Karel Komárek

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Karel Komárek (born March 15, 1969 , in Hodonín ) is a Czech entrepreneur, one of the richest Czechs and founder of the KKCG group .

Career

He founded the KKCG group in 1995. KKCG focuses on the lottery and gaming industries, oil and gas, information technology and investment. The KKCG group operates in 18 countries around the world and unites, for example, companies such as: SAZKA Group, MND, AUTOCONT, Cleverlance Enterprise Solutions, the venture capital fund Springtide Ventures and the like. a.

In 2018 the Bloomberg agency estimated his net worth at $ 3.3 billion. Forbes magazine ranked Karel Komárek 715th on the world's billionaires list in 2019, and with an estimated fortune of CZK 67 billion, he is the third richest Czech according to surveys by Forbes magazine.

Karel Komárek is a sponsor. For example, he has taken the Dvořákova Praha International Music Festival and the Proměny Foundation under the wing of his Karel Komárek Family Foundation, which focus on the development of public space in the Czech Republic and, in particular, the reconstruction of parks and school gardens.

Private life

Karel Komárek was born on March 15, 1969 in Hodonín. Immediately after completing his studies, he began to work in business and has gradually built up one of the most important Czech family businesses. He is married for the second time, his wife is Štěpánka Komárková. He has four children.

Karel Komárek started his business in the industrial valve trade in the family company. Its activities gradually expanded and today the KKCG group associates numerous companies.

In 1992 he founded the company MOS Hodonín, which became the springboard for their joint ventures in the oil and gas extraction segment. The flagship of this Komárek business pillar then became the Moravské naftové doly mines.

In 1995 he founded the KKCG.

In 2018, the Bloomberg agency estimated his fortune at $ 3.3 billion.

In 2019, Forbes magazine ranked Karel Komárek at 715th place on the world's billionaire list and with an estimated fortune of CZK 67 billion, according to the magazine's surveys, he is the third richest Czech.

Web links

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  1. ↑ KKCG: KKCG - Our Business. In: KKCG. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Reuters: Czech investors divide up lottery group Sazka. In: Reuters. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
  3. ^ Sophie Alexander: The Billionaire Who Took a Bet on Lotteries to Live the Dream. In: Bloomberg. Accessed October 30, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Natalie Robehmed: A Modern Day Patron: Czech Billionaire Karel Komarek's Pledge To Dvořák. In: Forbes.com. Forbes Media LLC, accessed December 2, 2014 .
  5. ^ KKCG: KKCG - Karel Komárek. In: KKCG. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Komárek, Karel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Hodonín