Menity Insights
Executive search and leadership in CEE
Articles and interviews on senior appointments, CEO succession and running businesses across CEE, informed by Menity’s executive search and advisory work since 2007.
Article series
The market, senior roles and hiring standards
01 · The market
CEE Leadership Reality
How ownership changes, regulation and, succession, confidentiality and candidate availability affect senior appointments across CEE.
02 · The role
The Senior Seat
Responsibilities, decision-making authority and expectations for CEOs, board members and C-level executives.
03 · The standard
Standards
Selection criteria, candidate assessment, executive pay and diversity in hiring.
Featured insight

CEE Leadership Reality · September 2026
Why senior searches in CEE often begin before the role becomes public
Succession risk, ownership change and confidential replacement mean that the real decision often starts before there is a vacancy to announce.
Robert Trekar · 6 min read
Latest Insights
Recent analysis from Menity
Standards · August 2026 · Peter Nemčok · 4 min read
Diversity in executive search starts with the brief
How selection criteria can exclude suitable candidates before a search begins.
First-hand leadership perspectives
Conversations with CEOs and senior executives
Menity’s co-founders interview business leaders across CEE. Guests participate without payment and approve their answers before publication.
CEO Perspective · Since 2026
One question answered by a CEO about a decision they have made.
Featured: Radoslav Kopka · PERI Slovensko
Leaders Talk · 2014–2016 and since 2025
21 interviews on organisational change, managing teams and leading businesses across CEE.
Selected conversations: Molson Coors · OMV · Lyreco





