Is there really such a thing as an agile company?

What do they personally understand by the term agile company? How do they view it and where do they see its benefits? What has adopting Agile brought them? On the other hand, have they lost anything? How do they perceive their role as CEOs in the agile transformation? What would they personally do differently in hindsight? We will discuss all this with Tomáš Salomon (CEO of Česká spořitelna), Jan Juchelka (CEO of Komerční banka), and Martin Palička (CEO of Etnetera Group).

Guests

Tomáš Salomon (CEO of Česká spořitelna)

Tomáš Salomon has been leading Česká spořitelna since 2016. He has spent most of his life working in the financial sector. He was a member of the board of Slovenská sporiteľňa and was involved in founding Mopet CZ. He served as chairman of the board and CEO of GE Capital Multiservis, retail banking at GE Capital Bank, and Poštová banka in Slovakia. He has also been involved in private investment projects and initiated the creation of a platform for mobile payments, among other ventures.

Jan Juchelka (CEO of Komerční banka)

Jan Juchelka graduated from Silesian University in Opava. Since 1995, he worked at the National Property Fund of the Czech Republic, serving as chairman of the executive committee from 2002 to 2005. Between 1999 and 2006, he was a member of Komerční banka’s supervisory board. He joined Komerční banka in 2006, initially as director of the Prague Corporate Banking Commercial Division, and later that year as a board member responsible for managing the Top Corporations and Investment Banking divisions. From 2012, he worked at Société Générale headquarters in Corporate and Investment Banking as Managing Director, Head of Coverage, responsible for corporate clients in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He also served as Senior Banker for Central and Eastern Europe. The Komerční banka board appointed Jan Juchelka as chairman of the board and CEO effective August 3, 2017. Since August 1, 2018, he has been responsible for Human Resources, Communications, Business Advisory, Internal Audit, Marketing, Strategy, and Finance.

Martin Palička (CEO of Etnetera Group)

Martin Palička has been active in the internet sector since 2000. For the past 10 years, he has led Etnetera, a company specializing in custom web and mobile application development. He also focuses on developing companies within the Etnetera Group, which they have built around Etnetera in recent years. All the companies share a strong emphasis on corporate culture and a commitment to helping clients through digital transformation. He advocates for maximum transparency and employee involvement in company management. His leadership is often inspired by the concepts of the "free company" and "happiness at work."