Pavel Kucera

Current

Owner at Gamescape
Owner, Board Member, new business development at OSIN Financial, a.s.
Non-executive Partner and Founding Partner at Euro Center Trade, drinks24.com and Gurmetum

Senior Consultant and Partner at BMI PR

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Past

Head of Communications and Founding Partner at Euro Center Trade - drinks24.com
Managing Partner at Eklektik Porter Novelli
Affiliate Partner at Porter Novelli

Managing Partner at Eklektik Communications
Account executive at Ark Communications

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Education

University of Melbourne
La Trobe University

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Connections

214 connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

Pavel Kucera’s Summary

After two years of tertiary study, travelled to the Czech Republic for what was meant to be a belated gap year. Fascinated with the changes taking place in post-communist Eastern Europe, ended up staying. Worked as a secondary school English teacher, translator, consular official at local Australian Embassy, advertising and then product marketing before moving into Public Relations with own agencies and then back into FMCG and online B2C sales & marketing. Currently utilizing all experiences with niche and service marketing with my current financial services company - OSIN Financial - www.osinfinancial.com.

Pavel Kucera’s Specialties:

Communications - PR incl. crisis, community, product & internal, PA, fund raising & working capital raising

Pavel Kucera’s Experience

Owner

Gamescape

(Computer Games industry)

September 2009 — Present (4 months)

New private equity retail chain for games, consoles and accessories. Pilot store opening November 2009 in Prague, Palladium shopping center.
Owner, Board Member, new business development

OSIN Financial, a.s.

(Financial Services industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Boutique financial services company , specializing in tolling financing - provision of working capital for the manufacturing sector. 4 live projects with another 20 million EUR immediately required to cover current client manufacturing financing needs.
Non-executive Partner and Founding Partner

Euro Center Trade, drinks24.com and Gurmetum

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Import and distribution - www.ectrade.cz
Online B2C via www.drinks24.com
Retail outlet in mall in Prague 5 - www.gurmetum.com
Senior Consultant and Partner

BMI PR

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

Boutique PR/PA agency - www.bmipr.com
Head of Communications and Founding Partner

Euro Center Trade - drinks24.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

December 2003 — December 2007 (4 years 1 month)

Beverage import and distribution
Online B2C via www.drinks24.com
Retail via mall outlet in Prague 5 shopping center
Managing Partner

Eklektik Porter Novelli

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

November 1999 — October 2004 (5 years )

PR/PA agency with office in Central Europe
Activities merged with BMI PR in 2004
Affiliate Partner

Porter Novelli

(Public Company; OMC; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1998 — 2004 (6 years )
Managing Partner

Eklektik Communications

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

March 1994 — October 1999 (5 years 8 months)
Account executive

Ark Communications

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1992 — 1993 (1 year )

Pavel Kucera’s Education

University of Melbourne

Arts , Economics/Arts , 1990 — 1991
La Trobe University

Economics , Economics , 1989 — 1990

Additional Information

Pavel Kucera’s Websites:

Pavel Kucera’s Interests:

Snowboarding, windsurfing, cooking, mentoring

Pavel Kucera’s Groups:

International Communications Consultancy Network, International Business Forum, Transparency International, Association of Czech PR Agencies, Czech Donors Forum