Mrs. Jelusic has been working on the projects with leading regional and multinational companies including Croatian Agrokor, Podravka, Dukat, Slovenian Droga Kolinska, Serbian Sojaprotein, Swiss Vetropack, French Pernod Ricard and is responsible for the Banks relationship with Bunge, one of the world largest agribusiness companies. Before joining EBRD she worked in Raiffeisen Austria d.d. in Zagreb, Merrill Lynch Private Client Group in Boston, Croatian National Bank and Central Securities Depository of Italy – Monte Titoli S.p.a. in Milan.

Currently responsible for retail research (retail market monitoring, retail chain / channel research, shopper research) in Czech Republic. Working also as a member of Central-East Europe Competence Center for Retail within GfK Group. Main research interests: quantitative projects in shopper segmentation, loyalty builders, retail chain positioning.

He has co-founded his own agency specialized in retail & consumer sectors in early 1991. After selling it to GfK Group in 2000 he has been working in different management positions at GfK companies in Prague, Vienna and New York. At present he is one of two Managing Directors of GfK Austria in charge of the management of GfK in 18 CEE countries including Russia. His focus is media, healthcare, consumer and retail markets. Tomas also leads global GfK Mystery Shopping practise.

Stepan monitors key industry trends and issues on a year-round basis and is responsible for market analysis, highlighting key trends and developments, which provide detailed insight into corporate activity and the state of the industry. Stepan has a Master degree in Economics from University of Pardubice, Czech Republic.

Mrs. Stausholm became an equity analyst with Nikko Securities in London, followed by a job responsible for the Nordic Equity Desk with SBCI. London. She was Private Banker with Banque de Depots Geneva and later advised G.A.M. Mrs. Stausholm has been on the Board of Duni /Bilaa A/S Denmark, and Pindstrup Mosebrug, Denmark which has activities in UK, Spain and the Baltic countries.

From 1994 to 1997, she worked as a project coordinator in The Institute for Food Studies & Agroindustrial Development (IFAU) carrying out research on the global food industry and agribusiness. Main focus in most of the projects was market intelligence and market development, the international competitiveness of the food and agroindustries, and trends in consumer behaviour and product innovation in a pan-European perspective.

Since 1998, she has been the managing director of IFAU. She has continuously developed a personal network to organisations, authorities and companies all over Europe. In the last 5 years Karen has contributed to research projects on several food sub-sectors, and has worked with market development issues across Europe, with special attention to agriculture, food and food marketing in East Europe.

IFAU was founded in 1982 as an independent private research organisation. Research is conducted globally and mostly provides knowledge about marketing, innovation, company growth and the competitive situation in all sub-sectors of international food industry and agribusiness. IFAU’s research is either carried out for very specific topics, with a value chain or a sub-sector approach. IFAU cooperates with companies, organisations and institutions across Europe incl. DG Enterprise, DG Agriculture, UNIDO and FAO.

Examples of IFAU’s research reports:
• Innovative technologies in the European food sector, ongoing, 2008
• Food sector specificities relevant for company growth, innovation and access to financing. ENFFI-project, DG Enterprise, 2007 and on-going.
• Innovation in the European meat industry, for CSN, Quebec, Canada, 2006
• The competitiveness of the global pork industry, for Danish companies, 2005
• Outlook for the Danish meat industry – Competitive issues (2005)
• Certification and Quality Assurance Schemes in Scandinavian food and agriculture (2005)
• The meat industry in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary – Strategic considerations for Danish companies (2004)
• Development trends in the European meat industry and impacts on markets and competition (2004)
• Legal review of pork production in Denmark (2004)
• China’s role in the global market for pork (2003)
• The European market for processed meat products (2003)
• The food retail market in Russia (2002)

The expansion is continuous and progressive, currently covering the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Poland, and Latvia countries. Having the General Manager experience in leading the business expansions of not only EMCM but also Kotva a.s. and Melodia s.r.o. companies during their peak times, proves Pavel Klimeš expertise on the market.”

Education
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1979 – 1983 Prague University of Economy
Diploma in Foreign Trade

Professional experience
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2000 to present: Euro Mall Centre Management s.r.o.
General Manager

1. Shopping centre Kotva, a.s., Prague

1996-1997 – General Manager

 

1997 – 1999 – Operation Manager

1991 – 1996                         Melodia, spol. s.r.o. Hradec Králové
Director and secretary of the company

 

1989 – 1991                        Czechoslovak Musical Instruments, state owned company,
Hradec Králové
Director of Melodia

 

1984 – 1989                         Czechoslovak Musical Instruments, state owned company
Hradec Králové
Economist

 

1983 – 1984                          PZO Metalimex, foreign trade copany, Pratur

Apart from his teaching activity in Germany he lectures in trade marketing and trade management at the Moscow academy of business at the Government of Moscow, where he honoured by a professorship honoris causa.

Prof.Hallier manages also the European Retail Academy (www.european-retail-academy.org) as an executive member of the Board of Trustees.

His book “EuroShop” published in German/English in 2004 became a standard shopfitting literature.

Education:                            
- 1973 - 78, University - ČVUT  Prague, Faculty of Electricity
- 1984 - 89, University – VŠSE Plzeň, Faculty of Mechanics
Job description:                 
- 1979 - 84, Projector-designer          
- 1984 - 86, Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Mechanics, Prague,  specialist (pressure welding)
- 1986 -93, Academy of  Sciences, Institute of Technology Plzeň, Head of Department of Diagnostics
- 1993 - 95, AGI, (PC, HW, SW, LAN), Plzeň,  Purchase Manager, Trade Manager, Director                                   
- 1995 - 1999, Kovopetrol, a.s. Plzeň, Head of Department for     
Companies Administration, Trade Manager for Milk Products
- 1999 -2000, Pragolaktos obchodní, a.s. Praha, Consultant of Board of Directors
- 2000 till now, Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic, Director.