It was unexpected for me, but still very nice. I see it as an award for the whole organisation, not just for me personally. Winning two prizes in this most prestigious European competition is a result of and also a reflection of the work of the entire procurement team. Winning the MASTER category pleased me all the more because, as the only woman nominated, it was an honour for me to win on behalf of the fairer sex :).

Without the nomination I would have thought we were doing just what is normal and even going a bit slowly, in my opinion :-) So, we are proud of ourselves and I must say that the FSA has helped me to believe that we are going in the right direction, and we need to continue in this way.

I sincerely hoped that we would be better placed, but still I was pleased with second place. For me it’s a nice culmination of one of the projects in our programme for computerising procurement. It definitely confirms that computerisation is the right way to go, which is great, so thank you!

The actual award was a big surprise for us, because we were successful among international competitors who were seasoned contestants and large businesses, as well as those just starting out with eAuctions. It’s an award for several years of work for the team and, of course, it represents a real impact.

I have to say that, unlike Karel Gott, I was truly surprised by this award. An FSA prize isn’t given to just anybody, and for me it was a great honour to climb the podium in the company of the other winners, whose amazing work and great results I appreciate very much. The competition itself, and thus this award in the "expert" category, is hugely prestigious, because there’s always a great deal of competition and the awards are deserved by just about everyone. Therefore it really means something when your work finally wins over the jury that little bit and you go to the gala evening to collect your prize.