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Eduard Kucera

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Eduard Kucera

Global Ranking: #2133

Net Worth: $1,3B

Previous Year: $1,5B

Year-Over-Year: down $0,2B

Primary Industry: software

Other Industries: investments

Major Company: Gen Digital

Other Companies: PFNonwovens, InterContinental

Age: 70

Residence City: Prague

The co-founder of the world giant in the field of antivirus protection was last year involved in the merger of Avast with the American company NortonLifeLock – the newly created company subsequently changed its name to Gen Digital in November.
Kučera still has a stake in Gen Digital (the company's shares are listed on NASDAQ).
He invests money in several funds, including R2G (share in PFNonwovens or Prague's InterContinental Hotel) or Credo Ventures.
He founded the predecessor of Avast with Pavle Baudiš even before the fall of the communist regime at the end of 1989.