The tradition of New Year's concerts in Brussels continues

On January 30, 2025, the Flagey cultural center in Brussels once again became the venue for the Slovak New Year's Concert. As in previous years, the consulting company Fipra Slovakia became one of the partners of the popular event, which traditionally belongs to the calendar of (not only) the Slovak community in Brussels. The event was sponsored by the European Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the EU Juraj Nociar, Chargé d´affaires of the Slovak Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium Andrej Michalec and Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to NATO Marek Varga. Foreign and Slovak guests, mainly from European institutions and the diplomatic and entrepreneurship environment, listened to performers from various musical genres – opera singers Eva Hornyáková, Otokar Klein and Titusz Tóbisz, singers Michaela Kukurová and Marta Ďumbalová forming Duo La Femme, singers Marián Čekovský, Lukáš Adamec and Ondrej Kandráč, orchestra The Music of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic under conductor Július Selčan and children's folklore ensemble Klnka. The evening was moderated by Ľubomír Bajaník. As in previous years, we personally participated at the concert, which brings contact with Slovak culture to the center of the EU.

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Our Bratislava office with renovated premises

At the turn of the year, we began to fully enjoy the renovated company premises. The Bratislava office of the Jenewein Group and the consulting companies Fipra, CEC Group a EPPP remains at the same address in the city center and on the same floor – and at the same time looks completely different. Our approach, openness, history and enthusiasm for innovations and original ideas are also reflected in the new design of our interior. The center is a pleasant chill out zone with a 24/7 coffee & tea bar, interactive board, birdy box, golf putting set and table soccer. In a pleasant and inspiring environment, which we change over time thanks to thematic accessories, we like to debate, plan or negotiate with each other and with our partners, clients and guests. The backdrop is completed by the illuminated sign Trust me, I am a lobbyist and a design wallpaper created from archive issues of Amrop Jenewein News from 2001 to 2005. Trusted advisors, headhunters and lobbyists are represented by strong and long-term relationships with clients, building trust, empathy, understanding and common goals. We are looking forward to welcoming you!

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The end of the year with roast goose and Christmas punch

On December 11, 2024 none of us planned any evening program and we all sat down together at one big table. At the invitation of Martin Krekáč, the chairman of the Jenewein Group consulting group, we met at the Matyšák Hotel in Bratislava to enjoy the traditional St. Martin's roast goose (albeit a bit later). We slowed down a bit and in the pre-Christmas hectic period we still enjoyed the autumn atmosphere and one of the most exquisite delicacies of our cuisine. Exactly one week later, we spent our lunch break together again at the Christmas markets in Bratislava's Hviezdoslavovo and Main Squares. This time at the invitation of Patrik Zoltvány, senior partner of Fipra Slovakia. Thank you both for the invitation and all colleagues for the pleasant moments – we had a great time together as always. For a few hours we stopped in order to speed up again...

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Jenewein again in the rankings of the Largest in Business

This year, we are again among the leading companies in Slovakia, which made it into the TOP 10 in their respective business field in 2024. The rankings were published for the fifth time in the yearbook Largest in Business. We have repeatedly ranked among the largest in the sector of Executive Search companies, after taking into account a combination of various criteria. Jenewein Group consulting group is part of the TOP 10 in the Business Consulting sector based on the number of consultants. The Yearbook Largest in Business is published by The Slovak Spectator and the daily SME in cooperation with the company Finstat. The Slovak-English publication presents rankings of the largest companies and institutions in fifty categories and comparable information on the growth of sectors and companies over the past year (including the names of top executives and contact details). As a special supplement of SME daily and The Slovak Spectator, it successfully continues the tradition of the Book of Lists, which Jenewein Group has been a part of since its publication in 1999.

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Martin Krekáč – member of the Board of Trustees of Comenius University in Bratislava

Martin Krekáč is a chairman and founding partner of the Jenewein Group consulting group. In 1990, he managed to build a strong international background for the provision of consulting services focusing on Executive Search & Professional Services. Already at that time, he laid the foundations of the current Czech-Slovak premium group with strong ties to Austria and global reach, which helps organizations and individuals in defining and implementing strategic visions and improving performance through a one-stop-shop consultancy providing complex services within Strategic Leadership, Management & Public Policy. Since its establishment, he has gradually and systematically expanded its portfolio of expert consulting services through creation specialized companies, which became part of global partnerships and networks.

He focuses on Strategic Consulting Services and over more than thirty years, he has helped evaluate and appoint hundreds of CEOs and board members and delivered a number of successful CEO succession planning solutions. He has got extensive professional expertise in Strategic Leadership, Executive Search & Public Affairs. He is currently strengthening and improving the group's consulting portfolio and creating synergic solutions between individual companies, advisory platforms and their teams, which are an integral part of the Jenewein Group. He manages the strategic development of relations in the public sector and in regulated private sectors and helps create effective partnerships and knowledge transfer between the private and public entities. He is happy to pass on his many years of experience and unique know-how about major companies and organizations and his typical clients include the biggest personalities of Czech-Slovak business, founders and owners of family companies, family offices, private investors, shareholders, top managers, professional athletes and artists. He is a sought-after personal adviser on strategic issues and a recognized expert in HR policy and family business.

Martin Krekáč is also the founder and president of the European Public Policy Partnership (EPPP) – advisory and analytical institute operating in Bratislava and Brussels. He is a member of several boards and associations, clubs and organizations at home and abroad, as well as members of advisory bodies of the Slovak Parliament and the Slovak Government. From 2005 to 2013 he served as President of the Business Alliance of Slovakia (PAS) and from 2006 to 2010 he was a member and adviser of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels. He is leveraging many years of experience from university education as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Žilina (2011 – 2016) and of Comenius University in Bratislava (2024 – 2029). In 2016, he was nominated for the Crystal Wing Award in the category Business. He has given several dozens of professional lectures and has had extensive publishing activities at home and abroad.

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