Katarína Navrátilová, Tesco Stores CR

She has been working for Tesco since 2000, when she became purchasing coordinator. Since then, she has gone through several positions, which allowed her to learn a lot about the different parts of the business. After several positions in the commercial department, Katarína moved to Turkey, where she took over the role of sales director at Tesco – Kipa and at the same time became a member of the board of directors. After returning home she became HR director for Central Europe and a member of the Exec team. She became product director for Central Europe and played a key role in building partnerships with the suppliers, enabling Tesco to deliver healthy, affordable and sustainable products to its customers. She currently holds the position of chief executive officer Czech Republic. Although she likes to develop at work, her family is just as important to her. She is mother of two children. She likes to engage in sports with her family and spend free time actively while cycling, hiking or skiing.