Simona Kijonková is CEO at JSK Investments. She is one of the most well-known entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropists in the Czech Republic. She started her business in 2008, founded the technology and logistics company Zásilkovna in 2010 and its parent company Packeta, which she headed for more than 13 years and led to a successful exit in 2024. Under her leadership, Packeta has transformed from a greenfield start-up into one of the most successful companies in its field in the region, with a turnover of over CZK 7.25 billion.During her entrepreneurial career, Simona Kijonková has been awarded a number of prestigious prizes. In 2017, she won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year competition in Prague, and in 2021 she repeated her success as a national finalist and candidate for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 title.