Managing Director 28 June 2015 Unicorn Systems Largest Czech ICT vendor founded in 1990 9 development centers branch offices in the Czech R epublic Slovakia Netherlands and Ukraine ID: 700207
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Unicorn
Systems NL
Miroslav Hašek, Managing Director
28 June 2015Slide2
Unicorn Systems
Largest Czech ICT vendor, founded in 19909
development centers; branch offices in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Netherlands and UkraineTotal turnover for 2014 amounted to 57.8 mil. EUR, of which
30
% came from energy and utilities
870 employees, about 250 of them working in energy and utilitiesFirst energy project completed in 1999Special focus on system and market operatorsOut-of-the-box products and custom software developmentStrong technological backgroundLarge international projects
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Unicorn Systems NL
2009 – First project in the NetherlandsTenneT TSO B.V. – Common Tool for Data Exchange and Security AssessmentDecentralized solution for 11 TSOs across, Europe covering 200 mil. EU citizens
2010 - 2013 – Other projectsBritNed - electricity link between Great Britain and The NetherlandsAPX – Amsterdam Power Exchange2012 – First ideas to establish a branch in western Europe2013 – Business plan and necessary decisions2014 – Legal set-up and official opening 2015 – First projectsFocus on business developmentNearshore production in the Czech Republic (Pilsen)Copyright © 2013 Unicorn Systems a.s.
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Key success factors
Simple and stable legal environmentMixed (CZ-NL) team with both local and „Unicorn“ knowledgeUnderstanding of local environment (legal and cultural) is a key success factor
International readiness of the parental companyLocal market analysisCompany needs to have Products/Services interesting for a target marketExisting clients „transferred“ under the competence of Dutch branchSufficient financial resourcesExisting projects providing work for relocated experts and training capabilities for newly hiredSupport of parental companyOutsourcing of common services (e.g. Invoicing, HR services)Copyright © 2013 Unicorn Systems a.s.
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