Position: Vice president, Central/Eastern Europe and Middle East, Genesys Telecommunications Europe
Age: This isn't a question to ask a lady!
Nationality: Canadian/Czech. Born in Prague, grew up in Montreal, returned here in 1997
Previous jobs: Regional media expert, Deloitte & Touche; sales and strategy, Canada's Chum Broadcasting; RBC Dominion Securities, investment banker
Education: Central/Eastern European studies, Montreal's Concordia University; MBA, London's Western Business School
Family: Single, no children
Favorite flower: Roses, and lots of them!
What's most difficult about being a businesswoman here?
It's not much different here, in Western Europe, North America or the Middle East. What's valued is courtesy and a genuine interest. When you're in an industry that's mostly men, like telecommunications, a woman stands out from the crowd. That's always an advantage.
Will Cesky Telecom's rate cut on fixed-to-mobile calls mean more land-line use?
People who've gotten used to the convenience of a mobile phone won't want to live without it.
Do women belong in the military, such as Tvrdik's proposed private Army?
I think the better question is, "Do women want to be in the military?"
Is the death penalty right in a democracy?
No, there's no evidence it deters criminals. If there is an error, the results are tragic.
What's your favorite mobile-phone ring?
A single beep.
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One of the creators of
Globopolis.com is tackling a new business.
Scott Rogers, who was also a co-founder of the popular Globe Bookstore and Coffeehouse, has become the new chief operating officer of the
In Your Pocket publishing group.
The company, established in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1992, annually publishes as many as 1 million city guides throughout Europe, in locales ranging from Minsk to Bucharest. The company also produces a comprehensive Web site and is looking to expand WAP (wireless application protocol) services to all its regions.
In his new position, Rogers will cooperate with
Tim Gosling, the managing editor of Prague In Your Pocket. Though the company's CEO and CFO are in Vilnius, Rogers will be based in Prague and will manage offices in 15 cities including Helsinki, Zagreb and Bucharest.
Rogers will be able to tap into his recent experience of building and running Globopolis, a Prague-based online city guide. The 140-employee company, recipient of the largest venture-capital package in Czech history, was forced to close its doors earlier this year after its funding was pulled.
Rogers said he got many job offers when Globopolis folded because he has experience in the region and in helping expand companies. He chose In Your Pocket because "I like the ambition of the company," he said. "The culture is fun and young, like other companies I've worked with."
Though it's not quite the same as working for your own start-up -- "there's a different type of pressure and environment" -- Rogers said "the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at In Your Pocket. I still get that buzz in all the offices I've been in. I'm excited to take my experience and apply it."
Logica, an information-technology consulting company, is shuffling its top regional management in hopes of bolstering expansion.
Robert Sandor, Logica's divisional director for telecommunications in the Czech Republic, is now the country manager for Slovakia and Hungary. Logica hopes to break into the Slovak market and become a key player, as well as expand its existing presence in Hungary.
Sandor's previous position will be filled by
Petr Kopecky, who joined Logica after serving as the managing director of
Mark/BBDO, a leading communications agency in the Czech Republic. His charge is to find and tap into -- in the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine -- business opportunities tied to deregulation and development of the telecom market, as well as those tied to preparations for third-generation telephony.
U.K.-based Logica, traded on the London Stock Exchange, has more than 11,000 employees in 28 countries worldwide. It employs 300 people in its offices in Prague, Pilsen (Pilsen), Brno and Bratislava.
Frantisek Bouc’s e-mail address is
fbouc@praguepost.cz
