Contest Jury 2009
INFORMATION ABOUT THE JURY:
Eliška Hašková Coolidge
Eliška Hašková Coolidge was born into an influential Czech banking family in Prague. In 1949 she fled accross the border with her mother and brother and in 1950 flew over to her father, who was forced to stay in the USA, where he was on a business trip in February 1948. That´s where Mrs. Eliška began her life´s journey of education and success. She started her career by entering the prestigious Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1959. She graduated in diplomacy with first-class honours. She began her career at the White House, where she was working for 18 years as an Assistant to five U.S. Presidents and was managing the PR office. The next 9 years she spent working at the Ministry of foreign Affairs: in the personal staff of the Minister; as a special assistent for the Congress relations in the Inter-American Bureau; In 1980 she became the Assistant Chief of Protocol of the USA and later worked as Deputy US Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS). During this time she founded and managed the Office of the Presidential Messages. Even in America she kept her Czech nature, though she could return to her homeland not sooner than after forty long years. In Prague she founded the Coolidge Consulting Services, which offer guidance in the areas of protocol, etiquette, HR, PR, gastronomy and tourism, and promotes social and business contacts between the Czech Republic and the U.S. And last but not least, Mrs. Coolidge conducts courses of art, management of social manners and diplomatic and business protocol. She is devoted to charity and provides consulting in many other fields. In 2003, she was awarded by the Senate of the Czech Republic as being the Significant Czech-woman Living Abroad. She speaks five languages. In 2005, she published her Memoirs and in 2006 she candidated to the Czech Senate. She is a co-author of a successful book of Etiquette for children. (more at www.ehc.cz)
Personal decision for being part of the jury and the benefactress:
"Every attention paid to the success of a Czech woman in business is a valuable contribution for the future and power of the Czech society.
I haven´t been hiding my full admiration and respect for the Czech women since the return to my homeland. For all that she is able to perfectly manage, though she is often lacking the recognition and compliments she deserves. That´s why I´d like to congratulate the Helas Agency and its long-sighted founder, Helena Kohoutová and Mrs. Jana Švenková, for their effort to high-light the commonly beneficial image of the Czech Woman by pointing at the outstanding examples of female know-how in all fields across our society. I hope that this will remove fear and doubt and empower courage and sedulity among those, who haven´t taken their chance yet.
It is my great honour and pleasure to serve as the benefactress of this competition, which is precious and beneficial for the society.“
Ing. Dana Jagošová, the directress of the commercial center section of Česká spořitelna
Ing. Dana Jagošová – the directress of the commercial center section of Česká spořitelna. She graduated at the Economic University in Prague. She started her professional career in the foreign trade business. She has been working in banking since 1992. First in the Czech branch of the Bayerische Vereinsbank AG, where she passed a two-year specialised schooling in Germany in the field of work with the firm´s clients. Consequently she worked as a risk manager and since 1999 in various managing positions always in the business divisions of the bank. Since 2007 she has been working in the above mentioned position in ČSAS.
The personal decision for accepting the participation in the jury and on the project:
(taken from an interview)
In the last and this year´s competition The Czech Businesswomen Award – OCP is awarded the Prize of Česká spořitelna – An outstanding businesswoman. What should such an outstanding businesswoman be like?
„An oustanding businesswoman, in a sphere dominated by men, should primaly be human. Because trying to win male recognition might cause women to lose a part of their femininity. And „femininity“ stands for me as a symbol of humanity – understanding, comprehension of not only myself, but also of the society around me and its needs.“
How many businesswomen or famale firm owners have you personally met during your banking career?
„It´s horrible, but none. Except for co-owners of family firms. But honestly, even among men you don´t usually come accross that many independent owners founding and developing their firm so that it gets into the segment of companies taken care of by the division where I work (sales above tens and hundreds of milions). More over, after let´s say 15 years of enterprising, once they finally reach this size, many of the enterprisers sell their firms. I assume that the enterprising of women will be in larger degree rather small-sized and long-termed, and therefore it is my private honour and great opportunity to familiarize myself with their firms and destinies and get to know the best ones personally through the engagement in The Czech Businesswomen Award competition.“
What is the competition inspiring in for Česká spořitelna?
„In realizing the power and the role of women in economics and society. It partly works with our clients. We could inspire, but rather inwards the company. We support women mostly in their traditional mother´s role through the help of various educating programs, work at home, firm nursery schools etc., but they are still not getting to the leading positions. At the same time, it is commonly accepted on the working market, that teams are more efficient than individuals, concretely the mixed teams. So the task is to carry that out on all levels of conduct. However, I think the area where we as women are behind compared with men, is the question of self-confidence among female employees as well as businesswomen. And we got to work on that. A great method is to demonstrate to others the examples of women who have managed it.“
What do you value the most on businesswomen?
„Diligence, tenacity, sedulity and mostly not drawing attention to themselves. Simply, they care more about what they do, rather than how others see them and this by itself is a great place for effectivity.“
Personal, life and firm motto:
„Actions speak louder than words!
It is valid for any area of human action. I believe it expresses exactly what all the enterprisers must follow, whether consciously or unconsciously. And the women-enterprisers should follow it even more intensively, because otherwise they, as women, won´t win any recognition in business-making and reach the noteworthy results.“MUDr. Hana Raková, MBA, the directress of Esthé - The Clinic of laser dermatology, Ltd., a corrective dermatologist
MUDr. Hana Raková, MBA, the directress of Esthé - The Clinic of laser dermatology, Ltd., a corrective dermatologist. She graduated from the Faculty of General Medicine in Prague in 1986. She worked at the ORL Clinic of the Královské Vinohrady Teaching Hospital for 7 years. She received her first certificate in ORL in 1990, and the second one in 1993. In her clinical practice she has dealt with the problems of esthetic medicine, cooperated with the specialists from the plastic surgery field and has been a member of surgical teams of plastic surgeons. She received her certificate in corrective dermatology in 1994. Since 1998, she has been working in the field of laser therapy in esthetic medicine, and has completed many professional long-term and short-term study visits abroad. She is the author or co-author of more than 30 professional publications. She is a member of the Society for Using Lasers in Medicine JEP, a member of American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine and European Laser Association. She holds certificates in working with lasers, applications of skin implants and botulotoxin. She has a degree in Management from the Open University, Prague, and also has a professional certificate and diploma in management.
The personal decision for accepting the participation in the jury and on the project:
„I´m inspired by new ideas and thoughts. Especially the ones which carry the meassage of recognition and help. When I see a good piece of work, I imagine the quantity of effort, discipline, stumbling, but also the amount of ethusiasm, visions, dreams and ideas. I know to accomplishment leads a long hard road and not everyone is made to ride it. It takes a lot of sacrifice. It is my great pleasure to watch the success of women who have reached the objective for which they were chosen into this competition. And it is my honour to be able to meet and get to know them personally. Those kinds of opportunities are enriching and I wish for them to keep on increasing in the future.“Prof. Ing. Michal Mejstřík, CSc., the director of the Institute of Economic Studies at Faculty of Social Sciences at the Charles University in Prague
Prof. Ing. Michal Mejstřík, CSc., the director of the Institute of Economic Studies at Faculty of Social Sciences at the Charles University in Prague, a member of the National Economic Council (NERV). He is a specialist in the field of Financial Markets, Corporate Finance and Banking. As an econometrics graduate at the University of Economics, Prague, he acquired the Candidate of Economic Sciences title (CSc.) for his academic research in the area of evaluation of projects and his advanced studies finished at the London School of Economics (1990-91). Since 1997 he has been a professor of Banking and Firm Finances at the Charles University in Prague and since 1993 he has been establishing the prominent Czech university workplace – the Institute of Economic Studies at Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague (IES). According to Hospodářské noviny (the Czech Economic newspaper) it is ranked to be the best university workplace in the area of economic, financial and related research studies. The abstractly- logical conception of education leading to independent problem solving together with a high portion of teaching in English and obligatory studying abroad are very positively accepted by the economic practice. A number of multinational companies has therefore constituted their own professor Chairs at the IES, which is an absolutely unique phenomenon for the Czech university environment. More at http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/
Prof. Ing. Michal Mejstřík, CSc. has issued over 150 publications home and abroad, which are frequently quoted –within the group of 1230 Czech economists he´s ranked among the five most quoted authors. At the same time he´s the Chairman of the consultant firm EEIP a.s., which is the cooperative partner of many European banks in the area of Investment Banking (especially of Raiffeisen Bank and formerly Westdeutsche Landesbank) and also a partner of consultant companies (like McKinsey & Company) in the Czech Republic. During 2002-2008 he was the deputy chairman of supervisory board of Zapadoceska plynarenska,a.s., member of the supervisory boards of Vychodoceska plynarenska a.s. and Severomoravka plynarenska a.s.
A quotation - why has the University decided to support this project:
„The Institute of Economic Studies FSV-UK is a part of the traditional Charles University, however it originated after the year 1990 as a unique school for dynamic, reflective and globally thinking economists (and this is how it is percieved home and abroad). After reading the articles of Your project we have arrived at a conviction that Your criteria of systematic searching for the best female candidate are as objective as possible and are close to our ways of thinking."
The personal decision to accept my participation:
„I like to participate on projects that help to find yet undiscovered values and talents. Your project does that very creatively.“Tomáš Sedláček, the main macroeconomist of the economic strategies in ČSOB
Tomáš Sedláček, being a member of the National Economic Council (NERV), he is the main macroeconomist of the economic strategies in the biggest Czech bank, ČSOB. He had been serving for more than two years as an apolitical, special adviser to the Prime Vice-chairman of the Government and the Minister of Finances, with the responsibility for the field of fiscal consolidation, tax, pension and health system reform. Until the end of the mandate of Václav Havel he had been serving as an economic adviser of the president of the Czech Republic. He recieved his PhDr. degree cum laude at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University, where he is now in his fourth year of professing Ethics and Economy, Philosophy and Economy, Economic Actualities, History of Economic Thinking and Rhetoric. Further he lectures at the University of New York in Prague and at the Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He took a part in the non-governmental campaign „YES for Europe“ as a analytical team conductor. He is the author of a few impact analyses concerning the Czech Republic entering the EU and he lectures on the topic of the EU expansion as well. In co-operation with the Georgetown University and Harvard University he has written a number of case studies focusing on ethics and decision processes in transformation. He functioned as an executory secretary of the non-profit organization The Leadership Forum and now he´s the member of the board. He is the founder of the Economic Club and other non-profit organizations. His dissertation on Ethics and Economy was acknowledged with the Hlávkova cena award. He is a member of the Forum 2000 Foundation program committee and a member of the Czech Economic Society Board. His work is published in scientific and daily press.
My personal decision to take a part in the jury and on the project:
„The idea of awarding a prize to a female enterpriser seemed interesting to me the first I heard about it. I´m happy to be taking a part in this event and to support it. Our economics needs a a spirit of enterprise the most and it´s an honour for me to support adventurous and successful women in this effort.“Jana Švenková, the partner of Mazars Audit s.r.o.
Jana Švenková, the partner of Mazars Audit s.r.o., graduated at the University of Economics in Prague. She has been working for the company Mazars Audit s.r.o. since 1996, where she´s responsible for the audit coordination of big international firms and medium companies (according to the Czech and international account standards). She has also experience in the field of fusion and acquitision, due diligence, internal control and the risk management etc.
The personal decision for founding this project:
"By this project I hope to point out the examples of women, who have reached success and are able to follow their professional goal, to overcome the barriers of professional or business environment, and at the same time not to give up their personal life. That is why I´ve decided to co-found the project „The Czech Woman – Business Personality“ (today called the Czech Businesswomen Award-OCP), and to take a part in it with my ideas and personal engagement of abilities.
I consider important to high-light the firms and their female owners, whose business is successful from the long-term point of view. Their examples are always hiding strong personal stories, energy and will to overcome barriers and the ability to make their dreams and desires come true. They can be an inspiration to other women, who are standing in front of their first or new decision."Helena Kohoutová (the managing director of Agentura Helas s.r.o.
Helena Kohoutová (ředitelka a jednatelka Agentury Helas s.r.o.), zakladatelka dámského klubu „Cosmopolitan Executive Helas Ladies Club“, který letos oslavil 10let své činnosti a navazuje na prvorepublikové dámské kluby. Jeho členkami jsou ženy (více než 450) výjimečné svými zkušenostmi v mnoha různých oborech, směrech, životní úrovni apod. Helena Kohoutová je také zakladatelkou společenského klubu „Helas New Encounters Club“, který letos oslavil 12let své činnosti a sdružuje top management českých a zahraničních společností.
Ocenění Českých Podnikatelek a osobní motto Heleny Kohoutové pro rok 2009:
„Loňský ročník soutěže jsem vnímala jako poděkování všem lidem – ženám i mužům, kteří mi na cestě za mým snem pomohli. Stále více si uvědomuji, že otevřená komunikace, spolupráce, ale i vzájemná podpora a dodržování etických pravidel chování v osobním i pracovním životě jsou základním pilířem úspěchu.
Osobně si nesmírně považuji toho, že mohu spoluvytvářet a ovlivňovat projekt, který se opírá o tyto hodnoty a díky kterému můžeme oslovit až 12.000 českých podnikatelek. Každá úspěšná firma, v našem případě zakladatelka, si zaslouží uznání, ocenění a tato soutěž jim právě tyto hodnoty nabízí. Držím palce a přeji všem ženám mnoho radosti, úspěchu, porozumění.“Vlastimil Harapes
Vlastimil Harapes has just recently crowned his 40 years of performance at the National Theatre. He began his career as a front soloist. At the time of his top artistic path he applied in his roles both the ideal physical dispositions, elegance, spirited features and even his universally mature technique. During 1990-2002 he was the National Theatre´s ballet artistic chief, following the role of a ballet professor. He is also successful in film and theatre acting and singing. He supports many interesting projects. For an example he´s the honorary president of the Czech Special Olympics Movement.
The personal decision for taking a part in the jury:
"The Czech Businesswomen Award" competition addresses female enterprisers independently on the size of the firm and all over the Republic. I was taken by the idea of drawing attention to the effort of women, who decided to carry business and achieved outstanding results in the field of their activity. I also like the clearly defined objective criteria for selection of potential candidates."Hana Pavlištová, the Executive Directress and Representative of ČESKÁ INFORMAČNÍ AGENTURA (ČIA - The Czech Information Agency)
Ing. Hana Pavlištová, the Executive Directress and Representative of ČESKÁ INFORMAČNÍ AGENTURA - ČIA (The Czech Information Agency). Born in Litoměřice, 1974-1978 studies at the Economic Universtity in Berlin, subject mathematic models and data processing, 1978-1982 an analyst and programming engineer in SETUZA Ústí nad Labem, 1982-1992 – Česká spořitelna Praha, first as an analyst, then a programming engineer , following a series of positions. In 1992-2005 working for the financial group Bayerische Landesbank, later for its successor in the Czech Republic at BAWAGbank (today LBBW). Starting as Deputy to the Chairman of Representation, after the inquisition of Interbank having a function of a Board Member. From May 2005 working at Česká informační agentura ( ČIA - The Czech Information Agency) as Executive Directress and Representative. From 1999 being engaged as a volunteer for the Czech Special Olympics in the field of PR and sponzoring. She is a Member of the Board of the Czech-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, from June 2009 taking a function of a Vice President. CIA is a Czech private press agency specialized in the Czech economics coverage. The team´s made of professional economic redactors and public sources analysts. Their work is complemented by a network of professional translators. It offers high-quality technical reviews on events in the most significant segments of Czech economics and brings the majority of new information on the relevant market. The agency works for top managers in the Czech Republic and abroad who want to be informed daily, quickly and complexly. It comes only with updated and actual information in three language versions – Czech, English and German.
The personal decision for taking a part in the jury:
"The Czech Information Agency specializes in the Czech economics coverage. In its selection, „The Czech Businesswomen Award“ competition concentrates on female enterprisers who meet truly demanding economic criteria and reach excellent results in their companies´ conduct. In our work, we value three main principles: independency, objectivity and professionality. The three attributes the finalists must not lack. And because the rules of the competition guarantee the objective evaluation, it´s my honour to be a part of the jury team."Ing.Pavel Finger, MBA, Member of the Board CCB-Czech Credit Bureau, a.s.
Ing.Pavel Finger, MBA, Member of the Board CCB-Czech Credit Bureau, a.s. Graduate ČVUT College and MBA degrees. He was 8 years involved in nuclear power industry, since 1992 he worked 10 years in banking sectors starting as financial analysts, continued as Credit Risk Management Director and finished as SME Director. He was appointed as a member of BoD many various companies and acted in Czech Banking Association. Since 2002 Mr. Finger is the member of the BoD CCB – Czech Credit Bureau, a.s. responsible for credit risk prevention solutions and business information area. He is also chairman of the SME section in Prague Economic Chamber and National Coordinator of Eurobanking conference.
The personal decision for taking a part in the jury:
„The reason for our participation on this project is namely the curiouity and desire to be directly involved in detecting the influence of women on the Czech enterprising.“
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