Petr Kellner

Infobox Person


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name = Petr Kellner
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|5|20|mf=y
birth_place = Liberec, Czechoslovakia
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nationality = Czech
known_for = wealthiest man in the Czech Republic
education = University of Economics, Prague
occupation = businessman
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networth = US$9.3 billionNet worth: from [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Petr-Kellner_0VC2.html Forbes List of Billionaire 2008] , March, 2008.]
spouse = Renáta Kellnerová
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children = 4

Petr Kellner (born 20 May 1964) is a Czech businessman. He is currently estimated to have a net worth of US$9.3 billion according to Forbes' latest annual list of billionaires, making him the wealthiest man in the Czech Republic.

Career

Petr Kellner graduated from the University of Economics, Prague Faculty of Industrial Economics, in 1987. [ [http://www.ppf.cz/en/index.php?sec=215 PPF Group - Key Group Personnel ] ] After the Velvet revolution he worked for the Czech company Impromat, an importer and seller of Ricoh photocopiers . While working for that company, he met Milan Maděryč and Milan Winkler. [http://ekonomika.idnes.cz/eko_profily.asp?r=eko_profily&c=A020317_224048_eko_profily_klu iDNES.cz - Kellner - miliardář s nenávistí k počítači ] ]

PPF

In 1991, after the announcement of Czechoslovak voucher privatization he founded, with Maděryč and Winkler, the investment fund PPF (První privatizační fond). In 1992, PPF investiční společnost a.s. was established and the funds’ names were changed from privatisation to investment. The funds were very successful and purchased stock of more than 200 corporations with value over 5 billion CZK.

Česká pojišťovna

In 1995 and 1996, PPF bought a 20% stake in the largest Czech insurance company, Česká pojišťovna and started to manage it. Later PPF acquired more shares and became the dominant (93%) owner in 2001, when PPF bought large stakes of shares from Komerční banka and the Czech state. [ [http://www.ppf.cz/en/index.php?sec=220 PPF Group - History ] ] With help of these profitable transactions, the last investors from voucher privatization were bought out and Petr Kellner became the dominant owner of PPF group.

Assicurazioni Generali

In 2007, PPF group signed a contract with Assicurazioni Generali to create a joint-venture between PPF Group’s insurance and Assicurazioni Generali's corporations in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and Kazakhstan. PPF Group will own 49% of that company, Generali will pay PPF Group €1.1 billion and Petr Kellner became as a member of the Board of Directors of Generali. [ [http://www.ppf.cz/en/index.php?sec=605&id=24 PPF Group - Press Releases ] ]

Wealth

As of 2007, Kellner owns 94.36% of PPF group [http://www.ppf.cz/files/sections/cs/PPF_Group_Structure_2007-57.pdf] . In 2006, Forbes estimated PPF's net worth at US$3 billion and listed Kellner as 224th wealthiest man in the world. In 2007, he moved up to 119th with US$6 billion and then in 2008 to 91st with US$9.3 billion. He owns a Gulfstream G500 airplane named "Káně". His residence in Vrané nad Vltavou has received muliple awards by Czech Architects, and he has one of the largest collection of photographs taken by Josef Sudek.

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