Vojtěch Jirků joins PPF Group
09/01/2006
Vojtěch Jirků has become our Director for HR Strategy as of September 1. His main responsibility will be projects and activities related to overall organisation development, corporate culture as well as identification and development of talents within the PPF Group.
Vojtěch Jirků has previously worked in Microsoft where he came in 1997, first serving as Direct Marketing Manager for the Czech Republic. In 1999, he became Microsoft’s Sales Manager for small and medium enterprises in East Europe and in 2002 the company’s Director for Sales Operations in the same region. His most recent position was that of Director for Public Administration Strategy for Europe, Middle East and Africa and his task was to develop opportunities allowing information technology to contribute to solving issues such as unemployment, economic growth acceleration and improvement of countries’ competitive strength.
About his new PPF job, he says: "I believe that a company’s ability to use talents and human potential is the biggest long-term competitive advantage in today’ global market. The PPF Group is lucky to have hundreds and thousands excellent professionals in its ranks and I am looking forward to contributing to their personal growth and development. I am also attracted by the chance to work in a multinational company and help the PPF Group to build a global team with similar success.”
Vojtěch Jirků has previously worked in Microsoft where he came in 1997, first serving as Direct Marketing Manager for the Czech Republic. In 1999, he became Microsoft’s Sales Manager for small and medium enterprises in East Europe and in 2002 the company’s Director for Sales Operations in the same region. His most recent position was that of Director for Public Administration Strategy for Europe, Middle East and Africa and his task was to develop opportunities allowing information technology to contribute to solving issues such as unemployment, economic growth acceleration and improvement of countries’ competitive strength.
About his new PPF job, he says: "I believe that a company’s ability to use talents and human potential is the biggest long-term competitive advantage in today’ global market. The PPF Group is lucky to have hundreds and thousands excellent professionals in its ranks and I am looking forward to contributing to their personal growth and development. I am also attracted by the chance to work in a multinational company and help the PPF Group to build a global team with similar success.”