Tomáš Horyna

General Manager & COO

Operating leader. Post-acquisition integrations, scale-ups, and regulated environments.

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About

I work as an operating leader across owner-managed scale-ups, post-acquisition entities, and regulated B2B environments. The pattern is the same in every role: bring structure to chaos, align the team on the right priorities, and put the P&L on solid ground.

The AI shift is reshaping which operational problems are worth solving by hand. I follow this space closely and want to put these tools to work where they actually move the unit economics. Not as a checkbox.

I'm at my best with a real mandate, a team that knows its domain, and a problem that needs both strategy and hands-on execution.

Currently exploring senior operating roles at CEO, COO, or GM level. Prague-based, with remote and hybrid arrangements equally welcome.

Experience
2025 – 2026
VISEMO
COO & General Manager· Prilly, Switzerland
  • Built Switzerland-based IoT scale-up from launch to ~25 internal team, 3 products, and 15M+ pipeline within 5 months
  • Selected for a leading global AI startup accelerator program (Spring 2026 cohort)
  • Showcased at CES 2026 Las Vegas as one of 24 Swiss companies in the Swisstech pavilion
2023 – 2025
Hive-Zox International
COO & General Manager· Prague
  • Full P&L ownership of the post-acquisition merged entity (~20 people in Prague)
  • Closed CHF 3M Pre-Series A in Nov 2023, backed by well-known international VCs
  • Rolled out ERP across merged operations, replacing fragmented spreadsheets with investor-ready governance
2021 – 2023
Hive-Zox International
Chief Customer Success Officer & General Manager· Prague
  • Onboarded a major pharma industry player as anchor B2B client in a regulated environment (FDA, EU GDP)
  • Built a 24/7 global call center from scratch, with multi-shift operations and enterprise SLAs
  • Led the post-acquisition integration of Zoxtracker and Hive-Tracker into a single operating entity
2017 – 2020
FINEP / ZOXCALL
Chief Product Officer· Prague
  • End-to-end HW + SW product ownership: PCBA manufacturing, firmware, distribution
  • Closed partnership with a major European telecom operator for eSIM device launch
2016 – 2017
Daily Life
Founder· Prague
  • Built consumer-facing iOS and Android apps, plus a Czech consumer-rights platform
Earlier (2011 – 2016)  ·  Senior Project / Program Manager at Allianz and Honeywell
Selected Achievements
Integrated Zoxtracker + Hive-Tracker into Hive-Zox International
Unified processes, teams, and culture across two companies without business interruption, with full P&L responsibility for the merged entity.
Rolled out ERP across the merged entity
Replaced fragmented spreadsheets with a single investor-ready system, with governance and reporting cadence to match.
Onboarded a major pharma industry player as anchor B2B client
Delivered into a pharma regulated environment (FDA, EU GDP), opening a long-term enterprise account that anchored the company's go-to-market.
Built a 24/7 global call center from scratch
Multi-shift operations, global coverage, and enterprise SLAs. Stood up to support tier-1 enterprise clients across time zones.
Capabilities

Leadership

C-level operating roles, full P&L ownership, multi-functional teams across Sales, Product, Operations, Customer Success, culture building, board reporting.

Operations

Process design, KPI management, service delivery and SLA, Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, IT service management frameworks, governance and audit readiness.

Strategy

Post-acquisition integration, scale-ups, owner-managed to professionally-managed transitions, joint ventures, board-level reporting.

Product & Industry

B2B SaaS, IoT and tracking, supply chain visibility, regulated environments (pharma, aviation), ERP, AI and automation in operations.

Languages

Czech (native)  ·  English (fluent, daily working language)