Blanka Růžičková, the former spokesperson of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic joined the press office in Unipetrol, a.s.Prague, 15th May 2008 – Ing. Blanka Růžičková is from this day the spokesperson of the Unipetrol Group. As the Press Office Manager she will be responsible mostly for communication with the media and the public.
The new spokesperson, who for the last two years worked at the similar position for the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, has many years of experience in the media. In late 1987 she started work in the economy section of the Czech Press Office, in 1990 she moved on to the newly-created Hospodářské noviny daily. From 1993 to 1998 she was employed in the economy section of MF Dnes and then, until 2004, in the Euro weekly. In the next period she worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of the Profit weekly, and she left the Ekonom weekly to work for the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic.
Blanka Růžičková also has industry experience. She studied at the Institute of Chemical Technology (the today’s University of Pardubice) and after obtaining her diploma she worked for the then-Svit Gottwaldov. For eleven years she was employed at the Rubber and Plastics Technology Research Institute (Výzkumný ústav gumárenské a plastikářské technologie). She is married and has one child.
UNIPETROL, a.s. is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005 UNIPETROL became a part of the PKN ORLEN group, the biggest oil processor in the Central Europe. The UNIPETROL Group is oriented mostly on oil processing, fuels distribution and petrochemical production. In all these business areas the UNIPETROL Group is among the key players both in the Czech republic and on the Central European market. The Group belongs to the leading firms in the Czech Republic from the sales point of view and employs approximately 4000 persons.
Contact:
Blanka Růžičková
Spokesperson
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 731 881 111
E-mail : blanka.ruzickova@unipetrol.cz