Our Consulting Principals

Paul Kucera

Senior Consulting Associate

Symfonie’s Partner responsible for business development, marketing and communication, Paul Kucera has been active on CEE markets since arriving from Australia in the early 90s. Within SymVest he is has co-responsibility for pipeline development and partner management for both the Lipa Real Estate and Microbrewery funds.

A recognized expert, he has a wealth of legacy and start-up communication experience. Having been involved in a host of new projects as well as having worked for numerous corporations and brands, he understands intimately both the needs of today’s owner/visionaries as well as top managers.

His prior experience includes work in advertising, marketing and public relations / public affairs. Sector experience includes: defense, telco, public sector, FMCG, petrochemical, mining, industry, pharma, finance, banking and NGOs. He was Board Member of the Czech PR agency association (APRA) on several occasions as well as an ICCO (global PR agency association) executive board member in 2002-2004 and co-authored the current internationally accepted Stockholm PR Charter.

Věra Netušilová

Senior Consulting Associate

Symfonie’s Partner co-responsible for business development, marketing and communication, Věra Netušilová assists SymVest targeted investments with marketing and communication and mentoring

After 17 years in management roles at Generali and ING Bank, Věra decided to go her own way, utilizing experience from HR, business, fintech and finance in the corporate and startup scenes under her own consulting brand. She have been assisting companies and startups to manage their challenges for close to 10 years, helping founders to manage their companies in a creative manner and engage their colleagues to build sustainable brands. Věra’s passion for numbers, data and structures is combined with a passion for fashion and art, having founded startups EFA+JOBS and CREATiWO and helping other women to “dare to become” via mentoring.

David MacKinnon

Senior Consulting Associate

David is an accomplished life sciences & information technology executive, entrepreneur and recognized leader in sales, marketing and business development.

An experienced leader and strategic thinker David has successfully led industry-recognized sales & marketing teams, both in the multi-national corporate setting and the high growth new venture life sciences and health information technology (HIT) sector. Hailing from Canada, David is our point person for operations and client business in North America, assisting with EU companies wanting to enter this market and vice versa. David is committed to collaboration and developing value-based relationships. Whether it be internally involving staff and colleagues or working with partners and clients, teamwork is always the focus, having partnered with competitors, academic institutions, professional associations and others across Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan.