KBC Group: Aleš Blažek : new CEO at ČSOB, Czech Business Unit of KBC Group
18 März 2022 - 08:00AM
KBC Group: Aleš Blažek : new CEO at ČSOB, Czech Business Unit of
KBC Group
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Brussels, 18 March 2022 (08.00 a.m. CET)
Aleš
Blažek
: new CEO at
ČSOB, Czech Business
Unit of KBC Group
With effect from 5 May 2022, KBC Group
will make the following change to the composition of its Executive
Committee:
- John Hollows, CEO Czech Business Unit, (who
has reached the statutory age limit last year), will retire after a
career of nearly 26 years with KBC.
- On the recommendation of the KBC Group Nomination Committee,
the Board of Directors has appointed Aleš
Blažek, the current CEO of KBC Bank
Ireland, to the Executive Committee and successor to John
Hollows as CEO of the Czech Business Unit.
- The appointment of Aleš Blažek as CEO of the Czech Business
Unit has been approved by the Czech National Bank. His approval as
member of the executive committee of KBC Group (KBC Bank and KBC
Insurance) is still subject to approval by the National Bank of
Belgium and the European Central Bank.
- The successor to Aleš Blažek as CEO of KBC Bank Ireland has
been identified and will be announced shortly, once his appointment
has been approved by the European Central Bank.
Koenraad Debackere, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of KBC Group commented on
today’s announcement as follows : "On behalf of the Board
of Directors, I would like to sincerely thank John Hollows for his
tireless commitment and significant contribution to our group in
his different roles and at various entities abroad, and especially
in the Czech Republic in more recent years. We’re truly grateful to
John for his efforts in implementing the pillars of KBC’s strategy
in our Czech Business Unit. Considerable progress has been made and
results have been achieved in all areas of transformation,
especially digital transformation and innovation. John also truly
embraced and lived the KBC values.
I am delighted to welcome his successor Aleš.
I’m convinced that his deep insights and far-reaching and extensive
international experience in the financial sector and as CEO of KBC
Bank Ireland at a crucial moment in its history, will help him to
lead the Czech Business Unit through the challenging times of
unprecedented change, innovation and digital transformation we are
currently going through.”
Johan Thijs, KBC Group CEO
explicitly thanked John Hollows : ‘Together with
my colleagues at the Executive Committee I wish to express my
deepest gratitude to John, who is retiring, for his longstanding
career and outstanding performance. I am convinced that the Czech
Republic Business Unit and its various stakeholders have benefited
from John’s broad international experience, strong track record,
strategic insights and exceptional leadership qualities. I have
worked closely with John in the Executive Committee for several
years now and appreciate him as a friend. My colleagues and I are
extremely grateful to him for his years of dedication to our
customers and staff in his various roles, and for his support,
unconditional commitment and important contribution to our group’s
development. We wish John all the very best in the future.”
Johan Thijs also congratulated
Aleš on his appointment as
CEO of KBC Group’s Czech Business Unit and welcomed him
within the KBC Group Executive committee : “I’m also
delighted that Aleš has agreed to take over from John as CEO of the
Czech Business Unit. As customer experience, innovation and digital
transformation have become top priorities, Aleš’ experience at KBC
Bank Ireland and earlier as Head of Data and Strategy at ČSOB, will
prove invaluable in his new role as CEO in Czech Republic and in
taking the digital transformation of our operations in that country
to the next level. Over the years, Aleš has consistently
demonstrated he has the right combination of experience, leadership
skills and deep understanding of our business to bring our Czech
Business Unit to further growth and prosperity, to the benefit of
all stakeholders.”
Aleš Blažek (born in
1972). After graduating with a Master’s Degree in
Law at the Charles University Law School in Prague in 1997, Aleš
started his professional career as an associate at the Prague
Office of White & Case. From 2000 until 2007, he worked in
Citigroup in Prague and London in numerous legal managerial
positions in Corporate and Investment Banking. In 2007, he joined
GE Capital and served as the General Counsel for GE Capital
International with responsibility for legal services in all GE
Capital businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and being a
member of the senior executive team. He joined ČSOB in Prague in
the Czech Republic Business Unit of KBC Group in 2014 as Head of
the Legal Department, responsible for legal and regulatory services
and corporate governance. In April 2019, he became Head of Data and
Strategy at ČSOB. In this capacity he closely participated in the
preparation and review of ČSOB Group’s strategy. Also he was
responsible for management of ČSOB Group data infrastructure. In
2021 he was appointed CEO of KBC Bank Ireland.
He is married, with five children.
John Hollows (born in 1956)
earned his degree in law and economics at Cambridge University.
Between 1978 and 1991, he worked for the head office of Barclays
Bank in London and subsequently as Country Manager for Barclays
Bank in Taiwan from 1991 to 1995. He joined KBC Bank in 1996 as
Country Manager of the Shanghai operations and in 1999 became
General Manager for the Asia-Pacific region, where he was
responsible for ten branches in six countries. He was appointed CEO
of K&H Bank (Hungary) in 2003. In 2006 he became Senior General
Manager of the Central and Eastern Europe banking division of KBC
Group. He was appointed member of the KBC Group Executive Committee
and CEO of the Central & Eastern Europe and Russia Business
Unit in 2009. In 2010 he became KBC Group Chief Risk Officer. Since
2014 he has been CEO of the Business Unit Czech Republic of KBC
Group.
John is married with 4 children.
For more information, please
contact:
Viviane Huybrecht, General Manager, Corporate
Communication/Spokesperson, KBC Group
Tel +32 2 429 85 45 - E-mail:
pressofficekbc@kbc.be
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