Successful Alumni
Hana Scharffová
Czech TV
Hana is a Czech TV presenter of the Horizont ČT24, a programme dedicated to current world affairs. During studies, she spent two semesters abroad at the Universität St. Gallen and the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She has worked in media since 1999, during years 2005-2009 as a foreign correspondent of the Czech TV in Germany, where she interviewed many of its high representatives, including Chancellor Angela Merkel. In 2006 she received a prize for journalist under 33 (Novinářská křepelka). She is a Taekwon-do ITF medallist and likes to spend her time with family, friends, in nature or training, around people who inspire her and at all the places where life reaches a spiritual level.
Markéta Dvořák
Wellington Management Singapore
Based in the Singapore office, Markéta is a Business Development Manager at one of the world’s largest asset management firms, Wellington Management. Prior to moving to Singapore in 2015, she worked in the firm’s London office and their European investors. Markéta holds a double Masters degree from the University of Economics in Prague and Helsinki School of Economics (CEMS). She and her Singaporean husband have a son. In her free time, Marketa devotes her energy to supporting the cultural legacy of her great-great-grandfather, Czech Composer Antonín Dvořák.
Petra Chocholová
CEO
Hullabaloo
After graduating, Petra underwent the European graduate program of the Telefónica Group. Thanks to the planned rotations, she had the opportunity to gain experience in marketing, sales and strategy in branches in the Czech Republic and the UK, which she then used as a project manager in various companies. At the beginning of 2019, she started working as a COO in the advertising agency Hullabaloo, where after 6 months she took over the position of executive director.
CEMS graduate 2012
Karolina Šustrová
Head of Operations
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Karolina began her career path with a global leader in commercial real estate immediately after graduation via a year-long international experience programme. After that, she became director of Centrum Černý Most, a large shopping centre in Prague. Her rather fast track career within URW continued on several other positions when in spring 2019, she became the company’s operations director for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In addition to the financial and investment strategy of the portfolio of major shopping centres, Karolina is also responsible for the area of corporate social responsibility and innovations within the region.
CEMS graduate 2012
Andrea Hurychová
WeDigital Prague
CEMS graduate 2014
Daria Hvížďalová
JHV
Kate Zhuzha
Founder of NGO Union of Help to Kherson
and Project Manager, Risk Prevention, Meta
After earning her Master’s, Kate joined Meta to work in Global Operations, managing Risk Prevention programs and projects. Apart from her job, she co-founded an NGO, Union of Help to Kherson, to enable humanitarian relief activities in her home region in the form of foodstuffs, medicine, evac support and mental health services. Her activities won her the prestigious CEMS Junior Alumni of the Year 2022 Award, presented annually to outstanding alumni in recognition of their contribution to promoting the CEMS values.
CEMS Graduate 2019
Tomáš Hruška
L’Oréal
Tomáš started his career in the L’Oréal’s Marketing Department in the Czech Republic. He then worked in marketing and commerce in France; in Sweden as Country Managing Director, in Italy as General Manager Consumer Products Division, in the Czech Republic as Country Managing Director for the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Since March 2020 Tomáš has been operating in Denmark as Country Managing Director for Nordic countries.
Petr Šmíd
Petr has been working for Google since 2013. Before that, he worked as an Associate and Business Analyst and later as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Being a CEMS and INSEAD MBA graduate himself, he’s passionate about education – leading frequent workshops for students, professionals, startups, and other businesses. He has always enjoyed travelling, skiing & ice hockey, for the past 3 years, all of this with his little daughter.
Matouš Michněvič
Mastercard
Matouš started his career in an advisory at KPMG in Prague and later Amsterdam. He was at the start of the strategy team at PwC for middle and eastern Europe. He has been working at Mastercard since 2013. Matouš was awarded the Silver Medal of prof. Jan Jánský for his blood donation. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
Jan Rožek
CEO
Electrolux
Already during his studies, Honza began to profile himself in the field of marketing and business. He gained his first experience in the luxury division of L’Oréal. Since 2016, he was responsible for the operation of local branches in CZ/SK/HU in Sirowa Group which represents and distributes a wide portfolio of brands from the cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. In September 2022, Honza became a General Manager CZ/SK at Electrolux. In his free time, he not only devotes himself to his family, but he is also an avid athlete. He is a member of the professional triathlon team and in 2018 and 2020 he became the amateur national champion in long-distance triathlon (also known as Ironman). In 2022 he then participated in the World Championships in Hawaii.
CEMS graduate 2011
Filip Fingl
Founder
Science projects support
Filip spent his CEMS internship in Malaysia with Rocket Internet. After graduating from the university, he joined Boston Consulting Group as a consultant, where he spent three years on projects in the Czech Republic and abroad. Subsequently, he became the investment manager of the Rockaway Group and worked in the Mall Group as a director of strategy. From November 2018 till December 2022, he was the CEO and managing director of Dáme jídlo. As of 2023, he decided to venture into his own business and focuses on helping Czech science projects live up to their potential and make it in the world.
CEMS graduate 2014
Jan Moravčík
Co-owner, CEO
Gentleman Store
Honza is one of the two main faces of the Gentleman Store, a store with men’s fashion and cosmetics. He built the business together with his business partner Pavel already during his studies. In 2014, they started together with three boxes in the corner of the room. Today, they have a store in Prague and are also online in Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. The product portfolio continues to grow and today they even offer Prague gentlemen care in their own barbershop.
CEMS graduate 2018