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GPV's Business Improvement Meeting in Slovakia
June 8, 2022 | GPVEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

Top Management visited our two sites in Slovakia, Hlohovec, GPV Electronics SK and GPV Cables SK, as part of this year’s Business Improvement Meeting tour. At the sites, Top Management met with Managing Director in GPV Electronics SK Rastislav Ondrejka, GPV Cables SK Site Manager Peter Korobov, and Managing Director Hans-Peter Süss, and the local management teams of both sites.
“We have had some productive days with the local management teams, discussing site-specific challenges and initiatives. Among the subjects, we have touched upon, is our updated strategy, safety on our production sites, our values, and sustainability, which is increasingly essential to our business strategy as well as our footprint on the planet. The Business Improvement Meetings give us new input and good talks about our way of doing business, so we can keep improving and optimizing to ensure the highest service and quality to our customers. We enjoyed meeting with all our colleagues in Slovakia,” says Bo Lybæk, CEO at GPV.
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