Beata Majchrowska, Spencer Stuart

Until April 2006 Majchrowska was human-resources director with Stroer Poland, an international outdoor advertising company of German origin. Prior to this, Majchrowska worked for several years for leading executive-search companies, most recently as a senior associate with Russel Reynolds. Majchrowska has also worked for Amoco, which was later merged with British Petroleum. She holds an MA in Slavic languages from Warsaw University. Apart from her native Polish, she is fluent in Ukrainian, Russian and English.