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Learn about who we are, how we work and what we do to help make the world a better place.

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About Vodafone

Vodafone Czech Republic is part of the international Vodafone Group, a telecommunications leader in Europe and Africa. In the Czech Republic, we provide more than 5 million customers with our mobile services, Internet access, and digital TV. Additionally, we cater to business clients with advanced digitalisation and IoT solutions. Our mission is to build a digital society that drives socio-economic growth, is inclusive for everyone, and respects our planet.

Maintaining Trust

We strive to deliver our services securely and responsibly.

Protecting the Planet

We protect the planet and enable our customers to do the same.

Empowering People

We connect everyone, regardless of who they are or where they live.

Company management

Violeta Luca

CEO

Violeta Luca

Violeta Luca has been in charge of Czech Vodafone since January 2024. Before that, she was the CEO of Microsoft Czech Republic and Slovakia. And before that, she was the CEO of Microsoft in Romania. Violeta Luca has managed transformation projects in retail, banking, e-commerce, healthcare and telecommunications. She has long focused on the development of digital skills, innovation and support for start-ups; she also provides active mentoring to empower women in their professional and management careers. She has received numerous awards and was recognised by Forbes as one of the 20 most influential women in Fintech in the CR and one of the TOP CEOs in 2023. In the Manager of the Year 2022 competition, she won in the Foreign Manager category. Before joining Microsoft, she worked at companies such as Metro Cash & Carry, Dante International, Flanco Retail, Whirlpool and AIG. She graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania.

Pavel Škarda

Vice President of Care and Sales

Pavel Škarda

Pavel Škarda focuses on call centre management, customer processes and other forms of client care. He joined Vodafone in 2019 during the integration of UPC, where as Operations Manager he improved customer satisfaction by introducing new technologies and processes. He also led several customer experience initiatives. Under his leadership, a number of commercial and transformation projects were delivered, including the final phase of the UPC integration, the acquisition of SAZKAmobil and the simplification of project management.

Doğu Kir

Vice President of the Consumer Segment

Doğu Kir

Doğu Kir started his career at Vodafone Turkey, where he held various positions in pricing, product management, and strategy until June 2021. He then became the Consumer Segment Director at Vodafone Albania, where, under his leadership, Vodafone's market share, brand engagement, and retail revenues grew significantly. In his role in the Czech Republic, he is responsible for the sales of services to end customers. He leads the marketing team responsible for advertising campaigns and oversees teams managing digital channels, websites, and the Vodafone TV service.

Veronika Brázdilová

Vice President of Corporate Clients

Veronika Brázdilová

Veronika Brázdilová has been working in the field of technology throughout her career. She has held director positions at companies such as Telefónica, SGS and Xerox. She joined Vodafone in September 2020 and currently leads the Vodafone Business division, which provides services to corporate customers. Under her leadership, Vodafone Business has long focused on supporting the digitalization of Czech companies through modern technologies and managed services. Key areas include cybersecurity, data network management, 5G private networks, cloud technologies, the Internet of Things, services supporting modern ways of working and artificial intelligence. These solutions give companies a strong technology advantage for building a digitally connected and efficient business – in terms of financial management, operations, security, customer experience and sustainability. Veronika has also been actively involved in mentoring for several years, through which she spreads awareness of the importance of open leadership and willingness to embrace innovation across all areas of business. She also supports several charity projects, is a passionate traveller and has been included by Forbes in its ranking of the most influential women in the Czech Republic.

Petr Brunclík

Vice President of Information Technology

Petr Brunclík

Petr Brunclík has been the Vice President of Information Technology since September 2021. He joined Vodafone from the world of banking. He worked at the Slovenian NLB Group as Operating Director and has previous work experience from Home Credit and GE Money. His priority is to stimulate collaboration across the company to ensure Vodafone can implement its commercial strategies and succeed in providing new services on the telecommunications market. He focuses on improving digital services for our customers, streamlining IT, automating and accelerating delivery. In his free time, he likes to do sports.

Catalina Chiribau

Vice President of Finance and Strategy

Catalina Chiribau

Catalina Chiribau has extensive experience in the international environment. She started her career at Vodafone in 2007 in Romania and has since worked in key positions in the UK, Singapore and Italy. Before joining Vodafone, she gained valuable experience at Microsoft and KPMG.

Miroslav Bula

Vice President of Networks

Miroslav Bula

Miroslav Bula joined Vodafone in 2006 as a network architect. Then he spent several years in charge of the planning of the development of the exchange part of the network and access network strategy. He was also behind the introduction of new network functionalities and the creation of a team responsible for stable operations. He has been instrumental in the management of several key Vodafone projects. These include the deployment of 3G, 4G and 5G networks, the first 5G holographic call in Karlovy Vary in 2019, the construction of a Narrow Band network for the Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and the coverage of the Prague metro with mobile signal. He was also responsible for the integration of fixed networks gained through the UPC acquisition into the Vodafone infrastructure. Since February 2022, he has been the Vice President of Network Operations and Development. Before joining Vodafone, he spent several years at T-Mobile CZ and T-Mobile International in Bonn. In his spare time, he enjoys being with his two children, travelling, staying in nature and fishing.

Vladimíra Chlandová

Vice President for Legal Affairs, Risk Management and Corporate Security

Vladimíra Chlandová

Vladimíra Chlandová is a member of the Board of Directors of Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Vodafone Foundation.At the Czech branch of the Vodafone Group, she leads the Legal, Regulatory, Risk Management, and Corporate Security departments. She brings extensive experience in law, regulation, and compliance, gained during her tenure at T-Mobile Czech Republic, Slovak Telekom, UPC Czech Republic, and the Trelleborg Group.She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague and has been actively involved in industry associations and supervisory bodies for many years. Among other roles, she served for over 10 years as Chairwoman of the Board of the Czech Association of Electronic Communications, was a member of the expert panel of the Czech Telecommunication Office during the digitalization of television broadcasting, and a member of the supervisory board of the Czech Film Fund. She has repeatedly been ranked among the top 100 female lawyers in the Czech Republic.

Vodafone Group in numbers

Vodafone Group operates mobile and fixed networks in 15 countries and in more than 40 other countries works in the mobile network sector with its partners.

Mobile and broadband services

We serve over 355 million mobile and broadband customers.

Internet of Things

Vodafone runs one of the world’s largest IoT platforms, with over 215 million IoT connections.

Financial services

We provide financial services to around 92 million customers across seven African countries.

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