Media: Five Candidates Compete for STVR Head Position

Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - Five candidates – Martina Flasikova, Martin Jakubec, Peter Janku, Norbert Majer, and Igor Slanina – are running for the position of general director of public-service broadcaster STVR, with their names announced by the STVR Council at its meeting on Monday. One of the agenda items of the council meeting, which, according to the current wording of the law, has the authority to appoint and dismiss the general director, was the opening of the envelopes containing the nominations of the registered candidates. The STVR Council announced the call for candidates on April 2, and those applying for the position of STVR director could submit their applications until April 17. Applicants must hold a master's degree and have at least five years of professional experience in management. Candidates must also submit a management and development plan for STVR. The council also agreed that candidates will have a maximum of 30 minutes to present their projects during the public hearing, followed by another 30 minutes for questions. The date of the hearing isn't yet known, but there will be a live stream available on the STVR website. The creation of STVR bodies is related to a change in the law that changed the then RTVS (Radio and Television of Slovakia) into STVR last year and prematurely terminated the terms of then general director Lubos Machaj and supervisory body members. lin