In 1993, Elena Kovacs, then a young economist fresh out of the faculty, receives an extravagant offer, so tempting. A sister entrepreneur, named Juergen Schunn, who has just returned to Romania after 11 years in Germany, proposes to take over the clubs of a newly established car company.
"Although I did not know anything about this field, Mr. Juergen Schunn intuited my professional potential and launched the challenge to run Auto Schunn, an authorized dealer of the world's most successful car, Mercedes-Benz, a brand I have has always been fascinated, "Elena Kovacs recalls with enthusiasm.
Today, 26 years after that, Auto Schunn is positioned as the most powerful car dealerand new Mercedes-Benz cars in western Romania, and the youngest economist since then is awarded the title of business woman of the year, as general manager of the company.
Moreover, thanks to the decisive contribution that Elena Kovacs has had in all these years, Auto Schunn boasts a cumulative turnover of over 400 million euros, over 12,000 rolled cars and new Mercedes-Benz sold.
At present, Auto Schunn has an active presence in Arad, Deva, Suceava, Sibiu, Timisoara and Westendorf, Germany, offering sales services for new cars, pre-sales and after-sales car maintenance services.
Last but not least, the company is constantly developing new strategies to deliver a new vision of the second-hand car through a premium Mercedes-Benz car offer and services at the highest quality standards in our country.
Elena Kovacs, the woman who was forced into a male-dominated industry
Ms. Elena Kovacs has checked, to date, performances that not many business women can boast in Romania.
Not only has he succeeded in imposing himself on a market where most of the actors involved were men, but he managed to maintain himself at the highest level for 25 years, succeeding year after year to follow a common destiny with a single company.
Elena Kovacs, general manager of Auto Schunn:
"For me, today it always meant tomorrow, therefore, as a manager, I always had the future ahead and in the care.
Responsibility is the order of a manager. I have been and I am concerned to offer, to dedicate my time and my skill to building beautiful relationships that will last over time.
Ten hours a day are often too few. For my family, I have little time to do than it deserves. We have managed to harmonize and support each other, enjoy the pleasant moments, spend the holidays together, according to the ancient traditions, "says Elena Kovacs.
Elena Kovacs is one of the success stories in Romanian business, an example of determination, perseverance and long-term vision.
And despite all the difficult moments she has encountered in all these years, she always knew to look at the positive side of things.
"Dynamics of change keeps us plugged into direct access to technological novelties, with regulations, to the requirements of our customers. If I take it from the end, I would choose the same professional path, because an economist professor has an excellent chance of understanding the complex business processes, "says Elena Kovacs.
Juergen Schunn, a proud entrepreneur of choice
"We had the enormous chance of finding Mrs. Elena Kovacs, the general manager of Auto Schunn, the trustworthy person, dedicated to our common business with an iron hand and always focused on developing this business," says Juergen Schunn, founder of the group of companies that bears his name.
Juergen Schunn:
"A successful business is built in every way and with a lot of involvement, seriousness and professionalism, but the choice of partners is essential for its future. I do not miss any opportunity to thank all my colleagues and especially Mrs. Elena Kovacs for her dedication and contribution to the development of the company that is today one of the most powerful car companies in Romania. "
"Although I did not know anything about this field, Mr. Juergen Schunn intuited my professional potential and launched the challenge to run Auto Schunn, an authorized dealer of the world's most successful car, Mercedes-Benz, a brand I have has always been fascinated, "Elena Kovacs recalls with enthusiasm.
Today, 26 years after that, Auto Schunn is positioned as the most powerful car dealerand new Mercedes-Benz cars in western Romania, and the youngest economist since then is awarded the title of business woman of the year, as general manager of the company.
Moreover, thanks to the decisive contribution that Elena Kovacs has had in all these years, Auto Schunn boasts a cumulative turnover of over 400 million euros, over 12,000 rolled cars and new Mercedes-Benz sold.
At present, Auto Schunn has an active presence in Arad, Deva, Suceava, Sibiu, Timisoara and Westendorf, Germany, offering sales services for new cars, pre-sales and after-sales car maintenance services.
Last but not least, the company is constantly developing new strategies to deliver a new vision of the second-hand car through a premium Mercedes-Benz car offer and services at the highest quality standards in our country.
Elena Kovacs, the woman who was forced into a male-dominated industry
Ms. Elena Kovacs has checked, to date, performances that not many business women can boast in Romania.
Not only has he succeeded in imposing himself on a market where most of the actors involved were men, but he managed to maintain himself at the highest level for 25 years, succeeding year after year to follow a common destiny with a single company.
Elena Kovacs, general manager of Auto Schunn:
"For me, today it always meant tomorrow, therefore, as a manager, I always had the future ahead and in the care.
Responsibility is the order of a manager. I have been and I am concerned to offer, to dedicate my time and my skill to building beautiful relationships that will last over time.
Ten hours a day are often too few. For my family, I have little time to do than it deserves. We have managed to harmonize and support each other, enjoy the pleasant moments, spend the holidays together, according to the ancient traditions, "says Elena Kovacs.
Elena Kovacs is one of the success stories in Romanian business, an example of determination, perseverance and long-term vision.
And despite all the difficult moments she has encountered in all these years, she always knew to look at the positive side of things.
"Dynamics of change keeps us plugged into direct access to technological novelties, with regulations, to the requirements of our customers. If I take it from the end, I would choose the same professional path, because an economist professor has an excellent chance of understanding the complex business processes, "says Elena Kovacs.
Juergen Schunn, a proud entrepreneur of choice
"We had the enormous chance of finding Mrs. Elena Kovacs, the general manager of Auto Schunn, the trustworthy person, dedicated to our common business with an iron hand and always focused on developing this business," says Juergen Schunn, founder of the group of companies that bears his name.
Juergen Schunn:
"A successful business is built in every way and with a lot of involvement, seriousness and professionalism, but the choice of partners is essential for its future. I do not miss any opportunity to thank all my colleagues and especially Mrs. Elena Kovacs for her dedication and contribution to the development of the company that is today one of the most powerful car companies in Romania. "
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