ia ). ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁decor ations ▁for ▁professional ▁and ▁public ▁activity , ▁including ▁the ▁Gar ner ▁Th emo in ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁P urch asing ▁and ▁Supp ly ▁Management ▁( IF PS M ), ▁the ▁Life ▁Time ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁P urch asing ▁and ▁Supp ly ▁Education ▁and ▁Research ▁Association ▁( IP SER A ) ▁and ▁The ▁Middle ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer its ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Current ▁positions ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Super vis ory ▁Board ▁and ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Committee , ▁G ede on ▁Rich ter ▁pl c ▁( a ▁mult in ational ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁industry ), ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Super vis ory ▁Board ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Committee ▁of ▁M OL ▁( the ▁Hung arian ▁O il ▁and ▁Gas ▁Company ). ▁He ▁is ▁Chair man ▁of ▁several ▁professional ▁organizations , ▁including ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Policy ▁and ▁Theory , ▁Hung arian ▁Econom ic ▁Association , ▁Committee ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Policy ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Association ▁of ▁Entre pr ene urs ▁and ▁Emp loy ers ▁and ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Association ▁of ▁Log istics ▁P urch asing ▁and ▁In ventory ▁Management . ▁ ▁His ▁main ▁research ▁areas ▁are ▁national ▁and ▁firm ▁compet it iveness , ▁business ▁econom ics ▁and ▁log istics . ▁He ▁is ▁author ▁and ▁co - author ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁books ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁Hung arian , ▁as