On the 20th of April 2017, a ceremonial announcement of the already 24th year of the Manager of the Year Award took place. The finalists and guests representing the top Czech politicians and managers filled up the hall at Prague Žofín. The absolute winners were Mrs Marta Nováková, Chairwoman of the Board, U&SLUNO, a.s. and President of the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism (SOCR ČR) together with Mr Emil Beber, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel, worker cooperative. The best managers received their awards and congratulations from Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the CR as well as the representatives of the Award organizers – Jaroslav Hanák, President, Czech Confederation of Industry (SP ČR), Jan Wiesner, President, Czech Union of Employers’ and Entrepreneurs’ Confederations (KZPS ČR), and Pavel Kafka, President of the Czech Management Association (ČMA).
From left: Rostislav Dvořák, Chairman, SČMVD and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the Manager of the Year, Lubomír Stoklásek, General Manager, Agrostroj Pelhřimov, Luděk Steklý, General Manager, AGC Automotive Czech a.s., Pavel Zezula, Chairman of the Board, Nová Mosilana, a.s., Miroslav Stančík, General Manager, LUCCO a.s., and Martin Beran, Economic Manager, Dřevotvar družstvo
Awarding and awarded personalities, Manager of the Year TOP 10: Hana Machačová, Member of the Board, Kooperativa pojišťovna, Ivan Pilný, Chairman of the Economic Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the CR, Gevorg Avetisjan, Owner, MARLENKA International s.r.o., Emil Beber, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel, Jan Duspěva, General Manager, Čepro a.s., Aleš Herman, Director, IKEM, Jan Hůda, Chairman of the Board, Rybářství Třeboň Hld. a.s., Petr Novák, General Manager, KoyoBearings s.r.o., Marta Nováková, Chairwoman of the Board, U&SLUNO, a.s. and President, SOCR ČR, Josef Rada, Director, Civil Aviation Authority CR, Luděk Steklý, General Manager, AGC Automotive Czech a.s., Ladislav Verner, General Manager, SOMA spol. s r.o., and Pavel Kafka, President, ČMA
From left: Karla Šlechtová, Minister of Regional Development of the CR, Marta Nováková, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairwoman of the Board, U&SLUNO, a.s. and President, SOCR ČR
All nalists of the Manager of the Year 2016
From left: Zdeněk Liška, former General Manager, SP ČR, Josef Postránecký, Deputy Minister for Civil Service, Ministry of the Interior, Daniel Beneš, General Manager, ČEZ, Eva Kislingerová, Deputy to Prague Mayor, and Jan Preclík, Chairman of the Awarding Committee of the Manager of the Year
From left: Jaroslav Hanák, President, SP ČR – organiser of the ManageroftheYear,BohuslavSobotka,PrimeMinisterofCR, and Jan Wiesner, President, KZPS – organiser of the Manager of the Year
Pavel Kafka, President, ČMA – organiser of the Manager of the Year
From left: Pavel Kafka, President, ČMA, Dan Ťok, Minister of Transport of the CR, Kateřina Valachová, Minister of Education of the CR, Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the CR, and Jaroslav Hanák, President, SP ČR
From left: Emil Beber, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel and Jiří Havlíček, Minister of Industry and Trade of the CR
From left: Jan Wiesner, President, KZPS, Kateřina Valachová, Minister of Education of the CR, Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the CR, Emil Beber, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel, Marta Nováková, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairwoman of the Board, U&SLUNO, a.s. and President, SOCR ČR, and Jaroslav Hanák, President, SP ČR
From left: Rostislav Dvořák, Chairman, SČMVD, Karla Šlechtová, Minister of Regional Development, and Jan Wiesner, President, KZPS
From left: Richard Vidlička, General Manager, ČEZ Distribuce, Jaroslav Hanák, President, SP ČR
Marta Nováková, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairwoman of the Board U&SLUNO, a.s. and President, SOCR ČR, Emil Beber, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel
From left: Miroslav Dvořák, General Manager, Motor Jikov, Hana Machačová, Member of the Board, Kooperativa pojišťovna, Radka Prokopová, Manager of the Year 2015, Executive Manager, Alca Plast, Richard Vidlička, General Manager, ČEZ Distribuce, Jan Kalina, Chairman of the Board, ČEPS, and Vítězslav Kulich, Member of the Board, ČEPS
From left: Luděk Steklý, General Manager, AGC Automotive Czech a.s. with a partner, Vlastimil Argman, General Manager, Thun 1794 a.s., Mrs Gabriela Městková, and Pavel Schreiber, General Manager, CeWeColor, a.s.
From left: Jaroslav Hanák, President, SP ČR and Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the CR
Miroslav Dvořák, General Manager, Motor Jikov
Marta Nováková, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairwoman of the Board, U&SLUNO, a.s. and President, SOCR ČR and Emil Beber, Manager of the Year 2016, Chairman of the Board, Kovobel
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