ABSL MANAGEMENT & TEAM

ABSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JAROMÍR STAROBA

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS, PRESIDENT

AB INBEV, DIRECTOR OF THE PRAGUE DIGITAL HUB BUSINESS SERVICES CENTER

Jaromir is leading AB InBev Global Capability Center in Prague with team of over 900 professionals driving business services in area of logistics, HR, finance, customer and digital employee experience and procurement.

He is with AB InBev since 2006 and has experience in various domains such as supply chain management, HR, project management including system implementations across both BSC area and business operations. Jaromir is strong believer in repurposing of business centers for value add activities through Digital Transformation and Data AI/ML and Diversity&Inclusion ambassador.

JONATHAN APPLETON

MANAGING DIRECTOR, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jonathan is the Managing Director of ABSL Czech Republic which represents the interests of Global Shared Service Centres and Outsourcing firms in the Czech Republic, one of Europes top outsourcing destinations. Jonathan has over 20 years experience in the CEE region and previously was a director at PwC Czech Republic where he supported Business Services clients in the Czech Republic and across CEE.

ABSL TEAM

HELENA TABAKOVOVÁ

SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Helena came to ABSL with direct experience from the international expert and contact center BlueLink International CZ, where she worked as a Brand and Employee Experience Manager. She was engaged in projects that won BlueLink prestigious awards in the area of business services. Helena also has significant work experience from the media as well as NGOs as a project and marketing manager.

As the Operations Manager at ABSL she is mainly responsible for business development, developing relations with ABSL members and partners and is in charge of ABSL projects and events at the operational level.

ADÉLA FEJFAROVÁ

EVENT & COMMUNITY MANAGER

Adela joined ABSL in June 2020 and came directly from the business services sector where she worked in financial SSC for Envista. After leaving Envista she started to gain more experience in the marketing and media sector. As Event & Community Manager at ABSL, she is in charge of event organisation for the ABSL member community and she makes sure that all the events go smoothly. She is also helping with developing closer relationships with ABSL members and partners. As Adela is also keen to PR and media and in June 2022 she managed to achieve a master’s degree in Media studies at Charles University, she is supporting ABSL in this area too.

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