AutoWallis Plc. has elected a new board member with significant management experience. Gábor Dévai has been head of the vehicle rental subsidiary of the group for nearly 20 years, being also responsible for the Hungarian presence of the Sixt brand. Gábor Dévai has been named as the new board member by the board of AutoWallis Plc., acting on behalf of the corporation's general meeting, thus expanding the management board of the premium category Budapest Stock Exchange automotive company to six members. He has significant experience in the market of automotive services: he has been the head of Wallis's car rental company, the representative of the Sixt brand in Hungary, for nearly two decades. Under his management, Sixt has gained a dominant position in the Hungarian market: it is one of the most prominent actors at the Ferenc Liszt International Airport, and the company has been awarded and acknowledged on several occasions (High-Quality Service Certification, Business Excellence Award, Limousine Service Marketing Award, Superbrands Award). Within the Wallis group, Gábor Dévai received the Manager of the Year award in 2018, and since 2019, he has been president of the supervisory board of the Association of Hungarian Car Rental Companies. He has four children, and in his free time he likes doing sports. Gábor Dévai received his MBA in economics at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, as well as at the Jean Moulin Lyon III University, and he also holds a teacher's degree in French as a second language. In 2019, he received a coaching leader certificate in the Neosys Coach training program. He speaks English and French. He started his career in tourism industry in Switzerland and Luxembourg, then went on to work as corporate sales manager at the central sales department of Accor Pannonia Hotels between 2000 and 2002. From 2002 until 2003, he was regional sales manager at the commercial directorate of Hungarocamion. In 2003, he worked for General Electric European Operations Services as operations manager. Between 2007 and 2013, he was general manager of Wallis Autóparkkezel Kft., which was responsible for the fleet management of nearly 2,000 cars under the legal umbrella of the Sixt leasing franchise; since 2003, he has been the managing director of Wallis Autókölcsönz Kft.