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Recommendations

„I highly recommend Martin for any position or activity he would like to pursue. I believe his skills are of a very high standard and I highly recommend him.“

Daniel Kolský

Founder, Mamacoffee

„Martin has successfully applied his solution-oriented approach during his time as Director of YFU Switzerland. In consultation with the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, he implemented cost control measures and managed the organisation’s financial resources with great care. Mr. Langpaul made a significant contribution to YFU Switzerland’s ability to emerge from the pandemic without major damage. His structured and systematic way of working managed a turbulent period during which he brought new changes every day. Thanks to his gregarious nature, friendly demeanour and target group-oriented communication, Mr. Langpaul quickly built up a network of contacts both internally and externally. Even in critical situations, he always responded professionally and with insight.“

Marc Weiss

Chairperson, Youth for Understanding, Switzerland

„Mr. Langpaul is a friendly, team-oriented and tenacious employee who is respected by customers, employees and supervisors for his helpful demeanor. He works with a focus on quality solutions, is focused and always reliably meets deadlines. Martin works efficiently and always reliably.“

Marzio Tomasetto

Country manager, ABRA Software AG, Switzerland

„I am so very pleased to recommend the work and enthusiasm of Martin Langpaul. I worked closely with him and know him to be a professional with skills honed working with teams of staff at all levels. He has lead through difficult times and has showed the character of a true professional. He has served as a leader, mentor and confidant to many, including me. He is skillful in the deployment and management of volunteers, while comfortable sitting down with the US Ambassador to make the case for local support. His approach is thoughtful and sound with an eye toward leveraging his deep experience managing teams to wrestle difficult problems to a successful outcome. Martin is an asset for an any organization fortunate and wise enough add him to their team.“

Charlie Cadigan

Senior Vice-President, Wiland, USA

It has also always been great having Martin as international colleague, idea providor and active support within the European and international YFU network. He will be a great asset for any company or organization working for.“

Andre Haberzeth

Director Cooperation and Development, YFU Germany

Lenka Novotná

Co-owner, Co-founder, Plastia, Czech Republic

Michael E. Hill

President Chautauqua Insitution, USA

„Martin’s professional approach, commitment, inventiveness and his extraordinary personality have always amazed me.  He is an incredibly inspiring person, and over the last twenty years we have developed a strong bond on a professional and personal level.  I have always been very inspired by his strategic thinking and systematic approach, along with his ability to perceive and manage potential risks, including reputational ones.  Working with him has always been a pleasure and a great motivation for me.“

Klára Kutišová

Director, AFS Intercultural Programs, Czech Republic

John B. Borruat

Spoluzakladatel a konzultant , EnAct, Švýcarsko

„I have worked with Martin for several years when he managed the Czech branch of global non-profit Youth For Understanding. Martin has always been highly encouraging and supportive towards all of us in the office and it was a pleasure to work with him. We have worked together on several campaigns to recruit students to apply for a study abroad programme and thanks to Martin’s public-speaking and presentation skills, the campaigns have always been a success! I’ve learned a great lot from him as he’s helped me develop my career while managing the team as well. Thanks, Martin!“

Luděk Jando

Marketing Manager, Airbus Industrie, France

„Martin has been my manager, colleague and most importantly a great friend. I was happy to work under his leadership at YFU CZ, where he created a great atmosphere full of trust, professionalism and empowerment. YFU CZ grew under Martin´s leadership from its inception to a mature organization with a very broad and engaged volunteer base. One of the reasons for the organization´s success was Martin´s ability to challenge the status quo, think out of the box and transform his visions into working solutions. He would always come up with new innovations in areas where nobody else saw any. Martin´s success also lies in his exceptional ability to bring people together, inspire them and lead them forward. I know that Martin´s skills and experience would be a great benefit to any organization.“

Pavel Slabý

Market Risk Specialist, STX Group, The Netherlands

„Martin Langpaul has always been an inspiration to me. I have always admired Martin’s commitment to YFU, supportive approach towards young people and his ability to bring people together. Martin is very positive, motivated, friendly and hardworking person with great communication skills. These abilities make him a great leader, colleague and friend.“

Šárka Fazlagić

Communications, Unted Nations

„I have had the pleasure of working with Martin Langpaul in the field of organisational development for 7 years. He impressed me with his excellent strategic thinking, creative ideas and innovative approaches. His commitment, dedication and integrity are exceptional and I look forward to continuing our collaboration.“

Joachim Garbrecht

IT Lead Business Consultant, Boehringer-Ingelheim

„Martin and I cooperated in the field of social media and marketing campaigns at YFU Schweiz. He is a very valued coworker and a great team player with a good sense of humor. Thanks to his outside the box thinking, he always shows his creativity and innovation skills. His eagerness to achieve a steady improvement within different processess and strategies show his commitment to his work and to YFU. Martin is very reliable and always motivated to help his peers.“

Jacqueline Gerber

HR Marketing Manager, BKW, Switzerland

„I had the pleasure of working with Martin for a few months last year. Although the organization was faced with unforeseen challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he mastered the situation in a very professional manner. Martin is a great team leader and motivator, with a positive attitude towards everyone he works with. I always admired the constant passion and commitment he brought forward for our organization. Various valuable new tools were implemented thanks to his creativity and skills in the areas of marketing and campaigns, which we greatly benefit from.“

Jeanette Amati

National Campaign Coordinator, YFU Switzerland

„I first met Martin in 2005, when we decided to rebuild Youth For Understanding (YFU) in Czech Republic. Martin was elected to become National Director from the beginning, responsible for running the office. Since then we have been in close relationship, working on strategic tasks, creating our Mission, setting Strategies etc which developed to a strong friendship. I have always admired Martin’s dedication, focus and commitment for YFU organisation. He has repeatedly proven that meeting our targets cannot be reached by simply executing tasks – he has always used innovative approach, trying to avoid complicated ways, finding better and more effective processes leading to cost and efforts savings.“

Vladimír Celler

Account manažer, Cisco, DACH

„I know Martin since 2005 when he started to rebuild YFU Czech Republic from scratch. He is a very enthusiastic and precise person with the courage to change things to a better and to create understanding and empathy for people from different backgrounds and culture. He is a perfect mediator and teacher not only in the area of intercultural relations, but also in languages and music. The connection of all these aspects make Martin an empathetic person with whom it is a joy to work with!“

Bianca Lipanská

Conference interpreter and speech-to-text interpreter, Czech Republic/Germany