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REICO investiční společnost Erste Asset Management, a.s. (REICO IS EAM) was founded in 2006 in Prague as a 100% subsidiary of Česká spořitelna, a.s. Since 2024, it has been part of the Erste Asset Management group, which is part of the Austrian financial group Erste Group AG, headquartered in Vienna.
Company´s Board of Directors
Dušan Sýkora
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Graduate of the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE), he has linked his entire career to Erste Group, where he took up a position in its Prague office in 1998. Two years later, he joined Česká spořitelna, which at that time became part of the Erste Group. There he worked in various financial management positions such as back office financial markets, accounting and controlling. Since 2015, he headed the business planning and performance management unit of the retail banking division, where he was responsible for pricing, branch network motivation, planning and reporting. In the same period he was also a member of the supervisory boards of several subsidiaries of Česká spořitelna - Stavební spořitelna ČS, Penzijní společnost ČS and also REICO IS EAM. In July 2023, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of REICO IS EAM.
Jiří Horák
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
An expert in commercial real estate, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, with many years of experience in the field. He gained his previous experience in various roles at the consulting firm JLL, where he dedicated nearly 9 years to commercial real estate and investment consulting. Since 2022, he has served as the Director of Transactions at REICO IS EAM, where he managed strategic investments and transactions across the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. In early April 2024, he was appointed to the board and will be responsible for the real estate part of both of our funds. He holds a master's degree in economics with a focus on finance and has international study experience from France, which has contributed to his broad expertise and perspective.
Lucia Houfková
Member of the Board of Directors
Graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University with over 18 years of experience in risk management and investment fund administration. She began her career in financial institutions in 2007 at Česká spořitelna, focusing on market risk management, investment funds, and valuation of non-standard financial instruments. Shortly thereafter, she moved to the Erste Asset Management group, initially responsible for risk management, and since 2011, she has been in charge of the Finance and Operations Division of the Erste Asset Management branch in the Czech Republic. She holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) title from the CFA Institute and the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) title from the Global Association of Risk Professionals.