On the occasion of the jubilee 25th year of the prestigious Manager of the Year contest, announced and organised by the Czech Management Association (Česká manažerská asociace – ČMA), the ČMA National Commission has selected ten Managers of the Quarter-Century. Over the 24 previous years of the contest, 1 487 finalists have made it to the finish line, with 59 Managers of the Year being announced. ČMA selected the ten best from amongst their midst on the basis of a vote.
The Managers of the Quarter-Century received their awards from the ČMA on 19 April in Prague Castle’s Spanish Hall. Present at the ceremony were figures from management – Manager of the Year winners and finalists, government members headed by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and a number of guests. President of CEC European Managers, Ludger Ramme was an international guest.
“Our contest has consistently sought out the best examples of management practice within business and outside business for 25 years. It has contributed to motivating managers’ successors and has helped to transfer the knowledge and experience of the best of them,” says ČMA President Pavel Kafka of the Management of the Quarter-Century contest and award.
On 19 April in Prague Castle, the Czech Management Association (Česká manažerská asociace – ČMA) awarded the following figures with the title Manager of the Quarter-Century for their consistent management performance: BENEŠ Daniel; CIENCALA Jiří; FEIX Vladimír; FROLÍK Zbyněk; KAČENA Bořivoj; PELC Zdeněk; POPOVIČ Štěpán; RÝDL Jan; STOKLÁSEK Lubomír; VALOVÁ Jaroslava
From left: Ludger Ramme, President, CEC European Managers, Ivo Gajdoš, Vice President, CMA, Pavel Kafka, President, CMA, Rostislav Dvořák, President, Union of Czech Production Co-Operatives, and Milan Mostýn, CMA, PR consultant
Zdeněk Pelc, President, GZ Media
Jaroslava Valová, Owner, Siko
From left: Bořislav Kačena, former Chairman of the Board and General Director, Eurovia CS and Jakub Hořický, COO, Český ostrovní dům
The media partner award for long-term support of the Manager of the
Year contest is received for the specialist magazine Moderní řízení published by Economia by Kateřina Křivanová – head of the Management and HR Content team. The prize is given by from left: President of the Czech Manage- ment Association Pavel Kafka, Executive Director of the Czech Management Association Ivo Gajdoš, and Head of the Manager of the Year Management Committee, President of the Union of Czech Production Cooperatives Rostislav Dvořák
From left: Pavel Kafka, President, CMA, Ludger Ramme, President, CEC European Managers, and Rostislav Dvořák, President, Union of Czech Production Co-Operatives
Jaroslava Valová, Owner, Siko and Zbyněk Frolík, Co-owner, Linet
From left: Ludger Ramme, President, CEC European Managers and Ivo Gajdoš, Vice President, CMA
From left: President of the Czech Management Association Pavel Kafka, Executive Director of the Czech Manage- ment Association Ivo Gajdoš, Head of the Manager of the Year Management Committee, President of the Union of Czech Production Cooperatives Rostislav Dvořák: Media partner award is received by Josef Gáfrik from the newspaper Deník
From left: Pavel Kafka, President, CMA and Zbyněk Frolík, Co-owner, Linet
Jiří Cienciala, Commissioner for Ústecký and Karlovarský Regions
The media partner award for long-term support of the Manager of the Year contest is received by Eva Brixi – publisher of the economics magazine Prosperita, alongside her: Executive Director of the Czech Management Association Ivo Gajdoš, Head of the Manager of the Year Management Committee, President of the Union of Czech Production Cooperatives Rostislav Dvořák and President of the Czech Management Association, Pavel Kafka
The media partner award for long-term support of the Manager of the Year contest is received by Benke Aikell, your Publisher
