Jan Cerny

Chairman of the Board

2023 - Current

Leading growth and expansion of a European group of medical technology companies with global presence and ambitions.

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

2020

Responsible for executive leadreship and business development of a rising star in the European MedTech sector (280 FTEs)

Partner & Managing director

2018

Partner and Managing director at a family office Private Equity firm. BHM invests abou 600m EUR in equity, concentrating on assets in size between 10-100 mil EUR in Equity Value, with high value added and competitive advantage in research & development. Particular focus on industrials, healthcare and MedTech. Besides Private equity I am responsible for our Real estate and Start-up portfolios.

Partner and Member of the Board of Directors

2019

With over 25 start-ups in the portfolio, Presto Ventures is a leading VC fund based in Prague, CzechRepublic. Presto focuses its investments on promising technology start-ups, supporting them via the provision of substantial resources, guidance, and network of industry-experts.

Member of the Board of Directors

2016 - 2018

Responsible for Finance, M&A, Controlling, Sourcing and Purchasing of Škoda Transportation Group (15,5bn CZK revenue) Directly led and executed sales process of Škoda Group to new shareholders, signing the largest Czech transaction of 2017. The multi-stage negotiation process involved large international corporations -bidders from China, France, Germany and Czech Republic.

Sourcing and Purchasing Director

2016 - 2018

Led a department of 59 employees responsible for direct spent of 3,5bn CZK a year with a multinational supplier base. Key areas included: Sourcing and purchasing of material, components and services, CAPEX investments, construction and maintenance of real-estate properties

Chief Financial Officer

2014 - 2016

Responsible for controlling, financing, accounting and insurance of Škoda Group and its subsidiaries internationally Spearheaded negotiations with a syndicate of financing institutions regarding new structure of financing and bank guarantees Coordianted process of first bond issue for Škoda of 2,3bn CZK Directly supervised team of 28 people Introduced new effective controlling measures, KPI and reporting systems

Member of the Board of Directors

2015 - 2016

Led a successful acquisition process of Transtech - a prominent European rolling-stock manufacturer (550 employees) Restructured financial position of the firm, negotiated a haircut with financial institutions and stabilized its financial situation. Executed key turn-around initiatives focused on increasing production efficiency and cost cutting Increased profit of Transtech by 10mil EUR with a year

Financial Specialist, office of the CEO

2012 - 2013