The Svoboda & Williams team has grown by several members since the start of the latest decade. Lukáš Podaný is our new Executive Manager, and the marketing, residential sales, commercial leasing, and financial departments have all added new faces.
Lukáš Podaný, a graduate of the Czech Technical University in Prague, was hired in the fall as Svoboda & Williams’ Executive Manager. He has thus far spent most of his professional career as a project and process manager in various manufacturing, marketing, and IT companies. Lukáš also spent time working in Paris and Brisbane, and speaks French and English fluently.
The marketing team gained two new members at the beginning of the year. Miroslava Filová is the new Copywriter & Marketing Specialist for Slovakia. She is currently completing a master’s degree in Romance Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University and is a fluent speaker of English and Spanish. Martina Matiová is now in charge of project management. She studied psychology at the University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, and speaks English at an advanced level. Martina previously worked in marketing and as a copywriter.
In November, the residential sales teams in both Prague and Brno acquired new colleagues. New Sales Representative Serafima Nekovářová joined the Prague team. She studied communications and human resources at the University of Economics and Management Prague and used to work as a Front Office Supervisor in a premium hotel. Besides being fluent in Czech, Serafima also speaks Russian and English. Our Brno branch welcomed new Sales and Letting Representative Lenka Řičánková, a graduate of the Prague DesignŠkola, where she specialized in interior design. She also has prior experience as an investment specialist at the ČSOB bank and as a producer. Lenka has a good command of English, German, and French. Residential Rentals also has a new colleague. New Letting Representative Karel Honyš is currently finishing his degree in financial engineering at the University of Economics, Prague. Before joining Svoboda & Williams, he worked for the KMPG and Accenture consulting firms.
Martina Vorlíčková, who has a master’s degree in accounting and financial management from the University of Economics, was hired as our new financial manager at the beginning of the year. She previously worked as a financial analyst for Accenture and also has experience in property management. At the same time, Kateřina Burešová joined Svoboda & Williams as a Flexible Workspace Consultant in the Commercial Leasing Department. She is also working on completing her master’s degree in andragogy at the Palacký University Olomouc. Kateřina speaks English fluently. Not quite a new face at Svoboda & Williams since she worked in the past in the Commercial Leasing Department, she also has experience in HR from her time in Škoda Auto.
