UHY Hacker Young LLP
Quadrant House
Thomas More Street
Thomas More Square
London E1W 1YW
  
T:   020 7216 4600
E:   l.hornan@uhy-uk.com
W:  www.uhy-uk.com
 

Ladislav Hornan - chairman

Born in Prague, Ladislav emigrated to the UK in 1968, joining UHY Hacker Young in 1974. Ladislav now heads the London partnership as Managing Partner, and is head of Turnaround & Recovery. He has 27 years partner level experience in corporate recovery and insolvency work, having worked with a range of clients and industries, from small businesses to multi-location, multi-million pound turnover companies.  In addition to his position as a board member with the UHY Hacker Young national group, Ladislav also held the post of Chairman to the firm’s international network, UHY International, from 2002-2007, where he continues as a Director.  In 2005, Ladislav was awarded ‘Gratias Agit’ by the Czech government for his work to promote the good name of the Czech Republic abroad.

UHY Hacker Young and UHY International
UHY Hacker Young is the 18th largest accountancy group in the UK; comprising 80 partners in 16 offices nationally. UHY Hacker Young was also a founder member of UHY International, formed in 1982 by the UK and their US counterparts. UHY International has seen rapid expansion since its inception, and is currently represented by 206 offices in 69 countries worldwide, with representation in all major business jurisdictions.

Current external positions/ appointments:
President – British Czech & Slovak Association, since 1998
Vice Chairman of Governors – English College in Prague, since 1999
Freeman- City of London, Member – Worshipful Company of Upholders (Livery Company) since 1995

CP Holdings Limited
CP House
Otterspool Way
Watford
Herts WD25 8JJ
  
T:    01923 250 500
E:    aschreier@cpholdingsltd.com
W:    www.danubiushotels.com

Alexei Schreier

Alexei graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters in Manufacturing Engineering in 2000.  Alexei worked with Bain & Company’s London office spending most of his time both with engineering focused companies and within the Private Equity Group.  He then obtained an MBA at INSEAD business school before joining the family business in 2005.  He is one of the company's operational directors  with responsibility for two of the portfolio companies, whilst sitting on the board of the others.
Alexei has a strong affinity for the Czech Republic due to the fact that his mother is Czech.

CP Holdings Ltd
CP Holdings Ltd is a private family owned business started in 1953 by the current chairman, Sir Bernard Schreier.  The business has developed from a heavy plant and open cast operator to a multi-national holdings company.  Today the company’s major investments are in the Danubius Hotel chain in Central & Eastern Europe, two European Caterpillar dealerships, Lenta business centres in the UK, Waystone – a specialist Brownfield and contaminated land developer, and Balton CP – a trading and service provider operating in sub-Saharan Africa.  CP Holdings employs c. 8,000 people and generated over £400 million turnover in 2007.

Miller Brands (UK) Limited
SABMiller House
Church Street West
Woking
Surrey GU21 6HS
  
T:   01483 264100
E:  John.Littleton@millerbrands.co.uk
W:  www.millerbrands.co.uk
 

John Littleton - executive director

John was born in Chesterfield and now has over 20 years experience in the Brewing and Licensed trade industry. For almost 12 years, John held a variety of roles working for Carlsberg UK, prior to moving to SABMiller in 1999. At this time he relocated to Budapest, Hungary to assume the role of Trade Development Manager which he carried out for 4 years. This was followed by 3 years working in SABMiller’s Russian business based in Moscow prior to his returning back to the UK in 2006. John currently holds the position of Corporate Services Director on the board of Miller Brands UK and is based in Woking.

SABMiller & Miller Brands UK
SAB Miller is one of the world’s largest brewers and is in the FTSE Top 25. They operate across 6 continents with 139 breweries and employ almost 70,000 people globally. Their annual profit is in excess of $4Bn and they have six brands that rank in the Top 50 globally. One of their flagship operations is Plzensky Prazdroj which has a significant share of the Czech beer market.
Miller Brands UK was established in 2005 and represents the interests of SABMiller in the UK. Their main brands include Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft, Pilsner Urquell, Castle Lager, Lech and Tyskie

Techo UK Limited     
The Corner
91 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3LN
  
T: 020 74302882
E:  martin@techo.com
W: www.techo.com
 

Martin Kejval

Martin, who was born in Prague and joined TECHO in 1992, has been living in the UK since 2001. Martin is now company Director of Finance & Operations of Techo UK. Before joining the UK operations, Martin was a senior board member of Techo Prague Headquarters. As Operations Director he was responsible for company logistics and production. He has 15 years experience in corporate management and finance and as a board member of Techo Group is responsible for the international IT development. In addition Martin is Chairman of International Hotel Management Group, which successfully operate hotels in the Czech Republic. Martin has completed five years of study at the British Open University in Milton Keynes in management and finance and in 2004 was awarded a Diploma in management and in 2006 Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Techo
Techo is the largest office furniture manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe and is a member of the Dutch concern Royal Ahrend NV, which is one of the top five manufacturers of office furniture in Europe. The acquisition in 2005 (Techo UK, 2008) provided Techo with the security of long-term development of the TECHO brand and a further intensification of activities in Central and Eastern Europe. Techo operates in 14 countries worldwide.

Current external positions/ appointments:
Chairman - Supervisory board of Techo Slovakia since 1999
Chairman - IHM Group, since 2007
Board member - Czech Design Hotels Association since 2008

Czech Airlines 
Sovereign House
361 King Street
Hammersmith
London W6 9 NA  
   
T: 07919 053740 
E:    roman.orlik@czechairlines.com  
W:   www.Czechairlines.co.uk

Roman Orlik

Born in Celadna, in the Czech Republic, Roman graduated in Economics from the University of Agriculture in Prague, Czech Republic. He joined the Czech company, Fischer Air in 1997, promoted to the Security Officer in 2001 and, in 2002, became Assistant Director for Operational matters.  In 2003 Roman joined Czech Airlines International Relations Department in Prague, overseeing Airline code-sharing and alliance relations. He was selected as Area Sales Manager for the Netherlands in 2005 and spent two years in Amsterdam before being transferred to London in 2007 as Director for the UK and Ireland. In 2008 his area responsibilities were increased when he was selected as Regional Manager for the UK/Ireland/Belgium and the Netherlands. 

Czech Airlines
Established in 1923 and celebrating 85 years of industry service. Currently offers flights to 135 destinations in 48 countries. The fleet consists of 50 modern aircraft. A member of the Sky Team Alliance since 2001, in 2007 it carried over 5.6 million passengers.

Budweiser Budvar UK Limited
Hamilton House
Mableton Place
London EC1H 9BB
  
T:   020 7554 8810
E:   tony.jennings@budvarUK.com
W:  www.budvaruk.com

Tony Jennings

A South African by birth CEO of Budweiser Budvar UK, Tony Jennings’ first contact with Europe was an assignment from SAB (now SABMiller) to look after the company’s newly acquired brewing business in Romania, where he was instrumental in reviving much neglected national brands.  Family matters took him back to South Africa and a stint in the telecoms industry but the lure of both Europe and the drinks industry proved too strong and he joined Budvar UK as financial director in 2004 becoming CEO in January of the following year.

Budweiser Budvar UK
A recent piece in the Independent about Budweiser Budvar begins “Sorry Carlsberg, this is the greatest lager in the world”. This statement encapsulates the reputation which the brewery has acquired by sticking rigidly to traditional methods, like lagering for not less than 90 days, using only natural local materials and never brewing anywhere but at its one brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Southern Bohemia.
Because it has faith in the quality of its product before the efficacy of its marketing plan sales of Budvar continue to grow worldwide. This is particularly the case in the UK where growing numbers of well informed drinkers are increasingly wary of marketing hyperbole
This is also the reason why Budweiser Budvar, entirely Czech owned, Czech run and Czech financed regularly produces financial results that would make most other European breweries green with envy.