Starting as a procurement officer, moving through the role of commodity buyer, and eventually becoming Head of Procurement – this is the journey Hana Sušková has taken before settling where real change happens: at Veolia. Here, leading her department, she takes on major decarbonization projects, which in practice means negotiating a better climate for all of us – quite literally. Where others see emissions, she sees opportunities for smarter procurement and effective negotiation. She now leverages her experience in team leadership, implementation of new systems, and process digitalization gained at companies such as Škoda Vagonka, OKK Koksovny, Tatra Defence Vehicle, and AL INVEST Břidličná to convince even the largest industrial players that they are on the right path.
Gabriela Vysocká has had a part to play in the fact that the Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region prioritises the corporate governance of public administration, including procurement, being transparent and effective. She has been working there since its inception in 2001. She started in the IT department as an application administrator, then moved to the Corporate Management Support Department, where she developed a communication tool called the Regional Portal. For the past three years she has been the head of this department.