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Governance

Leading ISP into the future

ISP is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees, which meets regularly throughout the year. Its members each serve a three-year term with a maximum of two terms. The Board is supported by four Committees: Advancement, Building and Grounds, Finance, and Governance.

Board Responsibilities

  • Appointing and evaluating the performance of the Director;
  • Acting as an advocate of ISP, its mission and policies;
  • Strategic planning and ensuring the long-term stability and success of ISP;
  • Overseeing the fiscal affairs of the school and approving the ISP budget;
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of the School in achieving its mission.

Standing Committees

ISP Board of Trustees

Admissions Manager

Gabriel Eichler

Board Chair
Gabriel has been living primarily in Prague since 1991. He is the founder of Benson Oak, an investment banking and private equity boutique. He has served in senior executive and non-executive roles in the US, Czech and Slovak banking and industrial companies, including Bank of America, ČEZ (Czech Power Company), VSŽ (now US Steel Košice), AVG (now Avast), MONETA Money Bank, ČSOB, Česká Pojištovna, Ness (NYSE listed), as well as not-for-profit and educational institutions (Vaclav Havel Library, Costa Rica International Academy). Gabriel and his wife Tatiana have four children, two of which are currently enrolled at ISP and two that recently graduated.

Admissions Manager

Jean-Pascal Duvieusart

Jean-Pascal Duvieusart founder of BD Partners and the Chairman of PPF Financial Holdings. Previously, Mr. Duvieusart was a Chief Executive Officer of Home Credit Group, Board member at Polymetal International, Nomos Bank, and a managing partner at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Duvieusart also served on the Board of Anglo-American School in Moscow and of the Russian Food Bank.
Jean-Pascal Duvieusart holds a Master in Business Administration degree from University of Chicago, and a Master in Management and Engineering from Catholic University of Louvain. Jean-Pascal Duvieusart lives in Prague, married to Chantal and has five children. 

Admissions Manager

Lenka Jarolímová

Lenka holds a master’s degree in law from Charles University in Prague and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology. She has worked in various management positions in the retail banking division at CSOB and CSOB Asset Management in Prague. For over 10 years, she has focused on sales support, internal communication, and Human Resources. While living both in Prague and abroad, Lenka actively engaged with three international schools: The International School of Brussels, Park Lane International School of Prague, and the American International School of Budapest, where she serves as a board member. Lenka and her husband, Martin, have two children enrolled at ISP.

Admissions Manager

Irene Kernkamp

Board Secretary, Governance Committee Chair
Irene has lived in Prague since the summer of 2021. She relocated from Copenhagen where the family lived for almost six years. She has professional experience in the area of Change Management, large business transformation projects and systems implementations. She also brings previous School Board experience from the International School of Lausanne. Irene, and her husband Michiel, have three daughters, one of whom graduated from ISP in 2023 and is now studying in the Netherlands. The two older daughters are pursuing post-graduate activities in the Netherlands

Admissions Manager

Martin Kováč

Building and Grounds Committee Chair
Martin  is co-owner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Porfix Porobeton, which is a major building materials producer active in Central Europe. Over the past 20 years, Martin has led more than 12 companies as CEO, resulting in a significant increase of the corporate value of these companies. When not stuck to a computer or work, Martin spends time playing sports, reading and enjoying time with his family. He loves nature and the sea and engages in a variety of outdoor sports, such as windsurfing, cycling, skiing, etc. Martin is actively engaged with his community, as he is a co-founder of a foundation that organizes a summer camp for more than 80 children every year, in addition to supporting various sports and cultural activities. Martin and his wife also support the functioning of the organisation Dobrý Anjel as well as WWF, Sea Shepard, IRC and others.

Admissions Manager

Anna Lukyanova

Advancement Committee Chair    
Anna is a co-founder and COO of a company called Arriello, which she co-runs since 2008. Arriello enables pharmaceutical companies to deliver on their mission to help patients have access to medical products in various territories. At her company, Anna is responsible for various operational activities, including but not limited to service delivery, customer satisfaction, project management. She continues to develop Arriello into one of the industry’s most exciting and well-respected brands. Anna was born and raised in Russia, moved to the US to get her BA in International Business and in 2005 move to Prague after living in the US for 7 years. Anna is passionate about creating a nurturing and inspiring educational environment that sets the foundation for the future success of any child. Anna, and her husband Alex, have three children, one of which is a student at ISP.

       

Admissions Manager

Michael (Mike) Peters

Mike is a member of the United States Embassy community in Prague and a former organizational leader in the U.S. Armed Forces. Much of Mike’s career has focused on training and education, including as an assistant professor and counselor at the United States Military Academy and as a chief of operations and training in NATO. He is also the product of an international education himself, having lived abroad as a child. Mike moved to Prague in 2022 and he and his wife, Christy, have two children attending ISP.

Admissions Manager

Brian Wardrop

Board Vice Chair, Board Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
Brian Wardrop is a private equity fund manager who has been based in Central Europe since 1998. Brian is Managing Partner of ARX Equity Partners, which is a Prague-headquartered private equity firm with a 25-year track record supporting the growth and development of privately held companies in select Central European countries.In addition to his role as a Board Trustee at ISP, Brian is an active volunteer supporter of the non-profit social enterprise sector via his roles as a board member of NESst (a non-profit organization focused on developing sustainable social enterprises in emerging market economies) and as a member of the investment committee of Tilia Impact Ventures (the first fund in the Czech Republic investing in “impact first” social enterprises). Brian and his wife have two children enrolled at ISP.