Peter Mihok

WCF Vice Chair since 2001

 

Peter Mihók is President of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as Deputy President of Eurochambres Brussels. 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:

• Chairman National Committee of ICC Slovakia
• President Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  
• Member of Economic Council Government of the Slovak Republic
  
• Vice chairman WCF ICC Paris
  
• Deputy President Eurochambres Brussels
  
• President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Slovakia
  
• Chairman Pricing Council of the Slovak Republic
• Member of the Executive Board ICC Paris
  
• Member of the Board Technical University, Bratislava
• Member of the Board Slovak Philharmony, Bratislava
  
• Founder and owner ITER Ltd. Co. Bratislava
  
• Chairman Incheba, Exhibition and Convention Center, Bratislava
  
• Vice Chairman Heineken Slovakia
• Member Supervisory Board OMNIA a.s. Bratislava
• Member Supervisory Board Slovenské elektráné, Enel a.s. Bratislava
  
• Vice Chairman Supervisory Board Kooperativa Insurance Co. Slovakia

Peter speaks French, German, English, Slovak 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