Jan Brazda is a consultant in Spencer Stuart’s Prague office and is a member of the firm’s Financial Services, Technology, Communications & Media and Industrial practices.
With extensive experience in line management, including sales, marketing and general management, Jan brings a deep functional expertise to the firm. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, he served six years as a managing director for the World Trade Center Czech Republic, working for a company that specialized in high-level international business networking, organizing business missions accompanying the Czech President and Czech Prime Minister on official state visits. Jan also spent six years managing CEE regional activities of American Express, one of the largest global credit cards and business travel services providers. During this period, he and his team introduced many new products in CEE region, including a new AMEX Corporate Card in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Russia.
Jan’s search experience includes serving as CEE managing director for Hays Specialist Recruitment, one of the largest international recruitment firms. He completely restructured Hays business in Poland and launched Hays business operations in Hungary and Slovakia. During his years in line management, Jan recruited many top managers for his teams in different markets, especially in the finance, IT, sales and marketing functions.
Jan currently is serving his fourth term as a board member of American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic. He earned a master's degree from the University of Economics, Prague and International Executive M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He speaks Czech, English, Russian and French.