Corporate Governance of ČSOB

Born on 8 March 1972

Chairman of the Board of Directors (since 6 May 2022)

Graduate of the master’s degree in law at the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague.

Aleš began his professional career as a lawyer in the Prague office of White & Case. From 2000 to 2007, he worked at Citigroup in Prague and London in various legal management positions in corporate and investment banking. He then joined GE Capital and served as General Counsel for GE Capital International, responsible for GE Capital's legal services in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and was a member of executive management. He joined ČSOB in 2014 as the head of the legal department responsible for legal and regulatory services and corporate governance. In April 2019, he became the Director of Data and Strategy and participated in the preparation and revision of the ČSOB Group's strategy. In 2021, he was appointed CEO of KBC Bank Ireland. Since 6 May 2022, Aleš Blažek has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of ČSOB.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Member of the Executive Committee of KBC Group (Belgium)
• Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of KBC Bank (Belgium) and KBC Insurance (Belgium)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ČSOB Pojišťovna, a.s.

Born on 18 September 1972

Member of the Board of Directors (since 1 June 2021)

He graduated from Prague University of Economics and Business and also has Post Graduate degree from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague.

Ján Lučan started his professional career at IPB Bank in 1997. Three years later, he joined ČSOB where he held managerial position and was responsible for the management of cases arising from the acquisition of IPB Bank. In 2003, he became the Director of the Legal Services Department and was responsible for all of the bank's legal agenda, including significant litigation in various jurisdictions following the acquisition of IPB Bank. He also personally participated in the negotiation of the bank's key agreements, including the cooperation agreement with the Czech Post. From 2012 to 2018, he held the position of Executive Director for Corporate and Institutional Banking. At the beginning of February 2018, Ján Lučan joined top management of ČSOB Slovakia and became a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer. He was primarily in charge of finance, risk management, controlling, asset and liability management, data quality management and procurement. He returned to ČSOB Czech Republic in April 2021 and was appointed a member of the Board of Directors responsible for Relationship Banking from 1 June 2021.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board in: ČSOB Advisory (CZ), ČSOB Factoring (CZ), ČSOB Leasing (CZ), Skip Pay (CZ), Banit (CZ), K&H Payment Services Kft (HU)
• Member of the Supervisory Board in Patria Corporate Finance (CZ)
• Member of the Board of the Arbitration court attached to the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic

Born on 18 February 1974

Member of the Board of Directors (since 1 September 2024)

He graduated from Masaryk University in Brno (Faculty of Economics and Administration).

Marek Loula started his banking career at Kredietbank, Belgium (today KBC Bank) in 1997. After the acquisition of ČSOB, he moved to ČSOB in 1999, where he was responsible for the development of the international clientele of ČSOB and for international cash management projects. Between 2003 and 2008, he worked as the Director of the Regional Corporate Branch in Brno. Until the end of 2014, he worked in the Credits division, where he was appointed Executive Director as of 2010. In January 2015, he was appointed Executive Director for ICT at ČSOB and between 2018 and 2021 he was Senior Executive Director of ČSOB Corporate and Institutional Banking. Between 2021 and 2024, he was a CFO and a member of the Board of Directors in CSOB Slovakia, responsible for Financial management, Data and IT. Since 1st September 2024, he is a member of Board of Directors of CSOB with responsibility for Credits management and Sustainability.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Member of the Supervisory Board in ČSOB Leasing (CZ)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Radlice Rozvojová (CZ)

Born on 4 February 1977

Member of the Board of Directors (since 8 December 2010)

Jiri Vevoda graduated from the Joint European Studies Programme at the Staffordshire University and the Prague University of Economics and Business.

From 2000 to 2004, Jiri worked for GE Capital in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland and Sweden. From 2004 to 2010, he worked for McKinsey & Company. Since May 2010, Jiri has been a member of ČSOB’s Top Management. As of December 2010, he has become a member of ČSOB’s Board of Directors. Since 2014, Jiri has been appointed as the Chief Finance Officer. From 2018 is Jiri responsible for CSOB Group investment services as well.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board in: Patria Finance (CZ), Patria Corporate Finance (CZ), ČSOB Penzijní společnost (CZ)
• Member of the Supervisory Board in: Hypoteční banka (CZ), ČSOB Stavební spořitelna (CZ), ČSOB Asset Management (CZ), Ušetřeno.cz (CZ)

Born on 1. 3. 1963

Member of the Board of Directors (since 1 February 2025)

He graduated from graduated from UFSIA (Belgium) in 1985 with a Master’s Degree in Applied Economics. In 1988, he gained a Master’s Degree in Commercial Engineering again from UFSIA.

Guy Libot’s career is marked by a series of international roles within the KBC Group, including leadership positions in KBC Netherlands, KBC Singapore and KBC Los Angeles, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Credit at Kredytbank Poland, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Corporate Banking at K&H Hungary. In 2011, he was promoted into the KBC Group Top 40 as Senior General Manager (SGM) Banking Core Communities, followed by SGM Corporate Audit (2013), SGM Shared Services & Operations (2017) and SGM Group Finance (2019). As of 2021, Guy took up the role of Country CEO Hungary. In his new role, Guy will remain part of the KBC Top 40. Guy Libot was appointed a member of the ČSOB Board of Directors responsible for Group Risk Management since 1 February 2025.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Member of the Board of Directors in: Hypoteční banka (CZ) and ČSOB Stavební spořitelna (CZ)
• Member of the Audit Committee in: ČSOB Pojišťovna (CZ)
• Member of the Supervisory Board in: ČSOB Penzijní společnost (CZ), ČSOB Leasing (CZ), Patria Finance (CZ) and Bankovní informační technologie (ČR)

Born on 24 July 1978

Member of the Board of Directors (since 1 July 2021)

She graduated from Prague University of Economics and Business and obtained the CEMS Master of International Management.

Michaela Bauer began her career at the International Corporate Desk at KBC Group in 2002. Two years later she moved to the Loans Department at ČSOB, where she was gradually in charge of various agendas and already led a team of three hundred people responsible for loans for small and medium-sized companies before her short maternity leave in 2011. In 2013, she moved to the business side in the position of Director of the Corporate Banking Segment, followed by the role of a member of the Board of Directors responsible for risk and finance at HB. In mid-2017, she returned to ČSOB and took charge of the transformation of the payment solutions and consumer financing area. Since July 2021, Michaela Bauer has been member of the Board of Directors of the ČSOB Group and her agenda includes IT, Innovations, Data, Digital, Daily banking and Operations. As Chief Innovation, Digital and Operations officer, Michaela is responsible for accelerating the group's digital transformation in the Czech Republic, specifically for the development and implementation of virtual assistant Kate, digital applications, data usage and the implementation of a new strategy.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board Bankovní identita (CZ)
• Member of the Supervisory Board in: Skip Pay (CZ), Igluu (CZ),Green0meter (CZ), Ušetřeno (CZ)

Born on 16 March 1972

Member of the Board of Directors (since 1 January 2023)

He graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague and continued his doctoral studies at CERGE-EI (Centre for Economic Research and Doctoral Studies of Charles University in Prague), where he received the Ph.D. degree.

Martin Jarolím joined ČSOB in 2000. He worked in various professional and managerial positions, mainly in the field of Retail. In the period 01/2011 – 01/2014, he was the executive director of Branch Network Management for private clients. Since February 2014, he worked at KBC Group as a Senior General Manager in the Core Communities Banking & International Markets division. In the period 05/2016 – 12/2022, he was a member of the Board of Directors at K&H Bank (Hungary) with responsibility for retail banking. As of 1 January 2023, he was appointed a member of the ČSOB Board of Directors responsible for the Retail area.

Membership in bodies of other companies:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board in: Hypoteční banka (CZ), ČSOB Stavebni spořitelna (CZ) and Igluu (CZ)
• Member of the Supervisory Board in: Ušetřeno.cz (CZ) and Skip Pay (CZ)