Daniel Kretinsky - Czech Billionaires 2023 | Forbes

Daniel Kretinsky

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Daniel Kretinsky

Global Ranking: #208

Net Worth: $9,2B

Previous Year: $5,4B

Year-Over-Year: up $3,8B

Primary Industry: energy

Other Industries: infrastracture, investments, sport

Major Company: EPH

Other Companies: Blesk, Sparta Praha, West Ham United, Le Monde, Makro, Foot Locker, Royal Mail

Age: 47

Residence City: Prague

Excess liquidity and limited personal consumption by shareholders = trade after trade. This is how the current form of Daniel Křetínský, the new number two on the Czech list of the richest people, could be characterized in a nutshell.
The mastermind behind the EPH energy group has had a great year, for obvious reasons the EBITDA profitability of his energy assets has grown multiple times, resulting in a dramatic increase in his assets.
In recent years, Daniel Křetínský has decided to play in the world's top business league, he has become very active in the public markets, but in particular he is building a “soft” presence, for example through the French media or a stake in the West Ham United football club.
At the beginning of his career was Slovak banker Patrik Tkáč, who gave him space to grow and who described Křetínský to Forbes as the “most profitable platform ever”.