CEO succession and Board advisory
Who should lead your CEE business - and is that person already inside the company?
We assess current leaders, compare external alternatives and recommend whom to appoint, retain or replace. Our partners work from within CEE, checking results and references in local languages.
Partner-led · Commissioned separately from executive search
CEO & Board Advisory in CEE
Advisory services
Before you hire, promote or invest
Tell us what you need to decide. We agree whom to assess, what to check and what you will receive before work begins.
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CEO succession advisory
Should your next CEO come from inside the business or outside - and when can they take over?
You receive
A recommendation on whom to appoint, what preparation is needed and how to manage the handover.
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Leadership team review
Who in your current team can take on more responsibility, and where do you need someone new?
You receive
Recommendations on promotions, responsibilities and gaps to fill, based on interviews and evidence of results.
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Role and compensation benchmark
Are you asking too much of one role—or offering too little to attract the person you need?
You receive
A recommended role scope and indicative pay range, compared with relevant positions in your markets, with sources and limitations stated.
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Management assessment (management audit)
Can the management team of the business you are buying or already own deliver your investment plan?
You receive
An assessment of each leader against the plan, with evidence, risks and a recommendation to retain, develop or replace.
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Confidential succession map
If a key leader leaves—or needs to be replaced—who could take over?
You receive
A named map of potential successors inside and outside the business. Interest and availability are checked only through agreed outreach.
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Leadership after a merger
You now have two management teams. Who should lead the combined business, and in which roles?
You receive
An assessment of both teams and a recommendation on who takes each role, which responsibilities change and where you need to hire.
Mandate perspectives
Selected CEO & Board advisory mandates
Examples of completed advisory mandates. Client names remain confidential.
Industrial · CEO succession advisory
Planned CEE CEO succession
The European HQ expected an external search. We identified an internal successor who needed six months of preparation and recommended an internal appointment with a transition plan. No external search was launched.
Confidential C-level replacement
We mapped seven potential successors in Czechia and Slovakia against the role and fit-and-proper requirements. The board used the findings to plan the replacement before informing the incumbent.
Automotive · Post-M&A alignment
C-level post-M&A alignment
Following an acquisition, Menity assessed the COO, CHRO and CIO leading manufacturing expansion across CEE against external options. We recommended that the private equity owner retain all three leaders and address the development needs identified.
From question to recommendation
What we check before making a recommendation
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Agree what must be decided
We agree the decision, the business results required, who makes the final call and who may know about the assignment.
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Check what the leaders have delivered
We interview the leaders, review their results and check references where agreed. We distinguish what they personally delivered from what came from the wider group.
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Compare the available options
We compare the relevant internal and external options against the same requirements. Any external approach needs your agreement before we contact anyone.
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Give you our recommendation
Your Managing Partner presents whom we recommend, why, the risks and the next steps. You receive the recommendation in writing and discuss it directly with him.
Your advisory partners
Who assesses your leaders
Peter Nemčok in Bratislava and Vladimír Janík in Prague previously worked in international companies. They have built and run Menity since 2007.
They know the CEE markets, speak local languages and assess leaders directly. The partner you brief presents his recommendation to your board or shareholders.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
CEO succession and Board advisory FAQs
Before you commission an assessment
Does an advisory assignment commit us to an executive search?
No. Advisory is commissioned separately. We may recommend an internal appointment, keeping the current team or preparing a successor. Any executive search requires a separate agreement.
Can you map potential successors without alerting the market?
Yes. We can identify potential successors without approaching them. If you want us to test interest or availability, we agree whom to contact and what may be disclosed before any approach.
Can you assess a management team before a transaction closes?
Yes, where the seller and target company agree to access. We assess the leaders against your investment plan, identify management risks and recommend whom to retain, develop or replace.
Where we operate
Our core markets are Slovakia, Czechia, Austria and Hungary, with selected mandates in Germany and the UK.
Our offices
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