Árpád Tóth

International Market Development | Export Strategy | Intercultural Connector | Senior Foreign Trade Development

Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

About

Internationally minded business development professional with 15+ years of experience in cross-border B2B relations, export support and intercultural partnership building. Passionate about helping companies grow beyond borders by identifying opportunities, connecting the right people and creating long-term business value. Throughout my career, I've worked closely with industrial and tech-focused companies, supporting their international expansions - from identifying distribution patterns and managing sales operations to navigating customs, documentation and multilingual communications. My strength lies in building trust across cultures, recognizing strategic connections and acting as a bridge between businesses and markets. Recently I completed the HEPA Export Coordinator Program, which deepened my understanding of public-sector export promotion and provided a broader perspective on how national support networks operate. I am committed to contributing to initiatives that foster international trade development, trade diplomacy, and public-private business relations, leveraging my experience to build sustainable and impactful partnerships.

Experience

  • Senior Advisor | Enterprise Europe Network at HEPA Hungarian Export Promotion Agency
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Enterprise Europe Network is the world’s largest international business development organization. We help SMEs to expand their activity to foreign markets. In my role I support and encourage companies in the automotive-, machinery-, metalworking- and space industries to grow and to find their export business partners.

  • International Business Development, Export & Operations Coordinator at MachineryGuide, Afflield Kft
    May 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    MachineryGuide is a brand of Afflield Ltd., established in 2014 in Budapest, Hungary to create modern and affordable solutions for precision agriculture. Since the beginning the product portfolio has expanded significantly with several machine controllers and with ISOBUS compatible solutions. Throughout the years the high-value products have gained international interest and are being used all around the world.

  • Regional Sales Manager Distribution sales Hungary | Romania at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
    Feb 2011 - Feb 2023 · 12 yrs 1 mo

    Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is the market leader producer of sealing solutions for the Automotive, OEM and MRO markets. I was looking for and leading new technical projects with our sales and distribution partners on the MRO field. I trained their sales force to our premium technical solutions and value selling. I always added valuable service, engineering and state-of-the-art industrial culture to our customers who were purchasing our products.

  • Buyer, Export Manager at Kvaliterv Group
    Mar 2005 - Feb 2011 · 6 yrs

    I found new, strategical suppliers with whom I arranged price and technical negotiations and developed valuable and very good personal relations. I managed the Romanian branch of our Group. I organized other foreign activities and the participation on technical exhibitons.

  • Quality Control Manager at Fiksz 999
    Jul 2004 - Mar 2005 · 9 mos

    I processed the incoming claims then I worked on the feedback processes and the corrective actions in the organization. I prepared the company for the strict supplier's quality management audit of the Nuclear Power Plant in Paks.