Introducing Members of the Board of Directors

INTRODUCING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND MEMBERS OF THE ČSOB’S TOP MANAGEMENT
JOHN ARTHUR HOLLOWS (Born on 12 April 1956)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
He graduated from the Sidney Sussex College at the University in Cambridge with a degree in economics and law.
Upon graduation Mr. Hollows has followed a career in banking. He gained experience in the area of financial services at Barclays
Bank in London and Taipei and at KBC in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. He held senior managerial positions in credit
departments and in areas such as export finance, corporate and investment banking and treasury. He also focused on cost
management. From August 2003 to April 2006, he was the Chief Executive Officer of K&H Bank (KBC Group) in Hungary.
Between 2006 and 2009, Mr. Hollows served as the Senior General Manager of the Central and Eastern Europe Business Unit of
KBC Group. From September 2009 to April 2010, he was the CEO of the KBC Group’s Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
Business Unit. Since September 2009 he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the KBC Group. From May 2010 to
April 2014, he served as the Chief Risk Officer of the KBC Group. Between April 2006 and June 2009, Mr. Hollows was
a member of ČSOB’s Supervisory Board and the Chairman of its Audit Committee. Since 1 May 2014, he has been a member of
the Board of Directors of ČSOB (and its Chairman since 2 May 2014) and ČSOB’s Chief Executive Officer.
Since 1 May 2014, Mr. Hollows has been the member of the Executive Committee of KBC Group responsible for the Business
Unit Czech Republic.
Membership in bodies of other companies:
Member of the Executive Committee of KBC Group (Belgium); member of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive
Committee of KBC Bank (Belgium) and KBC Insurance (Belgium).
JIŘÍ VÉVODA (Born on 4 February1977)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FINANCE MANAGEMENT (CFO)
He graduated from the Joint European Studies Programme at the Staffordshire University and the University of Economics,
Prague.
From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Vévoda worked for GE Capital in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland and Sweden. From 2004 to 2010,
he worked for McKinsey & Company. Since 1 May 2010, he has been a member of ČSOB’s Top Management. First Mr. Vévoda
has acted as the Senior Executive Officer responsible for HR and Trasformation and then as the Senior Executive Officer
responsible for Products and Staff Functions. He has become a member of the Board of Directors since 8 December 2010.
Between January 2013 and June 2014, Mr. Vévoda was a member of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior Executive Officer,
Risk Management (CRO). Since 1 July 2014, he has been a member of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior Executive
Officer, Finance Management (CFO).
Membership in bodies of other companies:
Member of the Supervisory Board in: Hypoteční banka (CZ) and ČSOB Leasing (CZ).
KOEN WILMOTS (Born on 24 July 1964)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGIES (COO)
He studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), followed by a post-graduate course at the Robert Schuman
University in Strasbourg.
Mr. Wilmots has worked in the banking sector since 1992 when he joined Kredietbank. He has been working for ČSOB since
1999. Between 1999 and 2005, he was responsible for Corporate Management and Distribution Segment. He was the Executive
Director, Credits between 2005 and 30 April 2010. Mr. Wilmots was a member of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior
Executive Officer responsible for Risk Management between 1 May 2010 and 31 December 2012. He has been a member of the
Board of Directors since 8 December 2010. Between January 2013 and April 2014, he served as a member of ČSOB’s Top
Management as the Senior Executive Officer, Operations Management. Since 1 May 2014, he has been the Senior Executive
Officer responsible for Operations & Technologies (COO).
Membership in bodies of other companies:
None.
PETR HUTLA (Born on 24 August 1959)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CONVENIENT RETAIL SERVICES
He graduated from the Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Mr. Hutla worked for Tesla Pardubice between 1983 and 1993, as the Economic Associate Director of Tesla Pardubice – RSD
from 1991. He has been working for ČSOB since 1993: first as the branch manager in Pardubice and the main branch manager
in Hradec Králové, then as the main branch manager in Prague 1. Mr. Hutla then served as Senior Director, Corporate and
Institutional Banking (between 2000 and 2005). He has worked as Senior Executive Officer since 2005: Personnel and Strategic
Management (between 2005 and 2006), Human Resources and Transformation (between 2006 and 15 November 2009),
Distribution (between 16 November 2009 and 31 December 2012). Since 27 February 2008, Mr. Hutla has been a member of the
Board of Directors. From 14 January 2009 to 31 December 2011, he was also the head of KBC Global Services Czech Branch,
organizational unit. Between January 2013 and June 2014, Mr. Hutla was a member of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior
Executive Officer, Specialized Banking and Insurance. Since 1 July 2014, he has been a member of ČSOB’s Top Management
as the Senior Executive Officer, Convenient Retail Services.
Membership in bodies of other companies:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board in: Hypoteční banka (CZ), ČSOB Factoring (CZ) and ČSOB Leasing (CZ); Deputy Chairman
of the Supervisory Board of ČMSS (CZ); member of the Board of Trustees of Czech Technical University in Prague and member
of the Board of Directors of the Czech Transplant Foundation.
PETR KNAPP (Born on 7 May 1956)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RELATIONSHIP SERVICES
He graduated from the University of Economics, Prague.
Mr. Knapp originally joined ČSOB in 1979. He worked in Teplotechna Praha as Deputy Managing Director from 1984 and later as
Director of Foreign Operations. He returned to ČSOB in 1991 and was appointed Director of ČSOB Corporate Finance
Department and later Director of the Credits Section. He has been a member of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive
Officer of ČSOB since 1996. Between January 2013 and April 2014, Mr. Knapp served as a member of ČSOB’s Top
Management as the Senior Executive Officer, Corporate Banking and Financial Markets. Since 1 May 2014, he has been the
Senior Executive Officer responsible for Relationship Services.
Membership in bodies of other companies:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board in: ČSOB Factoring (CZ); member of the Board of Directors of the Prague Economic
Chamber (CZ).
MAREK DITZ (Born on 16 September 1972)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INSURANCE, MARKETS & INVESTMENTS
He graduated from the University of Economics, Prague and Swiss Banking School, Zurich.
Mr. Ditz has been working for ČSOB since 1994. He was appointed the Manager of the Specialized and Institutional Banking unit
in 2005. He was appointed the Executive director of Corporate and Institutional Banking in 2010, where he was in charge of the
distribution network of 10 regional branches providing service to corporate clients as well as for specialised financing, foreign
trade and institutional banking which also caters to non-banking financial institutions, banks and selected public sector entities.
Since 1 January 2013, Mr. Ditz has been a member of the Board of Directors. Between January 2013 and April 2014, he served
as a member of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior Executive Officer, Customer Relationships, and then as the Senior
Executive Officer responsible for Investments & Markets (until 30 June 2014). Since 1 July 2014, he has been a member
of ČSOB’s Top Management as the Senior Executive Officer, Insurance, Markets & Investments.
Membership in bodies of other companies:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ČSOB Advisory (CZ); member of the Supervisory Board of ČSOB Asset Management
(CZ).
TOMÁŠ KOŘÍNEK (Born on 10 June 1967)
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT (CRO)
He graduated from the Czech Technical University Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Economy and Management).
Upon his graduation Tomáš Kořínek held senior management positions at several financial institutions in the Czech Republic.
Before joining ČSOB, he worked as a member of Volksbank CZ Board of Directors responsible for risk management, finance and
operations. He has been working for ČSOB since April 2009; between May 2010 and October 2013, as a Director of Risk
Management Department and from November 2013 to 31 December 2014, as a Executive Director responsible for Group Risk
Management. Since 1 January 2015, he has been the Chief Risk Officer and a member of ČSOB’s Board of Directors.
Membership in bodies of other companies:
None.
The business address of members of the Board of Directors and ČSOB’s Top Management is:
Československá obchodní banka, a. s.
Radlická 333/150
150 57 Praha 5
Czech Republic
Last update: 6 January 2015

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