1. Foreword
• Career profile
• Covering in brief my 15 years at Tebodin
• Focusing on the “ mission “ in Asia Pacific
• PowerPoint, I think  , is more user-friendly vs a
standard CV in a Word format
• Details and more information can be provided upon
interest
Kurka Petr, June 2015
p.kurka.1974@gmail.com
Kurka Petr, June 2015

2. Personal data & education
Personal data:
• Last name: Kurka
• First name: Petr
• Date of birth: March 25, 1974
• Nationality: Czech
• Status: married, 2 kids
Education:
• 2000: graduated from Czech Technical University, in Prague,
Czech Republic, MSc in Engineering (Civil & Architectural)
• 1999: 1 semester at Iowa State University; Structural steel,
Building Design, Solar Architecture, History of art,
Macroeconomics
• 2008: MBA, at Prague International Business School
Kurka Petr, June 2015
Languages:
Czech – native
English – excellent
German & Russian - basics

3. Career summary; all within Tebodin (www.Tebodin.Bilfinger.com)
• 2000 – 2002: Engineer / designer (civil / architectural). Major projects: Telecom projects (in Tebodin
Germany), LG.Philips Picture Tube Factory – 200 mio EUR greenfield investment in Czech Republic (during
this project I developed from designer, to lead engineer, to project manager for WWTP, to overall PM for the
project finalization)
• 2002 – 2004: Project Manager. Key projects: VIZA (EPCM), Daikin, SungWoo, Kayaba, Panasonic (Tebodin
working for these clients thru Takenaka).
• 2004 – 2006: Design Division Director. Division of approx. 100 designers and project managers. Projects
mainly in Czech Republic and Slovakia + also in Russia.
• 2006 – 2010: Country Director (Czech Republic and Slovakia): Organization of 250 people +
• 2011 – 2015: Area Director Asia Pacific:
• Started with 2 countries (China & Vietnam) and 3 offices (Shanghai, Guangzhou and HCMC)
• Key target defined: grow Asia Pacific thru developing existing countries and setting up new countries
• Current status (as of 2013): 8 countries (China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar,
Singapore) & cooperating
• Next slide – key achievements within my position, Area Director Asia Pacific
Kurka Petr, June 2015

4. Key achievements - WHAT
Kurka Petr, June 2015
• End of 2010 – Tebodin network within
Asia Pacific was limited; 3 countries / 4
offices
• Reflecting clients’ demand and our own
ambition we grew Tebodin network in
Asia into 8 countries / 13 offices
• This is result of
• clear vision & strategy, discussed /
communicated to all,
• Hard & smart work of our teams
• Focus & passion
• Next slides – few examples of important
ingredients of our successTarget for my role of Area Director = grow Tebodin within Asia

5. Key achievements – HOW; sample ingredient # 1 – PEOPLE
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• It is “ simple “ …
• Only with great people, in the right
places, targets can be achieved
• Thus we’ve been putting enormous
attention to people recruitment,
development, motivation etc.
• Building and motivating teams is one
of my key strengths.Tebodin teams across Asia Pacific. Everybody matters,
everybody can / shall contribute

6. Key achievements – HOW; sample ingredient # 2 – regional cooperation
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• One important element of our strategy which I
have been promoting & supporting is
cooperation; within the region, within the whole
company.
• E.g. teaming up people / offices & countries to
arrive to the right mix of expertise, capacity and
location; for the benefit of our clients and our
company.
• E.g. exporting of our clients from country to
country
• I love doing business ! Scoring new jobs and
making sure we deliver upon our promises!

7. Key achievements – HOW; sample ingredient # 3 – SAFETY
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• Lot has to be planned & done to
achieve good safety results; zero LTI
• Herewith just one aspect to highlight:
• Safety requires all involved parties to
cooperate and care.
• Few years ago, I initiated
implementation of so called
JointPatrols; i.e. Client, Tebodin and
contractors walk the site on regular
basis to identify and resolve safety
risks.
• Safety – I do my best to walk the talk !
Extract from so called JointPatrol

8. About Tebodin – i.e. where does my experience & expertise come from
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Selection of clientsBasic information:
• Multidisciplinary engineering & consultancy firm
• Established in 1945 in The Hague, the Netherlands
• Network of around 50 offices in 24 countries
• Covering North West Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and
Asia Pacific
• 4,900 consultants and engineers
Markets:
• Industrial
• Health & Nutrition
• O&G
• Chemicals
• Energy & Environment
• Infrastructure
• Property
Services:
Design and Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Construction
Management, Consultancy
(www.Tebodin.Bilfinger.com)

9. A bit of summary…
• Education:
• Main education background: civil (buildings) & structural engineering + architecture (Czech Technical
University in Prague & Iowa State University in Iowa, USA)
• Additional education background: management (MBA at Prague International Business School)
• Work track record:
• Positions covered over 15 years: designer, lead engineer, project manager, division director, country
director (in Czech Republic & Slovakia), area director (in Asia Pacific); all at Tebodin
• Therefore:
• Healthy and practical mix of technical / management and leadership skills & experience
• Business development / clients:
• Understanding clients’ needs from various perspectives gained thru various work positions held
• Focus on both selling and delivering (promises must be kept / long-term relationships matter)
• Promoting / utilizing & contributing to various means of business cooperation (client exporting, global &
regional account management, teaming of offices and countries to mix the right capacity & expertise,
etc.)
• Balancing both clients’ and company needs
Kurka Petr, June 2015
Contact details:
P.Kurka.1974@gmail.com