Petr Knapp
Chairman
Petr Knapp is a graduate of University of Economics in Prague, majoring in finance and credit. He connected the decisive part of his professional life with banking and specifically Czech bank ČSOB. In the years 1984-1991 he worked at VHJ Teplotechna, in the foreign trade department. At ČSOB, he gradually managed credit risk and then a number of business departments, including corporate banking, private banking and financial markets. He also managed ČSOB subsidiaries Leasing, Factoring, Advisory and Patria. In the years 1996-2021, he was a member of the board of directors of ČSOB. Currently, he is, among other things, the vice-chairman of the board of trustees of UCT Prague.
Ivan Duda
Vice-chairman
In 1989, Ivan Duda graduated from The Czech Technical University (Technical Cybernetics). Since 1993 he has been active in the banking industry, initially within Komercni banka Group (Societé Generale Group) and subsequently Slovak VUB Bank (IntesaSanPaolo Group). Within his professional career, he has been focused on financial management, risk management and corporate banking, acting in various expert and managerial roles (CEO, CFO and CRO), including BoD membership and chairmanship.Within 2013-2014 he was, for a limited time, engaged with CEB in a position of member of the Board and CRO and between 2016 and 2020 in the Czech Guarantee and Development Bank (ČMZRB) as a member of the Board and CRO/CFO. Out of the banking sector, he has also acted in a private equity area and as an independent advisor. Since 2011 he owns boutique advisory company, focused on process optimising and financial management and risk management. Since 2015 he has been externally lecturing risk management on Prague University of Economics and Business.
Pavel Marek
Member
Pavel Marek has extensive experience in finance, gained during his many years at Česká spořitelna and the Erste Group. He has held various management positions, specializing in controlling, accounting, taxation, capital management, and investor relations. In addition to his work in the corporate sector, he has also gained valuable experience in the financial management of startups. Furthermore, he broadened his horizons by working outside the Czech Republic, having spent part of his professional career at the Erste Group headquarters in Vienna. He studied at the University of Economics in Prague and at IESE Business School. Since April 2024, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Development Bank, with responsibility for the Finance Division.
Miroslav Zámečník
Member
Miroslav Zámečník graduated from the University of Economics in Prague. During the years 1991–1993, he worked as the head of the Center for Economic Analysis in the Office of the President Václav Havel. In the years 1994–1998, he worked at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington as a representative of the Czech Republic. He then held the position of deputy director of the Revitalization Agency, where he mainly dealt with the restructuring of the enterprises Zetor and Vítkovice. Between 2009–2013 and 2020–2021, he was a member of the Government's National Economic Council (NERV). Since February 2022, he has been the chairman of the supervisory board of the rail company České dráhy.
Petr Teplý
Member
Petr Teplý is a professor of finance at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting of the Prague University of Economics and Business. He received his PhD at the Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in 2009 and has also studied in Austria, the USA and New Zealand. He worked for five years in various positions at ČSOB in the Planning and Controlling, Restructuring, Legal and Forensic Projects departments. He completed an internship at the investment bank Spencer Clarke in New York, and subsequently held the position of Project Manager at EEIP, a.s. for six years in the areas of corporate finance, energy, structural funds and regulatory impact assessment (RIA). Prof. Petr Teplý regularly lectures at international conferences and universities. He has contributed to more than 150 peer-reviewed studies and 10 books and has received many awards for his research and academic activities. He is active at Charles University and the Prague University of Economics and Business, where he lectures on banking, finance and risk management. He is currently not a member of any other company boards.