Maxim Behar, a prominent Bulgarian PR and social media specialist has been named chairman of Hill+Knowlton Strategies’ Czech office. He will remain CEO and board chairman of the Bulgarian company he founded, M3 Communications Group, Inc., which is an affiliate of Hill+Knowlton Strategies.

Czech electricity producer ČEZ will replace Jan Demjanovič, the CEO of its mining subsidiary Severočeské doly (SD), in a move that local press are speculating stems from his close ties with ex-PM Mirek Topolánek; in recent months, the current head of government, Petr Nečas, has been actively purging Prague-listed ČEZ and its subsidiaries of “old guard” elements of the party.

Patrice Le Guyader will take over as executive vice president of Kolín, Central Bohemia-based carmaker Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech as of July 1, 2011, as part of a regular rotation of personnel. He will replace Bernard Million-Rousseau, who is returning to PSA Peugeot Citroën — one of the partners in the joint venture with Toyota — after the more than three years in TPCA.

Jan Klouda (35) has been named the new General Counsel at Vodafone Czech Republic. Together with his legal team, he will be responsible for supporting the company’s activities, especially the continued growth in providing ICT solutions. Klouda joined Vodafone in 2007 as Director of Legal Affairs.