Ethanol produces equal quantities of ethanol and high protein animal feed. Pannonia Ethanol’s Dunaföldvár plant purchases roughly 1,000,000 tons of corn annually, producing up to 450 million litres of renewable ethanol . Pannonia Ethanol’s technology turns corn starch into ethanol. Ethanol feedstock is an entirely sustainable biomass. During ethanol production no waste or sewage is generated. The ethanol industry aims to displace high carbon oil with low carbon renewable liquid fuel in engine combustion.

Animal Feed

Pannonia Gold is produced at a single source, Pannonia Ethanol factory at Dunaföldvár, Hungary. It is a superior feed ingredient produced from Hungarian maize.

For every ton of ethanol produced by Pannonia, one ton of Pannonia Gold DDGS is also produced. This GMO free, antibiotic

free high protein feed is essential for reducing Europe’s chronic protein deficit.

Biomass feedstock for Pannonia is produced locally and enables farmers to have a direct relationship with the end user of their product. Pannonia Ethanol offers farmers a ready local market for their produce, adds substantial value to the materials at a local level, supports thousands of jobs and contributes to global food security by producing high protein, GMO free and antibiotic free animal feed to reduce Europe's current heavy dependence on imports from South America.

Bioethanol made from corn starch

Products

Pannonia Gold®




Pannonia Ethanol SustainabilityPannonia Ethanol contributes to environmental sustainability with high levels of process efficiency in renewable ethanol refining, eliminates waste and optimizes the output of food, feed and energy, thus creating a virtuous economic and environmental circle that benefits the climate.

THE ACTIVITIES OF PANNONIA ETHANOL CONTRIBUTE TO:

• reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of transport, thus mitigating the danger of climate change

• maintaining and creating jobs, revitalizing rural communities, and helping farm families

• achieving the renewable energy targets of the European Union and Hungary

Environment Pannonia Ethanol produces some of the most environmentally friendly ethanol in Europe. The company achieves 65% reduction in greenhouse gas, compared to fossil fuels, well beyond the threshold set out in the Renewable Energy Directive of the EU for biofuels.

Currently, bioethanol is the only economic alternative to petrol. Bioethanol is produced entirely from sustainable biomass.

Local Development Almost all of the feed corn processed by Pannonia Ethanol comes from Hungarian family farms. The company’s business model ensures that renewable ethanol production is integrated with local agricultural communities. Pannonia Ethanol plays an important part in realizing Hungary’s potential in agriculture and in creating and sustaining new jobs, thus contributing to growth and competitiveness.

The Energy Future Both Pannonia and its parent company, Ethanol Europe, strongly believe in responsible European bioethanol production and have a long term commitment to the CEE region.

Pannonia Ethanol’s efforts in biotechnology and biochemistry contribute to the spread of advanced biofuels in the region and elsewhere in Europe. The innovation and development of new technologies can also generate highly skilled green jobs and economic growth.

The Energy Future

Reducing emissions withgood quality control

Acquisition of maizefrom local community




Sergey Kolesnikov, Managing DirectorSergey Kolesnikov began his career as an assistant purchasing manager with Procter & Gamble and he has been subsequently involved in different managerial roles with international top line Food & Beverage and Consumer goods businesses in Russia since 2001. With his industry experience and expertise, he recently moved to Dunaföldvár, Hungary to drive the continued growth and success of Pannonia Ethanol, one of Europe's largest producers of bioethanol and high quality GMO free animal feed products.

Mr. Kolesnikov holds an MBA from Manchester Business School and a Bachelor's degree in engineering, specializing in Process Automation, from the Russian Chemical Technology University.

Brian Milstead, Director at SaleslynxBrian Milstead is a savvy commercial process and management consultant, providing sales training and business coaching to companies around the globe.

In 2013, Brian was contacted by the CEO of Pannonia Ethanol to help the company to employ, train and coach a dedicated team of Area Representatives (AR’s) to source corn supply for the bioethanol plant directly from farmers in the field. Over a 24 month period a Team Leader was recruited to head up the team along with a 10 Area Representatives who cover the entire country. In the same period Brian helped the team to implement a full Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a marketing strategy, full KPI’s, and installed full job descriptions, pay plans and recruitment processes to best structure the team. Additional projects with Pannonia have included management recruitment, the psychometric profiling of key personnel and HR support.

Brian is a world traveler who has lived in the UK, Israel, Egypt, Oman, Dubai, Italy, Sardinia, Holland, Spain, Ireland, India, Morocco, and the U.S.

In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, power boating, eating, gardening, reading, and writing.

Hiring Team

Sergey Kolesnikov

Brian Milstead




Director of OperationsRole

To organize and deliver the transfer of the operational knowledge of run-ning a world class bioethanol plant operating ICM/Maguin technology to a local Hungarian workforce by developing, supporting and training the team to be self-sufficient in running the plant. Responsible for safe and regulatory compliant operation of the plant to ensure maximum produc-tion quantity, quality, and profitability by directly supervising Production Manager, Lab Manager, Maintenance Manager, and EH&S Manager while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.

Responsibilities

� Responsible for the knowledge transfer, education, coaching, and training of operational team leaders within the bioethanol facility.

� Identify performance benchmarks, recognize performance gaps and implement appropriate solutions in a timely manner while keeping the operations team closely involved and motivated.

� Communicate and review plant objectives regularly with all managers, both individually and as a group, to ensure plant objectives are accomplished.

� Develop monitoring metrics and review plant performance. Metrics shall include production, yield, energy efficiencies, labor utilization, financial results, chemical usage, etc.

� Responsible for executing and participating in establishing safety, production, and efficiency objectives with PEZ.

� Design and implement programs that ensure personnel are adequately trained, equipped and motivated, so that plant objectives can be accomplished in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.

� Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution to the overall team.

� Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.

� Ensure city and state regulations relating to process operations are met at all times.

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� Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for operations personnel; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety.

� Communicate directly with Maintenance Manager to ensure consistent preventative maintenance is performed and unforeseen repairs are made in a timely manner to reduce plant downtime.

� Communicate directly with Lab Manager to ensure effective implementation of QA/QC policies and procedures.

� Communicate directly with Lab Manager to continually review chemical usage and evaluate new products and processes to reduce chemical costs.

� Implement programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.

� Communicate with Commodity Manager to determine logistic movements of corn, DDGS, and ethanol to manage inventories, improve labor efficiencies, etc.

� Maintain consistent communications are maintained with ethanol, DDGS, and corn oil marketers to ensure inventories, logistics, and any plant disruptions are managed.

� Ensure consistent communications are maintained with energy providers regarding anticipated energy needs, disruptions, and plant downtimes.

� Assist with interviewing, hiring, and training plant employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

� Experienced bioethanol operations/production manager with ICM or Maguin technology; a proven track record of successful operations assignments with reputable businesses, including ethanol, co-products, front end and back end.

� Strong practical knowledge of the ethanol production process and technology required.





� Desire and ability to share knowledge with others, enabling them to be effective in delivering business results.

� Personality to establish trust and respect with the local team and effectively managing resistance to change is a prerequisite.

� Understanding of how workforce competencies can be managed and developed, including motivation, capability frameworks, competency requirements, training solutions, capability management resources, etc.

� Ability to deliver practical training to the workforce on “how to run and maintain” the plant is minimum requirement; ability to provide training on the theory of processes, “why this is happening”, is an advantage.

� Capable of organizing knowledge transfer and training the local team to be self-sufficient in running the plant, in a multicultural environment in Hungary, working with the local team members, who have good command of English language.

� Ability to maintain courteous, professional and effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.

� Ability to communicate information and state problems or challenges to be resolved in a clear, concise, courteous, nondiscriminatory and professional manner and be able to provide clarification as necessary.

� Capable of adapting, with minimal or no advance notice, to changes in how business is conducted and work is accomplished, with no diminishment in work performance.

� Must be able to climb ladders and work at elevations of 175 feet.

� May require lifting of up to 25 Kilograms or 55 pounds.

� Ready to relocate to Hungary, Budapest or plant area, for the period of the assignment; individual work schedule arrangements are possible and will be discussed with each candidate.

� Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or mechanical engineering preferred.

� Six Sigma certification is highly preferred.





Area Information Dunaföldvár, Tolna County and BudapestTolna, south-central Hungary. It lies in the southern part of Transdanubia and borders the counties of Fejér to the north, Bács-Kiskun to the east, Baranya to the south, and Somogy to the west. Szekszárd has been the county seat since 1779.

The landscape is flat in the eastern territories occupied by the Mezoföld (a loess tableland) and the riverine lowlands that meet the Danube River on the county’s eastern border. It rises gently in the west, in the Kapos-Koppány hills and the Tolna highlands, and in the southern outliers of the Mecsek Mountains. Its rivers—the Kapos, Koppány, Sárvíz, Lajvér, and Donáét—flow into the Danube via the Sió River.

The county is rich in fertile soils. Its economy is agriculture-based: grains, sunflowers, and fodder plants are the major crops. Cattle and pigs are raised. Viticulture in the Szekszárd area has been a tradition for nearly 2,000 years.

Dunaföldvár Dunaföldvár is a town situated in the northern part of Tolna County, Hungary, along the right bank of the Danube River. The city has 9,272 inhabitants with the first bridge over the Danube, 48 miles south of Budapest.

Budapest Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. It is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre, sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary.

Its two sides, Buda and Pest, were separate cities until 1873, and they retain their own distinct identities, the former run through with ancient history, the latter noisier, earthier and more cosmopolitan. In Buda you’ll find royal palaces, Ottoman-era spas and wooded hills, while over in Pest you can pore over a clutch of fine museums, fantastic art nouveau buildings and a resurgent Jewish quarter.

Budapest is packed with museums and galleries, and there are plenty of temporary exhibitions in the most unlikely of settings, particularly in summer. The city glories in 223 museums and galleries, which presents several memories, not only the Hungarian historical, art and science ones, but also the memories of universal and European culture and science. In Budapest there are currently 837 different monuments, which represent the most of the European artistic style. The classical and unique Hungarian Art Nouveau buildings are prominent.

Dunaföldvár, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

St. Stephen's Basilica

Tolna County




Area Information

Budapest’s reputation as a spa city is well-deserved, its many thermal-spring-fed baths playing an essential part in the locals’ social life since Roman times. Some baths, such as Gellért and Széchenyi, combine magnificent 19th century settings and steam rooms with a proliferation of indoor and outdoor pools, the latter being particularly appealing in springtime. The layout of most of Budapest’s baths is similar: a series of indoor thermal pools, where temperatures range from warm to hot, with steam rooms, saunas, ice-cold plunge pool and rooms for massage. Some have outdoor pools with fountains, sprays and whirlpools. Being thermal, some are open year-round.

Budapest restaurants reflect diversity, with menus carrying traditional regional cuisine, fusions of various culinary influences, or innovating in the leading edge of new techniques. Budapest's food shops also have a solid reputation for supplying quality specialised culinary products and supplies, reputations that are often built up over generations. These include many shops, such as Café Gerbeaud, one of the greatest and most traditional coffeehouses in Europe, or the Gundel restaurant and gastro shop in the City Park.

Budapest is home to over 35 higher education institutions, of which a large number are universities. Under the Bologna Process, many offered qualifications are recognized in countries across Europe. Medicine, dentistry, pharmaceuticals, veterinary programs, and engineering are among the most popular fields for foreigners to undertake in Budapest. Most universities in Budapest offer courses in English, as well as in other languages like German, French, and Dutch, aimed specifically at foreigners. Many students from other European countries spend one or two semesters in Budapest through the Erasmus Programme.

Great Market Hall

Budapest University ofTechnology and Economics

Gellert Bath

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Area Information Weekend Destinations near BudapestBudapest, Hungary is central to all the great iconic locations in Europe.

Venice , Italy (3 hrs from Budapest by air)Venice is enchanting. Yes, that may be cliché to say, but once you see the city on the water for yourself, you'll surely agree. Step off of the Santa Lucia train station and the breathtaking Grand Canal will soon greet you. You'll see water taxis coast along, passing underneath the Ponte degli Scalzi (Bridge of the Barefoot) and might hear the faintest hint of a serenading violin, or is that your imagination? It might not be all in your head. Romantic gondolas carrying smitten couples glide through the web of the city's many waterways, and gondola drivers are known to sing when the moment feels right. On land, narrow passageways twist past Old World storefronts and residences, and over bridges. You should note that maps aren't all that helpful here and getting lost is the norm — embrace the disorientation.

Athens, Greece (2 hrs from Budapest by air)Few cities rival Athens when it comes to historical importance. As the sun rises over the smooth marble monuments of the Acropolis and fills the cobblestone streets along its base, the people of Athens emerge from their homes and head to local markets or sidewalk games of chess. Life moves more slowly, as if the entire city is reveling in blissful retirement from its glory days as a political and cultural powerhouse. But as the sun sets, Athens' contradictions come to light: The air thickens with the aroma of spiced lamb and music from a nearby taverna, dance clubs blast rock music amidst ancient columns, and the bright lights of Omonia Square mirror the glistening columns of the Parthenon, illuminated for all to see.

Vienna, Austria (3 hrs from Budapest by car)History is at the heart of Vienna both literally and figuratively. The narrow streets of the Innere Stadt (Inner City) snake through antiquated buildings, providing an atmosphere so authentic that you almost expect a Vienna native like composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or psychologist Sigmund Freud to round a cobblestone corner and greet you with "guten tag." Extravagant baroque palaces from the Habsburg Monarchy loom over the city, just as Mozart's classical arias pour from contemporary cafes. If it's culture you seek, you'll find it here.

Beautiful Vienna is full of historic churches, insightful museums and colorful markets.

Acropolis at night, Athens

Grand Canal, Venice

Vienna Skyline




General Area LinksCity of Dunaföldvár http://www.datourinfo.eu/node/287

Budapest City Guide http://www.budapest.com/city_guide.en.html

ShoppingCorvin Plaza http://shopgenevacommons.com/

WestEnd City Center http://www.westend.hu/

Music and Entertainment TripAdvisor - Dunaföldvár https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g4881343-Dunafoldvar_Tolna_County_Southern_Transdanubia-Vacations.html

Budapest City Tours https://www.cityrama.hu/budapest-tours

Visit Budapest http://visitbudapest.travel/explore-budapest/

Budapest Spas http://www.spasbudapest.com/

Historical SitesWorld Heritage Site-Budapest http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/400

EducationInternational Schools in Budapest http://hungary.usembassy.gov/schools.html

Study Hungary http://www.studyhungary.hu/l

Real EstateTower Real Estate-Budapest http://www.towerbudapest.com/en/sales

News The Budapest Times http://budapesttimes.hu/

XpatLoop http://www.xpatloop.com/

Dunaföldvár, Tolna County and BudapestLocation Links




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