Slovak association elects new chair

The Slovak Association for Branded Products (SZZV) named Miroslava Klimantová, Country Manager and Commercial Director at Unilever Slovensko, as chair. She takes over from Ivan Pružinca, former Commercial Director Central Europe at Procter & Gamble.

Miroslava has held various management roles in Unilever. Before joining Unilever in 2006, she worked for Coca-Cola HBC for two years as Key Account Manager.

On her election, Miroslova said, "Brands bring added value not only to customers but also to employees, partners and suppliers who are involved in their construction. As chair of the Board of Directors, I want to contribute to the clear understanding of the uniqueness and importance of branded products in Slovakia.”

SZZV’s board consists of:

• Miroslava Klimant, Unilever (Chair)
• Róbert Kičina, Nestlé (Vice-chair)
• Petr Jonák, Coca-Cola HBC
• Marian Janoš, Danone
• Roman Kyr, Henkel
• Tomas Kautsky, Mondeléz
• Erik Cizek, Pernod Ricard
• Martin Tomovcik, Procter & Gamble
• Ľubomír Tuchscher (Executive Director)
• Juraj Lauko (General Secretary)

For more information, please contact SZZV.