Antonín Koláček

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Antonín Koláček (7 August 1959, Přílepy (Kroměříž District) is a former Czech manager and entrepreneur. In 2008 he sold his shares in his companies and became an advocate and practitioner of buddhism.[1] He was involved in the voucher privatization of Mostecká uhelná společnost (now Czech Coal); later he became its CEO.

Early career[]

After his studies at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, he worked as a personalist for a Prague chocolate factory (1983-1990) and since 1990 for Komerční banka. Between 1993 and 1997 he was also a member of the supervisory board (non-executive) of Komerční banka.[2]

In 1994, he founded (together with Petr Kraus) Newton Financial Management Group, a company that focused on trading on financial markets and related advisory services. In 1995, he became a member of the board of directors (executive board) of Mostecká uhelná společnost as the chief personalist of Komerční banka, which hold shares of Mostecká uhelná společnost (MUS).[3] He became the most influential manager of MUS, and the CEO of , which took control over MUS in 1998. In 2005 he bought 40% share of Appian Group (Luboš Měkota obtained another 40%); both their shares were bought in 2005/2006 by Pavel Tykač.[1][3]

MUS case[]

For more than a decade, Czech police has been investigating him in relation with MUS and Appian Group.[4] In Switzerland he was accused together with his former partners Jiří Diviš, Petr Kraus, Marek Čmejla and Jacques de Groote,[5] and in 2013 he was sentenced for fraud, money laundering and other crimes in connection with MUS and Appian Group to 52 months in jail. An appeal is being prepared.[6]

Other activities[]

From 1999 to 2004 he acted as the CEO of the newly created University of Finance and Administration.[7]

In 2006 he founded MAITREA, a center for spiritual and personal development in Říčany. In 2008 he sold his shares in his companies and became and advocate and practitioner of buddhism.[1]

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