Daniel Křetínský
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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).
Pavel Horský
Member of the Board of Directors
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.
Marek Spurný
Member of the Board of Directors
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.
Jan Špringl
Member of the Board of Directors
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.