Tomáš Brzobohatý, Ph.D. >>>
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Chief Executive Officer
Areas of expertise: financial services, investment banking, insurance, media, energy
Tomáš Brzobohatý is a founder of PPF Partners Group. Prior to establishing PPF Partners, Tomáš was the founder and main shareholder of PPF Investments Group, where he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to founding PPF Investments Tomáš was part of the management team at PPF Group where he was responsible for its Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate and Investment Banking divisions. He previously worked for the legal firm, Brzobohatý, Brož & Honsa, v.o.s. as Managing Partner and as a lawyer at Burns & Schwarz's Prague office.
Mel Carvill FCA, CF, ACII, FSI >>>
President & Chief Financial Officer
Areas of expertise: financial services, insurance, real estate
Mel Carvill is a founder of PPF Partners Group. Prior to joining PPF Partners Mel was Deputy General Manager at Assicurazioni Generali, where he was Regional Head of Western Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. He was also responsible for the Group's M&A activities, the Research & Corporate Development Office and International Regulatory Affairs. Mel worked with the Generali Group for 23 years holding various accounting, technical and general management positions, and joined the Head Office in 2000. He was responsible for over €10 billion of transactions during his time at Generali. Mel is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, holds an Advanced Diploma in Corporate Finance, is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a Chartered Insurer and a Fellow of the Securities Institute.
Ladislav Chvátal >>>
Member of the Board of Directors
Areas of expertise: consumer finance, retail banking
Ladislav Chvatal joined PPF Partners in January 2009. He was previously Executive Director at Home Credit Group having joined PPF Group in 1994. Within PPF Group and later Home Credit Group Ladislav held a number of key managerial positions. In June 2005 Ladislav became Executive Director for Retail Banking and Consumer Finance at PPF Group. Ladislav was a Member of the Board of Directors of Home Credit B.V. from January 2007 till December 2008.