Women on boards: is Central Europe back-peddling?

By Philippe Riboton, Managing Director at HR Partners International Executive Search

If you ever attend one of those business events organized by the local establishment in Central European capital cities such as Prague or Warsaw – where cheesy older men dressed in tuxedos congratulate each other by awarding each other some prizes for the so-called “best company” (God only knows what the “best company” means) it won’t take you too long to ask yourself a simple question: is there a woman on board anywhere?

The CEO Roundtable on Digital Leadership with Zuzana Reznickova, Kamil Cermak, Miroslav Kubricht and Elias Drakopoulos

Miroslav Kubricht, Zuzana Reznickova and Elias Drakopoulos

HR Partners’ roundtables provide international leaders from very different industries a unique opportunity to meet and discuss common challenges. On April 4th, 2019 we hosted our roundtable on Digital Leadership in Prague and were delighted to welcome Zuzana Reznickova, CEO of Luxury Brand Management and BM Management, Kamil Cermak, Chairman and CEO of CEZ ESCO, Elias Drakopoulos, Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe at Business Lease and Miroslav Kubricht, Managing Director for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary at Yves Rocher.