2024-09-24 18:50:37
Christiana Barsoni-Arcidiacono, owner of Hungarian consultancy BAC, has found herself in the spotlight after reports that her company was linked to the design of pagers allegedly used in a sabotage attack in Lebanon that killed 12 people and injured more than 2,000.
However, Barsoni-Arcidiacono has categorically denied any involvement, saying she is merely an intermediary and not a manufacturer.
Barsoni-Arcidiacono has an impressive resume. She speaks seven languages and holds a PhD in particle physics from University College London. Her research focused on positrons, subatomic particles with a positive charge, and she has published scientific papers in collaboration with professors. Despite her academic achievements, Barsoni-Arcidiacono did not pursue a scientific career and switched to humanitarian and consulting projects.
Her work spanned a variety of fields, including working for non-profits in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. However, many of the claims on her resume are unsubstantiated: for example, she claimed to have held senior positions at international organizations such as the Earth Child Institute and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), both of which denied her involvement at the levels claimed.
Acquaintances and former colleagues describe her as someone with a wide range of interests and hobbies, but without a stable professional career. Some say she was friendly but not always able to manage projects effectively, which led to her contracts ending early.
Barsoni-Arcidiacono is currently hiding from public view, and her apartment in Budapest remains closed, according to reporters. Hungarian authorities also said that her company, BAC Consulting, does not conduct production activities in the country and is not associated with pagers. The woman’s whereabouts have been unknown for more than four days.
Earlier, Cursor reported that the Taiwanese pager manufacturer Gold Apollo stated that the devices that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were not its direct products.
The company’s founder, Xu Ching-Kuan, said that although the pagers bore the Apollo brand name, they were produced under license in Europe by a third-party manufacturer.