The sole shareholder is CZECH NEWS CENTER a. s., IČO 02346826. CZECH PRINT CENTER a. s. is a part of the CZECH MEDIA INVEST a.s. group, of which 50% is owned by Daniel Křetínský and 50% by Patrik Tkáč.
Daniel Křetínský
Daniel Křetínský was born in Brno in 1975. He studied at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Law and at the same faculty became a Bachelor of Political Science. After his studies, he worked as a trainee lawyer in Brno’s Gottweis & Partner law office. In 1999, he began working for J&T investment group, becoming a partner in it in 2003. In 2009 he was involved in the founding of Energetický a průmyslový holding within the J&T Group. He is Chair of the Board of the holding, majority owner of EP Industries and head of the AC Sparta Praha football club.
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. In 1996, he became member of the board of J&T Finance Group, a.s. Two years later, he was named Chair of the Board of J&T Banka, a.s. He is currently a partner in the J&T financial group and Chair of the Board of J&T BANKA.
