Top Management Changes: Czech & Slovak Republics, September 2020.pdf

details significant executive changes across various industries in the Czech Republic and Slovakia during September 2020, with a focus on company size and regional distribution.

Key Findings:

1. Regional Distribution: Most changes (55%) occurred in Prague, while 45% were spread across other regions.

2. Company Size: The majority of changes (91%) involved small and medium-sized companies. Large enterprises accounted for only 9%.

3. Industry Trends:
- Senior management shifts are prominent in manufacturing, energy solutions, and agriculture within Czech companies.
- Middle management roles saw the most changes in banking and FMCG sectors.
- International companies experienced significant changes in IT and services departments.
- Progressive companies are exploring talent outside their industry to prepare for post-crisis periods.

Notable Changes:

Czech Republic (Alphabetically by Company):

- Atalian: Jakub Jirousek, Interim Sales Director
- Heineken: Aleš Zachoval, Dir. Customer Service, Logistics, Planning Europe
- Iveco: David Kříž, General Manager; Martin Hanáček, Board Member; Serdar Güngör, Director of Product Engineering & Validation
- Linet Group: Vladimír Soukup, Marketing Director
- MERO: Zdeněk Dundr, Board Member
- OK Holding: Jiří Cívka, Marketing and Communication Director
- Potten & Pannen - Staněk group: Lukáš Krch, Chief Executive Officer
- Rohlik.cz: Zlata Ulrichová, Chief Marketing Officer
- Roche: Marek Smrž, Commercial Director
- Tesco: Tomáš Wolf, Head of Procurement - Central Europe
- Vodafone: Veronika Brázdilová, Director Commercial Operations

Slovakia (Alphabetically by Company):

- CME: Didier Stoessel, CEO CZ/SK/RO/SI; Vítězslav Šantrůček, Chief Product Officer
- Czechoslovak Group: Miroslav Dorňák, Vice-Chairman of the Board; David Chour, Vice-Chairman of the Board
- ING: Erik Fortgens, Head of Wholesale Banking
- Nestlé: Michiel Kernkamp, CEO CEE
- Orange: Eva Bourdeau, CFO
- Porr: Martin Hanáček, Board Member (also listed in Czech Republic)
- Roche: (Same as Czech Republic)
- Sociálna poisťovňa: Juraj Káčer, CEO
- Vodafone: (Same as Czech Republic)

Additional Insights:

There was a strong increase in changes to Supervisory Boards, indicating a trend among shareholders to enhance control and bolster company reputation.