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AmCham Has New Chief; Previous Head Now In Charge of SARIO
Thursday 17 June 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) - The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) has a new president, with Michael Smyth, general manager of DELL's European business centre Bratislava, taking over the post after previous chief Robert Simoncic was tasked with running the Slovak Trade and Investment Development Agency (SARIO) as of June 1, Julia Hurna of Amcham told TASR on Thursday.
Smyth, who also heads DELL's EMEA global financial services, has worked for the company for over 20 years. He has held a number of managerial positions in the company, including a two-year tenure as the head of DELL's financial services in South Africa.
AmCham was set up in 1993 in Bratislava as an independent entity financed exclusively by contributions from member organisations. Its member base currently includes more than 300 foreign and Slovak companies. In September 2003, it opened an office in Kosice with the aim of bolstering economic development in eastern Slovakia. AmCham members account for around 20 percent of Slovakia's gross domestic product.
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