Daniel Křetínský
Czech businessman (born 1975)
Daniel Křetínský (Czech: [ˈdanɪjɛl ˈkr̝ɛciːnskiː]; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech billionaire businessman and lawyer. He is chairman and controlling shareholder of EP Group, a European conglomerate built around the energy company Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH). The group owns energy and infrastructure businesses across Europe and controls International Distribution Services, Groupe Casino and Metro AG.
Křetínský also has investments in retail, postal services and publishing, including significant holdings in Sainsbury's, PostNL and publishing group Editis. In football, he is chairman and co-owner of AC Sparta Prague and joint-chair and indirect 46% owner of West Ham United.
Early life
His biological father is Mojmír Křetínský, computer science professor at Masaryk University, and his mother, Michaela Židlická, is a former justice of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. His stepfather, who raised him, is photographer Vladimír Židlický.
Career
Early career
In 1999, Křetínský joined J&T as lawyer and became a partner in 2003. Since 2004, he has been the chairman of football club Sparta Prague and he is believed to be its 40% shareholder.
When J&T founded Energetický a průmyslový holding in 2009, he became its chairman and 20% shareholder. He ceased to be a partner of J&T. In 2011, he became chairman and 60% shareholder of EP Industries, that was divested from EPH. In 2016, he took 94% ownership of EPH through a series of transactions including EPH's sale of a 30% stake in subsidiary EPIF where the proceeds were used to buy out other shareholders.
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