Czech Republic
Grayling is one of the leading Public Relations and Public Affairs consultancies in the Czech Republic. We opened in 1993 and remain one of the few full-service consultancies in the country able to offer international best practice tailored to the local market.
We have a team of 20 consultants specialising in corporate communications, product PR, government and regulatory affairs, issues and crisis management and digital and social media communications.
Grayling Czech Republic, www.grayling.cz has extensive experience in servicing clients from a range of sectors, including energy and heavy industry, healthcare, financial and professional services, technology and telecoms and consumer brands.
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Jan Simunek
Regional Director, CEE & SEE
Telephone: +420 2 2425 1555
jan.simunek@grayling.com
Jan has worked with Grayling for fifteen years and held country management positions in the Czech Republic / Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey before assuming CEE regional operational responsibility. Jan is an experienced advisor to international companies on Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, providing high-level strategic counsel focusing on government relations, supporting foreign direct investment, privatizations and M&A activities, offering clients a unique insight into government policy-making at the highest levels.
Jan has worked across many sectors including telecoms, banking, energy, construction, broadcast and defence sector. Jan has also directed a number of pan regional corporate accounts focusing on government relations, reputation management, issues and crisis management and financial PR. He handled regional corporate campaigns for companies including Visa Europe, ASTRA, Pokerstars, HP, RWE, ArcelorMittal, Google, GE and Deloitte.
Ben Petter
Country Managing Director
Telephone: +420 224 251 555
ben.petter@grayling.com
Ben is a Corporate Communications and Public Affairs specialist. He joined Grayling in 2010, initially based in Prague as part of the Central Practice Team, which involved coordinating pan-regional campaigns for some of our largest multi-national clients. He was appointed Managing Director of Grayling Czech Republic in April 2011.
Prior to joining Grayling, Ben worked in senior consultancy roles for two agencies in London, working across a wide range of sectors including financial services, energy and environment, retail, travel and tourism, the public sector and healthcare.
Ben’s first job after graduating from Oxford University was as a researcher in Parliament, working for the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson on Higher Education and Science.
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