Graduate of the University of Economics in Prague and the Swiss Banking School in Zurich. More than 29 years of experience in banking. He started at ČSOB, where he worked in Corporate Banking, which he subsequently managed. He has also worked in retail banking, insurance, credit and restructuring and daily banking. Between 2013 and 2018, he was a member of the Board of Directors of CSOB, most recently in the role of Transformation Lead. Since 2020, he has led the project to obtain a banking license for Partners, the largest financial advisory group in the Czech Republic. The banking license was granted by the CNB in August 2023 and Partners Banka plans to launch services to the public in spring 2024.