4iG Management

István Sárhegyi holds a Bachelor of Business and Management from Corvinus University of Budapest and a Master of Law from Eötvös Loránd University. As a scholarship student of the European Space Agency (ESA), he participated in the Space Research Program of the International Space University. In 2021, he joined 4iG Group as Chairman's Advisor and in 2022 he became Chief of Staff to the Chairman. István Sárhegyi is currently the CEO of 4iG Space and Defence Technology Zrt., the holding company of the 4iG Group, which is engaged in the development and production of space, satellite and UAV technologies, as well as drone defense and defense digitalisation services. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of HungaroDigiTel, Rotors & Cams Zrt. and co-founder and Chairman of REMRED Zrt. 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Zrt. recently announced its HUSAT programme, which will be the first private satellite programme in Central and Eastern Europe. The launch of a constellation of one geostationary and eight low-earth orbiters is scheduled to start in 2028. The LEO satellites will be manufactured at the holding company's space technology centre in Martonvásár from 2026.