Peter Mihok

WCF Vice Chair 2001 -

Peter Mihók is President of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as Vice President of Eurochambres. He also holds a Ph.D., Ass. Professor at the University of Economics, Bratislava

He has been active in the chamber movement since his first post at the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce in 1971, moving up the ranks to be Vice President by 1990, becoming President in 1992. 

Peter has been active extensively on the international scene with his career including posts as Director, Department of Foreign Relations of INCHEBA - Foreign Trade Company from 1982-1990, as well as working as Director of International Politics,  Department of Foreign Relations from 1990-1991.

Peter has been instrumental in working on Slovakia's accession to the EU holding various posts including:  

• Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the European Communities (1991-1992)
• Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for European Communities and the head of the delegations at negotiations on association of the Slovak Republic to the European Communities (1993)
• President of the Board of Directors - Association of Economic Development and Revitalization (1993-1995)
  

At present, Peter is active in a range of public and private enterprise positions including:

• Vice Chairman of Supervisory board of Heineken Slovakia
• Vice Chairman of Supervisory board of Orange Bratislava
• Member of Supervisory board of Halbart Slovakia a.s
• Member of Supervisory board of Incheba a.s. Bratislava
• Member of the Advisory Body of the President of the Slovak Republic
• Member of the Economic Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic
• Member of Advisory Body of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• President of the Slovak Sub-committee of BIAC to the OECD
• President of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Slovakia
• Member of the Scientific Council of the University of Economics, Bratislava
• Member of the Board of Directors Comenius University, Bratislava
• Member of the Board of Directors Economic University, Bratislava
• Member of the Academic Council - Center for Economic Development
• President of Austrian-Slovak Economic Forum
• Honorary President of the Italia-Slovak mixte Chamber of Commerce
• Honorary President of the Slovak-Russia mixte Chamber of Commerce

Peter speaks French, German, English and Russian.

Peter has recognized both locally and internationally receiving a number of awards including:

Slovak awards:
1997   Golden Enterpreneurial Biatec
1997 Prominent of Economy 1997
2002   Silver medal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia

International awards:
1995   Belgian state award - Officer of the Order of Leopold II
1996   French state award - Officer of the National Order of Merit
1998   Austrian state award - Great Silver Order
1999   Gold medal of Hungarian CCI
2003   Italian state award - Commendatore Order of the Star Italian Solidarity