Mihai Ghyka's plans after Bergenbier: I will not become an entrepreneur this time around, either
Mihai Ghyka, one of the best-known Romanian executives, has resigned as general manager of beer producer Bergenbier after a term of just one year and four months, and has been replaced by Jens Hoesel, previously chief sales officer of StarBev, the group that Bergenbier is part of.
There is no information available as to what Ghyka will do from now on, with Bergenbier saying only that he resigned from his position "in order to pursue professional challenges."
Asked by ZF if he was considering setting up his own business, he answered he was not an entrepreneur by training or by expertise.
"I look admiringly towards those who managed to build profitable, solid, long-term private businesses from scratch, without depending on public contracts. I am not an entrepreneur by training or by expertise. So I will not take the route of entrepreneurship this time around, either," Ghyka added.
The former Bergenbier head rules out working for a rival of the beer producer "over the next few years".
When Ghyka returned to the beer industry, Bergenbier posted 3.5 million-euro losses in 2009 compared with a 15 million-euro profit in 2008. The company's turnover was 135 million euros in 2009, 10.4% lower in lei terms and 22.2% lower in euro terms against the previous year.