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).
Jan Špringl
Vice-Chairman and CEO
Mr. Špringl is a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of EP Energy and is also a Chairman of the Board of Directors in Nafta. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Špringl served in various management and supervisory board positions at other affiliated companies.
Mr. Špringl holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Business Administration of University of Economics in Prague.
Marek Spurný
Vice-Chairman, responsible for Legal and Compliance
Mr. Spurný has been working for EPH group and its legal predecessors since 2004. As such, he holds the position of Chief Legal Counsel of the group, with main responsibilities for transaction execution, negotiations and implementation of merger and acquisition transactions, restructurings, and legal support in general as well as for compliance. Marek Spurný holds several positions in the corporate bodies of the group companies: member of the board of directors of the parent company Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s., EP Infrastructure, a.s. or EP Power Europe, a.s., as well as the subsidiaries of the group. Before joining the group, Mr. Spurný had been working for five years for the Czech Securities Commission, the former capital markets regulatory authority in the Czech Republic.
Mr. Spurný holds a law degree from Palacký University in Olomouc.
Pavel Horský
Vice-Chairman, responsible for Finance
Mr. Horský has been working for EPH group since 2009. He holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of the group, with main responsibilities in areas of financing, treasury, tax, risk management and co-ordination and management of group companies. Mr. Horský is also a member of the Management Board of parent company Energetický a průmyslový holding, a.s., EP Infrastructure, a.s. or EP Power Europe, a.s. as well several subsidiaries of the group. Prior to joining EPH, Mr. Horský held the position of market risks advisory at RBS.
Mr. Horský holds a master’s degree in mathematics and physics from Masaryk University in Brno.
Tomáš David
Member responsible for Board Coordination
Mr. David has long and successful record in EPH group. Besides his role as the Vice-chairman of the Board of EP Power Europe, he also act as Chairman of the Board and CEO of EP Energy. Mr. David also holds various positions on several management boards and supervisory boards of companies affiliated with EPH group. Prior to joining EPH, Mr. David worked as the Chief Strategy Officer at Eurotel Praha (nowadays O2 Czech Republic a.s.), preceded by 9 years at A.T. Kearney. Mr. David is also a member of Delphi Energy Future 2040 group producing studies aiming to identify central drivers, actors, and dynamics that will have a significant influence on the future of energy systems.
Mr. David holds an M.Sc. in Nuclear Physics from the Charles University in Prague and an M.B.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.
Leif Timmermann
Member of the Board
Mr. Timmermann is the Chief Operating Officer. Previously he had several Management Functions in Alstom like CEO of Alstom Boilers Deutschland GmbH and Alstom Power Systems GmbH as well VP for Power Plant Project Execution in Middle East and India. Before he was working as a Project Manager for an Independent Power Producer (IPP). Mr. Timmerman has 24 years of experience in Project Management, Engineering, Procurement and Construction of complex Mega Power Projects (18 years in ABB/Alstom), Lead & Management of multi-cultural teams and customers.
Mr. Timmermann holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering concluded at the TU Magdeburg, Germany.
Peter Černák
Member of the Board
Mr. Černák is Member of the Board of Directors responsible for the EPPE business in Italy, the Netherlands and France. He has been with EPH group since 2013, started in the infrastructure business in Slovakia and later moved to EP Power Europe following the entry into Western European markets.
Mr. Černák holds master’s degree from the University of Economics in Prague, the CEMS MIM degree and MSc in Finance&Investments from Rotterdam School of Management.
Jiří Feist
Member of the Board
Mr. Feist is the Chief Strategy Officer of EP Energy. In his previous roles, Mr. Feist was a Strategy and Business Development Director at ČEZ Group and Chief Strategy Officer at ČEPS. During his thirty years’ practice in the power energy sector he also served on various positions at Associations as are Eurelectric, UCTE, CENTREL, District Heating and Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic and he worked on many international projects.
Mr. Feist holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague.
Miroslav Haško
Member of the Board
Mr. Haško is the Chief Commercial Officer of EP Power Europe. He has been with EPH group since 2010, initially in Mergers and Acquisitions department, participating on the major acquisitions of EPH in energy sector. He also acts as a Chairman of the Board of EP Commodities and Member of the Board of EP Resources, the two trading arms of EP Power Europe. Besides his roles within EP Power Europe, he is the Member of the Board of SPP Infrastructure.
Mr. Haško holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Finance of University of Economics in Prague.
Filip Bělák
Member of the Board
Mr. Bělák is the CFO of EP Power Europe. He has been employed in EPH group since 2013 holding various financial roles, and from 2016, he worked as Group Finance Director of EP Infrastructure. Previously, Mr. Bělák spent over ten years at KPMG, where he held various positions and undertook a two-year placement in the USA.
Mr. Bělák holds a master’s degree in International Business from the University of Economics in Prague, is a Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA) and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Colorado, USA (CPA).
Gary Mazzotti
Member of the Board
Gary Mazzotti is simultaneously the Deputy Chairman of EPIF Management Board. Mr. Mazzotti has more than 30 years of experience in finance and operations and joined EPH group from Vienna Insurance Group where he was a Member of the Board and CFO of Kooperativa and Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna and was responsible for VIG groups operations in Ukraine. Prior to this Mr. Mazzotti held the positions of Senior Investment Director and CFO of PPF Private Equity Division as well as CFO/ COO of AAA Auto.
Mr. Mazzotti graduated in Economics from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, and is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA).
Milan Jalový
Member of the Board
Milan Jalový holds the position of Controlling Director and Head of Analytical Team at EPH. He has been working within the Group since its establishment. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG and Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG.
Mr. Jalový holds a master’s degree from the University of Economics in Prague and also the CEMS MIM degree.