11/4/2009
Philippe Moreels, a member of ČSOB’s board of directors responsible for the retail/SME segment, announced today his intention to leave his position and strengthen the management of Czech Airlines (CSA). Petr Hutla a member of ČSOB’s board of directors responsible for human resources and transformation, will assume management of the retail/SME, this nomination will be approved by the Group and the shareholder.
“I have been active in banking for quite a long time and now it’s time to pursue new managerial challenges” says Philippe Moreels about the change.
“Before joining the board of directors, I had managed the corporate banking at ČSOB for a considerable time. I understand my move to management of the retail/SME segment as a return to the business part of the bank. I believe I’ll be able to make use of the valuable experience from managing the transformation of the group and HR” says Petr Hutla.
Philippe Moreels
(Born on 25 February 1959)
Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive Officer
Philippe Moreels studied computer and social sciences in Belgium and graduated in business management studies at Solvay Business School. He worked as a pension fund analyst and internal auditor with the Unilever Group. Afterwards, he worked for seven years as the Back Office Manager in the Standard Chartered Bank/Westdeutsche Landesbank group, followed by Slovakia’s Tatra Banka as the Operations Manager since 1993 and as a member of the Board of Directors since 1998. He has been a member of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive Officer of ČSOB since 1 March 2002.
Petr Hutla
(Born on 24 August 1959)
Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive Officer
Petr Hutla Graduated from the Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering. He worked for Tesla Pardubice between 1983 and 1993, as Economic Associate Director of Tesla Pardubice – RSD from 1991. He has been working for ČSOB since 1993: first as branch manager in Pardubice and main branch manager in Hradec Králové, then as branch manager in Prague 1 in 1997–2000. He then served as Senior Director, Corporate Accounts (2001–2005). He has worked as Senior Executive Officer since 2005: Personnel and Strategic Management (2005–2006), Human Resources and Facilities (since 2006). Since 27 February 2008, Petr Hutla has been a member of the Board of Directors. Since 14 January 2009, he has also managed KBC Global Services Czech Branch.
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