Daniel Křetínský
Chairman, responsible for Strategy
Daniel´s professional career has been allied with Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s. (EPH): he is majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors (executive position) and CEO of the company. In EPH, Daniel is responsible for strategy, key human resources topics and negotiation processes (including top M&A transactions). He represents the companies in several statutory and supervisory boards.
Daniel also holds a majority stake in VESA EQUITY INVESTMENT. VESA’s portfolio includes – among other – stakes in J. Sainsbury, Royal Mail, PostNL, French retailer Casino or U.S. retailer Foot Locker. Another vehicle controlled by Daniel Křetínský, EP Global Commerce, is the largest shareholder in German wholesaler Metro AG.
Daniel is also Chairman of the Board of Directors in CZECH MEDIA INVEST a.s., which is a holding company that focuses on acquisitions and management of media assets in Central and Western Europe. Daniel is a significant shareholder and Chairman of the Board of the football club AC Sparta Prague and holds a stake in English club West Ham United F.C.
Until 2009, Daniel has worked for Czechoslovak investment group J&T (former shareholder of EPH) which he joined in 1999 as a lawyer and soon took over responsibility for projects in asset management and became head lawyer of the corporate finance department. As from 2003 Daniel became a partner of J&T Group responsible for corporate finance department in the Czech Republic and energy sector in general.
Daniel graduated in 1998 from Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno, the Czech Republic, and in 1999 he also obtained a doctor degree there. In 1997 he was awarded the bachelor’s degree from Faculty of Philosophy of Masaryk University in Brno (political science). Daniel participated in several study programs and training courses abroad (including one semester stay at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon).
Patrik Tkáč
Patrik Tkáč was born in 1973 and studied at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Economics in Bratislava. During his studies, he undertook a placement in VP Bank VADUZ in Liechtenstein and he was subsequently awarded a brokerage licence from the Ministry of Finance of Slovakia. After his studies, he worked in Procter&Gamble. Mr. Tkáč is a Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of J&T Finance Group SE (“JTFG”), an international banking group providing services in the field of private, retail and investment banking, asset management & securities trading mainly in CEE region. He is also a Chairman of the Board of J&T Banka, a.s. Beside activities within JTFG, he among other owns a significant shareholding interests in J&T Private Equity Group, EP Global Commerce, Czech Media Invest or Mall Group.