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“With HR Partners I have found somebody with the capability
to listen and the ability to judge my talent and my competencies.”



Dalibor Šajar, Director of Segment Marketing and Digital Distribution, CSOB Bank
CSOB Bank is a leading retail bank in the Czech Republic.

‘’I value HR Partners‘ exclusive and individual approach – especially when it
comes to discretion and confidentiality.’’



Radka Kuzicová, Chief Real Estate Officer, RSBC Group
RSBC Group is an asset management firm based in the Czech Republic.

‘’HR Partners has a very strong and rare value to us: they take the time to find
people
that will fit into our culture and who share the same values.”



Elias Drakopoulos,
Managing Director Central and Eastern Europe, Business Lease
Business Lease is a European leader in the operational leasing industry

“The biggest difference between HR Partners and other headhunters is that they
really understand our business.”’



Michal Zamec, Founder, Notino
Notino is a European online beauty retailer

“Thanks to their global focus and international experience, HR Partners truly
understand the kind of talent luxury goods companies really need.”



Silvia Patrová, Store Manager, Bvlgari
Bvlgari is an iconic Italian jewelry brand

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INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH

We are international headhunters working across Western, Eastern, Central and
Southern Europe.
More digital, more multicultural, more European: we are HR Partners
International Executive Search.

20

European countries
covered through our recent executive search assignments

500

International executives recruited over the past seventeen years

800

Senior leaders
and experts
interviewed
every year

18000

Followers
on LinkedIn –
and growing
weekly




WE GO WHERE YOU GO

The ultimate in international presence: flexible and instantly responsive, we go
where your business needs us.
Below, Europe’s finest roles, recently filled by us with Europe’s finest
managers.


WESTERN EUROPE

Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom

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SOUTHERN EUROPE

Bulgaria
Croatia
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Turkey

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Austria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Switzerland

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EASTERN EUROPE

Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine

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The world is our office – so wherever you are, we’ll meet you there.
We match globally-minded executives with their dream roles.
Here are their stories.


WE FIND YOU
WHERE YOU ARE

Karolína Zelená

#Jérôme
Poussin

International Retail Director,
Maisons du Monde
(Prague, Czech Republic)

Mihai Nodea

#Julien
Villeneuve

Deputy General Manager,
La Boite Immo
(Paris, France)

Marta Nunvarová

#Marija
Hrebac

CEO, DAB
(Zagreb, Croatia)

#Jan
Škroud

Founder and Principal Consultant, Inomee
(London, United Kingdom)

Veronika Zupková

#Katerina
Pankova

Luxury Personal Shopper
(Prague, Czech Republic)

Julius Hrasko

#Atila
Frankl

International Marketing Manager,
Lindt & Sprungli
(Zurich, Switzerland)

Natalja Sidorova
Jitka Schmiedova

#Ulrich
Früh

Project Director
SWZT Chartered Consultants
(Vienna, Austria)

Anna Wolska

#Gordana
Tomičić

President of the Management Board
Sunčani Hvar
(Zagreb, Croatia)

Emil Kovac

#Heinrich
Homola

Interim General Manager
(Prague, Czech Republic)

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WE BRING YOU
TOGETHER



Our entrepreneurial insight, attention to detail and true professionalism result
in a powerful meeting of minds. Let our clients tell you more about their
experience working with us.

Jean-François Ott
Chairman, Ott Properties
PRAGUE

“I entrusted Philippe Riboton with the recruitment of our key managers across
Europe because I believe he has not only the ability to identify the skills that
we needed, but also the capability to interact with me and execute my vision.

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Simply said, Philippe has been almost like our outsourced Human Resources
Director during both our years of international expansion and the critical years
of restructuring.”

A graduate in Finance and Economics from the Political Sciences Institute in
Grenoble, Mr. Ott founded Orco Property Group SA in 1991 and remained its
Chairman and CEO for the next 23 years as Orco became one of the largest
property companies in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015 Mr Ott founded Ott
Properties, a European development and asset management group with a current
portfolio of properties in Prague, Paris and Berlin.

Anne-Marie Saez
CFO, Corporate & Holdings, Publicis Group
PARIS

“Philippe Riboton has been working on several assignments for the Thuasne Group.
In particular, I have worked with Philippe for the recruitment of a Regional
Finance Manager for the UK and the Nordics.

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I have been impressed by the high level of his professionalism, his proactivity
in the follow-up of the process and his interactive communication between our
organization (both at the corporate and the local level) and the candidates.”

A graduate in Finance and Economics from Paris Dauphine University and French
chartered accountant, Mrs Saez started her career as a Senior Manager with the
audit firm Mazars. Since 2012, she has held several positions as Deputy CFO in a
Group under LBOand CFO in a Belgian port terminal operator before joining
Thuasne, a recognized manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, in 2017
as Group CFO. Since 2020 she’s CFO Corporate & Holdings with Publicis Groupe in
Paris.

Eric De Ladoucette
Former General Manager, Edenred Turkey
PARIS

„Since 2010 Philippe Riboton has sourced for us senior executives (members of
the local executive committee, especially in sales marketing and strategy) both
in Central Europe and – since 2013 – in Turkey.

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His main quality is to give his own perspective: Philippe focuses on the
personality and the fit with our organization of the shortlisted candidates,
which is very valuable and rare in this sector, even from the top international
headhunters.”

A graduate from Insead business school in France Mr De Ladoucette started his
career as a Senior Auditor before joining Accor Services, a division of Accor
Group. He later on took the responsibility of Operations Director in the UK and
grew to the CFO role – first in Argentina – then with Accor Hotels in Hungary.
He became GM of Accor Services in Slovakia (2010-2013) and has served as General
Manager of Edenred Turkey between 2013 and 2020.

Morten Wiil
Former HR Director, Lyreco
COPENHAGEN

“I was working with Philippe Riboton for the recruitment of the new Managing
Director for our Polish operations. During the process he displayed a very high
level of professionalism and proactivity in solving the mission.

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He was constantly on top of the process and his follow up with both candidates
and the employer was excellent. I was especially impressed by his understanding
of our business needs and insight in the local market.”

A graduate in leadership and management from the Copenhagen Business School
Mr Wiil served for eleven years in the Danish army before joining the company
Codan Gummi as HR Manager. In 2007 he joined the company Lyreco, a worldwide
distributor of workplace products and solutions, and served as its Group HR
Director till 2017. From 2017 to 2019 Mr Wiil served as HR Director for Lyreco
Scandinavia.

More Testimonials
Isabelle Carbon-Felemez
HR Headquarters Manager
PARIS

“As HR Development Director at Compagnie des Alpes, I worked closely with
Philippe Riboton to recruit the GM, the Commercial Director, the Finance
Director and the Operations Director of our Prague project. I would recommend
Philippe as a strong professional to support a recruitment process at the
executive level.”

Isabelle Carbon-Felemez is graduated in human resources. For the last 25 years
she has held a number of HR management positions, mostly in industrial
environments. Relying on two types of expertise – talent development and
employee relations – she supports management teams in order to ensure the
achievement of companies’ objectives within periods of transformation.

Bruno Le Ciclé
Former Senior Vice President, Nestlé
CASABLANCA

“During my few years in the Czech Republic, I had numerous opportunities to work
on HR projects with Philippe Riboton and his company. It was a very good
experience. Philippe is service oriented and very knowledgeable in his field of
competence.”

A graduate from international agro-development engineering school ISTOM and IMD
business school in Lausanne. Bruno Le Ciclé has spent his entire working life
with Nestlé. He was CEO in the Czech Republic (2000-2004), Portugal (2004-2006)
the Ukraine (2006-2010) and the Maghreb (2015-2020).

Kamil Vacek
Founder and CEO, TCCM

PRAGUE

;”Among executive search companies Philippe Riboton stands out for two things:
great market analysis and understanding of the client needs.

Kamil is graduated from the Prague University of Economics with a focus on
business administration and management and is a natural born entrepreneur: he
created and sold several companies in his life, all of them in the
telecommunications sector. He started in the nineties as the founder and CEO of
one of the first distributors of the Sagem mobile phone brand in the Czech
Republic before creating the distribution company GSM Partner – which he sold in
2001 to Avenir Telecom France. After this transaction he founded Kiboon
Electronics, an exclusive importer of Samsung mobile phones in the Czech
Republic and Slovakia. In 2007 he founded the company TCCM, a leading mobile
phone distribution company in Central Europe operating locally in 15 countries
of the region: his company has sells more than 2 million mobile phones each
year.

Philippe Chédru

President, OXYMETAL

BORDEAUX

“I have worked with Philippe Riboton when it comes to managing recruitments in
the Czech Republic. Philippe has an excellent knowledge of the field, and
together with his team he has always been very efficient, reliable and
organized, and provided excellent results and high quality candidates.”

Philippe Chédru holds a mechanical engineering degree from Ecole Centrale in
Nantes. He started his career in 1990 with the industrial engineering company
ACB as a Project Engineer in France before moving to the US, as a Product
Manager and then Business Unit Head. In 2000 he joined the Swedish engineering
group Trelleborg in the US as Plant Manager, later on becoming Group Sales
Director and then Managing Director of the Prodyn Boots division. In 2010 he
became Managing Director of Carbody, a car parts manufacturer with operations in
France and the Czech Republic. Since 2015 he is the President of OXYMETAL, a
French leader in industrial cutting with 10 factories in France and the Czech
Republic.

Viktor Molnar

CEO, Nissan Grand-Automotive CEE

BUDAPEST


‘’Only a very few people have the opportunity to work with an HR partner who is
able to understand his clients’ needs so well and so deeply like Philippe
Riboton. I have been working with him and his team over the past 20 years on
several executive search projects in the CEE region – always with success which
is unique for us. Why? My company is an extremely tough or even a difficult
 partner in terms of complexity of our expectations, however Mr. Riboton was
always ready to take these challenges and able to deliver in line with our
target within a reasonably short time. The key to our common success lies in
Philippe Riboton’s ability to listen carefully to his clients, not trying to
sell something from the shelf but putting enormous efforts to find the right
candidates who fit from both professional experience and personality point of
view to the client’s company culture. Any company who is looking for a
professional HR service provider with great collaboration capability, should be
lucky to have Philippe Riboton as a business partner.’

’Viktor Molnar is an aviation engineer and he holds a bachelor degree from the
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He also holds an MBA from
Oxford Brookes University in the UK. He started his career with Ford Credit as a
Business Development Manager for Hungary, and later on occupied several
marketing and sales positions with Ford, including the function of Coordinator
of European Sales Operations Coordinator for Ford Europe. In 2003 he was named
Managing Director of Ford Hungary, later on becoming Regional Director for
Central Europe. Since 2019 he serves as Chief Executive Officer of Grand
Automotive Central Europe, the exclusive distributor of Nissan cars in Hungary,
the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Brad Taylor

Chief Executive Officer, Iconic Labs

WASHINGTON D.C


“I had the distinct pleasure of working with Philippe for several years during
an extensive corporate and personnel restructuring in France and Luxembourg as
well as throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Philippe worked with us on a
daily basis to define the strategic human resources objectives for the
corporation and then implemented those objectives successfully throughout the
organization. His advice was highly valued because of his detailed understanding
of the senior management, the boards of directors, the personnel throughout the
company and the numerous stakeholders whose interests had to be balanced when
pursuing a course of action. Philippe was an integral member of the team and I
highly recommend him for any international corporation looking to work with a
trusted advisor who has the expertise and dedication to successfully bring a
corporate human resources vision to life.”

Brad Taylor holds a bachelor degree from McGill University in Montreal and a
degree in law from the Baylor University School of Law. He also holds an MBA
from INSEAD Business School. Brad started his career as an attorney with the law
firm Greenberg Traurig in Dallas, Texas, before moving to the company Holland
Park Capital in Austin, Texas. In 2007 he was hired by the company Orco Property
Group, a leading real estate and hospitality company in Central Europe, as
General Counsel. He also served on the board of directors of different
entitiesin Germany and Croatia. Between 2015 and 2021 he served as a CEO of the
private equity company Courcelette Holdings, based in Washington D.C. Since
April 2021 he is the CEO of Iconic Labs, a publicly listed media, security and
technology company based in London, UK.




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#Heinrich Homola
Interim General Manager
Prague, Czech Republic

"To put it simple Philippe Riboton is the best headhunter I’ve met in my 26-year
career. I’ve worked with some really good ones as providers and consultants.
What makes the difference with Philippe is that he embraces that a candidate may
be the next client. (So many of his colleagues ten to forget that). Hence, he
acts with the same top-notch level of professionalism, accuracy, care and
commitment for you, no matter on which side of the table you are".

A senior executive from the consumer sector Mr Homola started his career with
Procter & Gamble, growing to assume responsibility of General Manager for
cosmetics giant Coty for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and finally, for
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Back in the Czech Republic, Mr Homola took on
the CEO role with the leading food producer Vitana, a daughter company of Rieber
& Son. Since May 2017 Mr Homola provides support as interim manager and is
linked with Expandist.com, specialists for geographical and e-commerce
expansion.



#Marta Nunvarová
Owner
Gallantax
Prague, Czech Republic

"In your life you have family and friends. Family helps you to grow and friends
are there when you need them. Cooperation with Philippe Riboton and HR Partners
is like having good friends. You may rely on them, trust them and give your
"lives" into their hands. If you hire, HR Partners brings you the ones you can
trust. If you want to be hired, HR Partners opens for you the door to the
business world."

A graduate from ESM Barcelona Mrs Nunvarová also holds an MBA degree from the
Joseph M. Katz School of Business.  She started her career with the company
Brenntag assuming various roles in its financial organization. In 2004 she
joined SCA Packaging as a Director of Finance for the Czech Republic and
Slovakia. In 2007 she was recruited by Schering Plough Pharmaceuticals as a
Director of Finance. In 2010 she founded the company Gallantax, an advisory
company in corporate and financial restructuring across Europe and the US.



#Ulrich Früh
Project Director,
SWZT Chartered Consultants
Vienna, Autriche
(© Photography by Kambis Mahdavian)

"Philippe contacted me in 2006, a few years after I had completed my first high
rise development, the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw. After having discussed
my professional background, my qualifications and my career plans at length,
Philippe was fast to come up with a short list of challenging options. In his
professional, diplomatic and experienced way he continued his support and kind
advice throughout the period of contract negotiations with my new employer. Our
relationship did not end with his successful intervention to make me Project
Director on an international landmark investment in Poland. Over the years,
Philippe has become an admittedly rarely seen but nevertheless dear friend, who
keeps in contact over all this time, and who's style, yes humor, experience,
knowledge of the markets and at times even fatherly advice, have become and
remain irreplaceable throughout my career".

A graduate from the Technical University in Vienna and an architecture engineer,
Mr Fruh started his career with various architects and structural engineers in
Vienna before joining the general contractor company Porr with the project
management responsibility of the University Library in Warsaw. In 2000 he became
Project Manager and Executive Architect (still with the company PORR) of the
Intercontinental tower in Warsaw. In 2004 he became Country Manager of the real
estate development company UBM in Poland and in 2007 joined Orco Property Group
as a Project Director with the responsibility over the project management of
Zlota 44 turn key residential tower in Warsaw. Once this project completed
Ulrich participated to numerous development projects among them the DC Towers in
Vienna and the University of Economics in Vienna (WU Campus). Since February
2019 Ulrich Fruh is Project Director with SWZT Chartered Consultants in Vienna
in Austria.



#Marija Hrebac
CEO, DAB (Deposit Insurance and Bank Resolution Agency)
Zagreb, Croatia

"My cooperation with Philippe Riboton was something I would describe as the best
practice of HR outsourcing and an experience worth sharing and recommending.
Philippe’s involvement went beyond recruitment and headhunting as he was deeply
involved in organizational re-design and supported the top management in
organizational restructuring. Philippe’s capacity to execute shareholders’ view
resulted into building a proper human resources capability which participated to
ensure a stable base for further business development. Philippe is among those
professionals who can help you both identify what kind/type of professionals you
need and then perfectly match skillful professionals who can fulfil those
requirements."

Marija Hrebac offers more than twenty years of experience in financial,
operational and general management through various industries and sectors, both
on national and regional (CEE and MEA) levels. Besides being CEO of DAB (Deposit
Insurance and Bank Resolution Agency) in Zagreb (Croatia), Marija Hrebac is also
Executive Council Member of IADI, a member of the National Committee for
Financial Stability and a member of the Board of Directors of EFDI.



#Julien Villeneuve
Deputy General Manager,
La Boite Immo
Paris, France

"Philippe Riboton approached me a few years ago with the prospect of becoming
head of e-commerce with a real estate development and hospitality group in
Central Europe and lead the digitalization of their operations across Poland,
Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia among others. Thanks to his strong
involvement with this group and its CEO I was selected for the role. Among the
expected skills for the job and the complexity of the organization, Philippe
helped me to understand the mindset of the governance which was a key point of
the process. Philippe did not try to hire me in a common way but he assessed my
personality regarding the digital expertise required and the necessary business
approach of the position. At the end the experience was in line with what I had
expected thanks to Philippe’s honesty and transparency."

A master graduate in mergers and acquisitions with the University Paris Sud Mr
Villeneuve started his career as a member of the internet group advisory of
Arthur Andersen before joining Deloitte corporate finance as a director in the
internet and media division. He then joined the SFA - Nouvel Observateur group
as a head of e-commerce and business unit manager where he stayed some six years
in charge of e-business and B2C market management. He joined Orco Property Group
in 2010 with the responsibility to initiate and implement the web marketing
strategy of the company across seven different European countries. In December
2016 Julien joined the real estate brokerage chain ORPI as Head of Marketing and
Digital, based in Paris. Since January 2022 Julien is Deputy General Manager of
La Boite Immo in Paris in charge of strategy, development and marketing.



#Gordana Tomičić
President of the Management Board
Sunčani Hvar
Zagreb, Croatia

"My personal experience with Philippe Riboton has been outstanding. He contacted
me for the position of Director of Finance and Administration in Sunčani Hvar, a
Croatian hospitality company which was passing through a deep phase of
reorganization and financial restructuring. Through the entire process of my
recruitment he has always provided a very responsive, efficient and helpful
service. His ability to match the company's business requirements and candidate
profile  has been priceless.  Consequently, just a couple of months after my
hiring, I became President of the Management Board. I would not have any
hesitation recommending him to any other employer or candidate."

With more than 30 years of expertise in the hospitality industry, Mrs. Tomičić
held the role of President of the Management Board of Istraturist and initiated
a dynamic cycle of restructuring, investments and implementation of strategic
projects which led to the transformation of the company into one of the most
successful tourism companies in Croatia. Mrs. Tomičić joined Sunčani Hvar Hotels
in July 2011 as Director of Finance and Administration. In December 2012 she was
elected Company’s President and since then has successfully led the Company
through pre-bankruptcy settlement proceedings and finalized the operational,
organizational and financial restructuring of the organization.



#Atila Frankl
Global Marketing Excellence Manager
Bayer Consumer Care AG
Basel, Switzerland

“Philippe Riboton is the most valuable headhunter I have ever worked with. Our
collaboration started a few years ago when I was at a cross-roads in my career.
Since then he has given me the best advice in the key turning points not only of
my career but also in my life. I have especially admired two very important
things with Philippe. First of all his professional expertise and network: I
have always relied on his expert advice and have largely benefited from it
making right career choices based on his recommendation. The second point is
that Philippe is one of the rare headhunters who is truly willing to understand
me as an individual, to listen to my needs and plans and demonstrate a very
personal and caring approach. He understands that work is important but can also
assess that life and family driven choices are equally important. Even though
Philippe didn’t have a direct benefit from our relationship he was always there
to help me and was always a person I could rely on. In today’s world where
quantity rules over quality and personal interest is king, it is rare to find
the kind of approach Philippe has.”

A graduate from the Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration,
Atila Frankl started his career as a Assistant Brand Manager with Procter &
Gamble in Budapest before being promoted as a Brand Manager for Lenor and Ariel
Professionnel for the cluster made of Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia
and Slovenia. He was later on expatriated to Geneva by Procter & Gamble
International as a Regional Brand Manager for Wella Retail Shampoos, P&G
Colorants and P&G Styling portfolfio with a responsibility across all of Central
and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa. In 2013 he was recruited by JTI
(Japan Tobacco International) in Geneva in order to become Global Brand Manager
for the British Heritage portfolio. From April 2017 to August 2019 Atila held
the position of International Marketing Manager for Excellence with Lindt &
Sprungli, based in Zurich. Since September 2019 Atila is based in Basel as
Global Marketing Excellence Manager with Bayer Consumer Care.



#Julius Hrasko
Deputy Internal Audit Director,
L’Oréal
Paris, France

“Philippe Riboton and my personal experience? We met a few years ago through a
common friend and discussed a potential collaboration. From the very beginning,
his extended network, wide experience, impressed me, but even more important for
myself was his empathy, ethics, behavior and the goal to build a long-term
partnership. When approaching me with an offer Philippe did not “sell” me the
position but the company culture, the company values and the vision. I really
much appreciated his approach to his mission and I am staying grateful for his
human being.”

Julius Hrasko is Slovak and is a graduate of economics from the University of
Banska Bystrica. He also holds a master’s degree from the Ecole Nationale
Supérieure des Arts et Métiers de Cluny in France. Having started his career as
a relationship manager in banking in France he then joined the French car
company Citroën as a controller in its subsidiary in the Czech Republic. He
later evolved to international controlling positions in Paris headquarters,
before being named CFO of the Swiss subsidiary and then CFO of the Nordics hub
(Denmark, Norway, Sweden) of Citroën and DS. In 2014 he was promoted to the role
of Brand Manager for the brands Citroën and DS for Norway, based in Oslo. In
2015 he was recruited by L'Oréal to become Chief Financial Officer of the
L'Oréal cluster in Prague overseeing the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
In 2018 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of L'Oréal for Russia and the
CIS region, based in Moscow. Since October 2021 Julius is Deputy Internal Audit
Director at the seat of L’Oréal in Paris, France.



#Natalja Sidorova
Head of Marketing, Europe,
Henkel
Dussedorf, Germany

“Philippe Riboton reached out to me back in 2008 while assisting L'Oréal in the
Baltics in the recruitment of a newly created category management function. His
attention to the candidates’ profile and desire to find the perfect match with
the employer was impressive. Philippe’s assistance helped me to fill the
Category Manager’s position with L'Oréal Baltics and at that stage of my career
this was a perfect decision. Switching from brand marketing to category
management has not only allowed me to grow professionally but it has added
another dimension in my professional development. Since then I always approach
Philippe for career advice as I am sure he will be open and able to provide me a
professional and thoughtful opinion."

Natalja Sidorova holds a Master’s of Mathematical Economics from the University
of Latvia as well as an MBA from the IE Business School in Spain. She started
her career as Assistant Product Manager (and then Product Manager) with Colgate
Palmolive in the Baltics, working in the home/personal care division. In 2008
she was recruited by L'Oréal as the Head of Category Management for the L'Oréal
Baltic hub in Riga. After three and a half years with L'Oréal, she was recruited
by Food Union as a Brand Manager for the dairy category. In 2018 she joined the
beauty division of the cosmetics giant Henkel for the Baltics as a Marketing
Director, then moved to Henkel’s headquarters in Düsseldorf as an International
Marketing Manager. She’s now Head of Marketing for Europe with a focus on skin
and oral care brands, based in Germany.



#Karolína Zelená
Global Head of Training
YOOX Net-A-Porter Group
London, United Kingdom

“Philippe approached me several years ago for a role based in the Czech
Republic, and overlooking the Central European market from a training and
business coaching perspective. It was a role I would have never thought of
before in a different industry to the one that I was in at that time. Due to
Philippe’s deep understanding of the luxury goods business as well as the
typology of people who can succeed in this industry he managed to guide me into
this change and was a crucial part of my career in luxury retail. Philippe has
always been honest and transparent about every aspect of the role, which
resulted in a very smooth and enjoyable transition. Our communication has been
ongoing since: Philippe always kept in touch with a true interest in my path and
supported me on my journey. And despite me progressing into different roles and
moving to other regions we still manage to see each other when we are in the
same place. Philippe formed my career path not only through opening and showing
me opportunities in the market but mainly through believing in my skills and
mentoring me on the way.”

Karolína holds an engineer degree in international relations from the Prague
University of Economics. She started her career in the hospitality sector in
Prague becoming Restaurant Manager for the Sovereign Hotel in Prague, before
working for the German hotel chain Pentahotels in Germany. In 2014 she joined
the luxury retail chain Louis Vuitton, becoming Field Coach Trainer for the
brand across Central Europe, overlooking training activities in the Czech
Republic, Hungary and Romania, before being promoted in London with the same
responsibilities, and later becoming the Learning Manager for UK, Ireland and
South Africa. Since 2019 Karolina is Global Head of Training with the YOOX
Net-A-Porter Group, based in London.



#Jérôme Poussin
International Retail Director,
Maisons du Monde
Prague, Czech Republic

“Philippe Riboton and my personal experience? We met with Philippe about 15
years ago when he was involved in recruiting senior executives for the Carrefour
retail chain in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Then I continued my
professional path through various experiences but we always stayed in touch
because we share the same values. Human first, company culture as the ground for
our daily management and a lot of positive energy to make things happen ! When
time came for me to give a new direction to my career, Philippe understood the
vision I had for my career and found the right match with my Notino, a European
online beauty retailer.”

Jérôme holds a DESS from Paris Dauphine University with a specialization in
retail, marketing and supply chain. He also holds a master 2 from ESSEC business
school in general management. Jérôme started his career with Carrefour retail
chain where he grew to the position of Marketing and Communication Manager for
the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In 2005 he became General Manager for the Czech
Republic of the optical retail chain Grand Optical, overseeing the expansion of
a retail network of 41 stores. In 2008 he became General Manager of the fashion
retail chain Celio for Central and Eastern Europe overlooking Poland, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia and Russia before becoming General Manager of Celio Italy,
based in Milano, with the responsibility of 75 stores and 450 employees. In
December 2018 Jérôme became Retail and International Director with the leading
European e-commerce company Notino. After three years with Notino Jérôme joined
the furniture and home decoration online retailer Bonami as CCO (Chief
Commercial Officer), a position he held for two years. Since October 2023 Jérôme
is International Retail Director with the brand Maisons du Monde.



#Mihai Nodea
Senior Development Manager, Global e-Commerce
Lego Group
Bilund, Denmark

“As a sales guy, it is by default a tough task for other people to sell things
to me. This is an even greater challenge when talking about a career move. An
opportunity that turns into a sign-off is a life-changing experience and the
human touch and the support you get is so very important in that process! I
appreciate Philippe beyond words for being able to blend in a brilliant manner
two things: an excellent approach professionally and a very empathic attitude,
being centered on the candidate. Feeling cared after and having your priorities
at the top of the list is definitely something you wish you would get as a
candidate. I never felt as being part of a ‘transaction’, but rather having been
helped to find a better life path for myself. With Philippe, I have gained not
only a great contact with a fantastic expertise and valuable network, but also a
friend who is there to support me when I am in doubt with my career and I truly
thank him for that!”

Mihai is a graduate from the University of Politechnica of Bucharest and holds a
bachelor in international business administration from the University of
Southern Denmark. Mihai started his professional career as a Customer Care
Representative in Orange Romania. He successively held key account management
roles with LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson before joining HTC with country
sales and marketing responsibilities over Romania, Hungary and Moldova, before
becoming Global Account Director for Orange. In February 2020 Mihai became OEM
Business Development Manager with Danfoss, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since
November 2023 Mihai is Senior Development Manager Global e-Commerce with Lego
Group in Billund, Denmark.



#Jan Škroud
Founder and Principal Consultant,
Inomee
London, United Kingdom

“During the recruitment process Philippe expertly connected my professional
skills, abilities and long-term career aspirations with his client’s short as
well as long term business objectives. The result was a mutually beneficial
cooperation where I could grow my career and evolve as a professional while
driving commercial success of my new employer. It was a truly win-win situation
and that’s what I value the most about his approach to recruitment; that he
helps both parties grow.”

Jan Skroud holds a masteJan Skroud holds a master’s degree from the University
of New York in Prague. He started his career as a concierge at the Four Seasons
hotel in Prague before embarking on a sales career with the Prague Boscolo hotel
first, then with the Prague Intercontinental Hotel and the Yard resort in the
Czech Republic. In 2013 he joined the group Compagnie des Alpes as Commercial
Director of the newly Grévin operation in Prague. In January 2018 he moved to
London as Director of Sales and Marketing at Bateaux London, a division of
Sodexo Sports & Leisure. In October 2019 Jan became Regional Director of Sales
for Europe with the airport services company Plaza Premium Group in London.
Since 2021 Jan is the Founder and the Principal Consultant of the training and
learning company Inomee, based in London.



#Veronika Zupková
Project Manager,
Stefan Dabruck Management
Frankfurt, Germany

“I first met Philippe in 2014 as he reached out to me about a luxury retail
position with the luxury group Louis Vuitton in Prague, who was preparing the
opening of a flagship store. This turned out to be the right role for me for the
next five years – not to mention on two continents since I was offered to
relocate for Louis Vuitton in Las Vegas. Through honest and stimulating
discussions, Philippe always guided my career path to success and when in doubt
he was always there. Philippe is a full package: he understands people and
markets on a very high level and he has a great network. There’s not more one
could ask for. He opened a door for me that shaped my life journey and I will
always be grateful for that.”

Veronika Zupkova holds a bachelor in international relations from the Masaryk
University in Brno with a focus on European studies. She started her career in
retail as Assistant Boutique Manager in San Francisco, California, before coming
back to the Czech Republic as Boutique Manager for the jewelry retailer
Swarovski, a role she held for more than three years. In 2014 she joined the
iconic luxury brand Louis Vuitton as Team Manager in preparation of the opening
of their new flagship store in Prague. Early 2018 she was offered to relocate to
Las Vegas, Nevada as Team Manager of the Louis Vuitton Wynn’s men’s store and
then to Frankfurt, Germany. Since November 2021 Veronika is Project Manager with
the company Stefan Dabruck Management in Frankfurt, Germany.



#Ulrich Früh
Project Director,
SWZT Chartered Consultants
Vienna, Autriche
(© Photography by Kambis Mahdavian)

"Philippe contacted me in 2006, a few years after I had completed my first high
rise development, the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw. After having discussed
my professional background, my qualifications and my career plans at length,
Philippe was fast to come up with a short list of challenging options. In his
professional, diplomatic and experienced way he continued his support and kind
advice throughout the period of contract negotiations with my new employer. Our
relationship did not end with his successful intervention to make me Project
Director on an international landmark investment in Poland. Over the years,
Philippe has become an admittedly rarely seen but nevertheless dear friend, who
keeps in contact over all this time, and who's style, yes humor, experience,
knowledge of the markets and at times even fatherly advice, have become and
remain irreplaceable throughout my career".

A graduate from the Technical University in Vienna and an architecture engineer,
Mr Fruh started his career with various architects and structural engineers in
Vienna before joining the general contractor company Porr with the project
management responsibility of the University Library in Warsaw. In 2000 he became
Project Manager and Executive Architect (still with the company PORR) of the
Intercontinental tower in Warsaw. In 2004 he became Country Manager of the real
estate development company UBM in Poland and in 2007 joined Orco Property Group
as a Project Director with the responsibility over the project management of
Zlota 44 turn key residential tower in Warsaw. Once this project completed
Ulrich participated to numerous development projects among them the DC Towers in
Vienna and the University of Economics in Vienna (WU Campus). Since February
2019 Ulrich Fruh is Project Director with SWZT Chartered Consultants in Vienna
in Austria.



#Gordana Tomičić
President of the Management Board
Sunčani Hvar
Zagreb, Croatia

"My personal experience with Philippe Riboton has been outstanding. He contacted
me for the position of Director of Finance and Administration in Sunčani Hvar, a
Croatian hospitality company which was passing through a deep phase of
reorganization and financial restructuring. Through the entire process of my
recruitment he has always provided a very responsive, efficient and helpful
service. His ability to match the company's business requirements and candidate
profile  has been priceless.  Consequently, just a couple of months after my
hiring, I became President of the Management Board. I would not have any
hesitation recommending him to any other employer or candidate."

With more than 30 years of expertise in the hospitality industry, Mrs. Tomičić
held the role of President of the Management Board of Istraturist and initiated
a dynamic cycle of restructuring, investments and implementation of strategic
projects which led to the transformation of the company into one of the most
successful tourism companies in Croatia. Mrs. Tomičić joined Sunčani Hvar Hotels
in July 2011 as Director of Finance and Administration. In December 2012 she was
elected Company’s President and since then has successfully led the Company
through pre-bankruptcy settlement proceedings and finalized the operational,
organizational and financial restructuring of the organization.



#Katerina Pankova
Luxury Personal Shopper
Prague, Czech Republic

“I met Philippe at the beginning of 2014 in Prague (Czech Republic). Philippe
immediately struck me for his deep professionalism. He was always there for me
online, whether I contacted him during the day or at midnight: he was always
available. He took his time to know me deeply as a person, not only as a
candidate. He didn’t limit himself to asking me standard “professional
questions” but he really tried hard to understand my personality and my
capabilities. I have been living in two additional countries since I left Prague
and the Czech Republic - and I have met with a lot of other HR professionals -
but none of them can be compared to Philippe.”

Katerina Pankova is Ukrainian and she holds a bachelor in economics from the
Donetsk National University as well as a master’s degree in languages. She
started her career in Ukraine before moving to the Czech Republic by entering
the world of fashion retail and becoming Visual Merchandiser and Sales
Consultant. In 2012 she joined the Italian brand Dolce Gabbana in Prague
becoming the Deputy Store Manager. After two and a half years in the role she
was recruited by Louis Vuitton in Prague as a Client Advisor in the
ready-to-wear department. She then moved to Sofia, Bulgaria, where she was in
charge of instore merchandising of two luxury fashion boutiques. Since November
2019 she moved to Milano, Italy, where she was working for the iconic brand
Versace in their Montenapoleone flagship store as a Sales Associate
Ready-to-Wear. Since May 2020 Katerina is back in Prague where she works as a
Luxury Personal Shopper, a Stylist and a Concierge.



#Jitka Schmiedova
General Manager,
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech
Prague, Czech Republic

“As HR professional I clearly recognized in our first meeting what Philippe‘s
differentiating value is. I not only wanted to continue the dialogue with him
but I truly looked forward to each and every interaction. Philippe is a great
listener genuinely interested in you as a person, your story and what it is that
you want to change in your life and career. He is also honest and open to share
his views about you and your plan or where you fit best no matter how
challenging that can be. With Philippe’s charm and curious eye contact I
immediately found myself in a trustworthy environment so crucial in the
vulnerable process of career change. In the long term process we have been in
together, his value to me often was his patience and a strongly dedicated
approach to make it all work for both sides no matter what level of detail
needed attention. Along the whole journey Philippe acted as a bridge, sensitive
to both sides interests, knowing when to pull or push to make sure all important
aspects are clear and in place. His fast responsiveness, reliability and in
addition the so rare fun factor made it a great experience for me I will always
treasure.”

Jitka Schmiedova worked across multiple sectors in her career, among them the
heavy industry, the automotive industry, health insurance, telecommunications
and banking. Among other companies she worked for about ten years for the
company Norsk Hydro (a world leader in aluminum production) as well as for four
years with the company Mitsubishi Electric Automotive with the assignment of
setting up an entire new automotive plant from scratch. However the strongest
industry represented in her experience is financial services since she served as
the number one HR head for the Czech bank Ceska Sporitelna, later on Austrian
Erste Bank (the mother company of Ceska Sporitelna) and more recently NN
Investment Partners, a daughter company of Dutch insurance giant Nationale
Nederlanden, based in Amsterdam. Upon returning to the Czech Republic in March
2020 year she became HR Director for a zone of 14 countries in Central and
Eastern Europe with the environmental services company Veolia. Since December
2021 she is General Manager (GA) of Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech.



#Anna Wolska
Central Eastern Europe Procurement Director,
Green Factory Group a.s
Warsaw, Poland

“Philippe Riboton is probably the only headhunter I have met in Europe with such
a professional and long-term approach to cooperating with senior executives,
providing regular feedback during the recruitment process, monitoring the
satisfaction after the recruitment is over and the executive gets in the role.
Throughout the whole process he showed a very professional approach,
demonstrating strong respect of the candidate’s objectives and sharing the
vision for the future evolution with the new employer. I am happy to recommend
Philippe as a partner in senior recruitment and executive search”.

Anna Wolska holds a master’s degree in marketing from the Warsaw School of
Economics as well as an MBA from the School of Finance and Management in Warsaw.
She did a significant part of her career with the work solutions company Lyreco
in Poland holding commercial management responsibilities as National Sales
Manager and Corporate Accounts Director (staying a total of 15 years with the
company). In 2013 she joined the company EasyPack as Global Commercial Director,
managing international subsidiary sales across the UK, Russia, Italy, Slovakia
and the Czech Republic. Later on she became Business Partner of the company
FGBS, focusing on business process design, implementation and improvement for
various international companies in Poland before joining the payment cards
solutions company Edenred. In 2018 she joined the top management team of Polish
food companies Green Factory, Green Holding and Primavega. She is currently
working as Central Eastern Europe Procurement Director for Green Factory Group
a.s.



#Emil Kovac
Chief Executive Officer
Apelby Communications
Prague, Czech Republic

“I know Philippe for almost 20 years and I am very grateful to him for boosting
my career. It was in 2008 when Philippe helped me to switch from senior manager
roles to C-level role. It was not only that he believed in a perfect match with
my former employer, where I have spent great ten years! It’s the know-how and
the experience. And if would ever want to change my current job, he would be my
first choice: always!”

Emil Kovac is Czech and he’s an MBA graduate from the City University of
Seattle. Emil started his career as a Business Development Manager with
alternative telecommunications operator Aliatel before joining Telefonica 02
(formerly Czech Telecom) as International Carrier Manager, and then IDT, one of
the largest wholesale telecommunication carriers in the world, becoming Managing
Director for IDT Global, managing all CEE operations. In 2007 he joined Vodafone
Czech Republic as Senior Manager for Mobile Advertising, developing mobile
advertising solutions on the Czech market. In 2008 he joined the retail
advertising company POS Media Group as Country Manager for the Czech Republic,
later on becoming Group COO. Since February 2021 Emil is the Chief Executive
Officer of Apelby Communications, a European ICT service provider.



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