Tomáš has experience in managing financial institutions and providing consultancy to both commercial and non-profit sectors. He enjoys thinking and staying active. He regularly challenges himself with uphill runs, while cycling is for him more about unwinding, saving time, reducing stress, and doing his bit for the environment. Tomáš took over STEM/MARK from Jan in September 2024 and is excited to develop it further, focusing on new technologies and data trends.

Jana has gained experience in both field operations and production at STEM/MARK, and prior to her current role, she spent several years in client service. After working in pharma research, finance, and digital, she became a specialist in radio research, which she still focuses on. In both work and leisure, she is most often accompanied by black coffee and an even darker sense of humour.

A financial research expert who’s also open to diving into the worlds of telecommunications, lotteries, gaming, and betting. He’s a fan of cold weapons, sci-fi, and Nordic crime dramas.

Jan is interested in public opinion research. He specialises primarily in social science, institutional, and political topics. He is also responsible for media and municipalities. He studied sociology and media studies. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, hiking, and winter sports.

burianec@stemmark.cz

+420 225 986 821

The good fairy of the CSM department, who gets everything set up and looked after, but also enjoys conducting research on a variety of topics. Jitka is also a keen cyclist and basketball player.

He has been working at STEM/MARK for over 15 years, taking care of clients and their research, especially in the areas of transport and energy. In his spare time, he enjoys all sorts of activities, listens to music, reads comics, plays football, tends to his orchard and bees, goes on trips with his family, and enjoys hiking with friends.

Ivana has been working in market research for more than 30 years – with a three-year break – and has spent half of that time at STEM/MARK. She specialises mainly in FMCG, consumables, and international research. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, photography, and appreciates fine wine.

He has been working at STEM/MARK for over 20 years. He has worked across all departments and knows the company inside out. In his free time, he enjoys being with his family, staying active, travelling in a caravan, and discovering new places and people. He likes to relax by watching series like Dark, 1899, Bron, and 'Allo 'Allo."

Gabriela joined STEM/MARK after working in academic sector and the field of Public Relations. She specialises in PR and public administration. In her spare time, she enjoys reading about degrowth theories.

samanova@stemmark.cz

+420 225 986 874

He leads the team of developers behind our applications, which are used for both conducting surveys and supporting internal processes. Outside of work, he's into bitter IPA and fast rock'n'roll.

hurtik@stemmark.cz

+420 225 986 829

In production, she leads a team of analysts who extract answers to clients' questions from the data collected. Iva ensures that everything runs smoothly. Besides data, she enjoys forests, the sea, mountains, peace, movement, tai chi, and (occasionally) prosecco.

Jan led STEM/MARK for over 20 years. During his time at the company, he became its spiritual father, and has always been passionate about research projects. After many years, he decided to step back a bit and exchanged his role as director for a position in client services. He continues to serve as a guru for media and political research. in his free time, he enjoys cycling, cross-country skiing or checking on his sheep in the garden.

tucek@stemmark.cz

+420 225 986 826

Marek has spent his entire career leading and working in Operations. He has experience in a market research company, an innovation company, and startups. The latter was a great learning experience that taught him about complexity. As an experienced practitioner, very little surprises him now. He compensates for the demanding nature of his work with ultramarathons – including 100km races, 24-hour runs, and the Spartathlon.