Careers

In 2018, Jaroslav Strnad handed over ownership of CSG to his son Michal and began building, once again from scratch, the industrial group CE Industries. Initially, the group operated within various companies of the former Vítkovice engineering holding. Gradually, it began to systematically develop its business in the energy, recycling and railway sectors. Under Jaroslav Strnad’s leadership, CE Industries is also expanding into the Balkans, where in 2022 it acquired a leading Croatian industrial firm, the Đuro Đaković railway carriage manufacturer.

Jaroslav Strnad is an active owner who oversees CE Industries’ strategy, its key business operations, investments and acquisitions. He is in daily contact with his management team, which, under his leadership, is building a group with a pan-European presence in promising sectors linked to the greening of industry and its sustainable growth.

He gained extensive experience in both finance and management whilst working with the investment group M.L. Moran, which specialises in crisis management. There, he served as CEO of the subsidiary ALFA PLASTIC.

Adam Šotek joined the CE Industries holding company in June 2019 with the aim of putting his acquired experience to good use. He initially held the position of Finance and Investment Director for the Railways division and, since March 2020, has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the holding company and its Chief Executive Officer.

Since 2013, he has worked at PwC in the audit services department, primarily for clients in the industrial manufacturing, railway, automotive, logistics and energy sectors. In 2018, he successfully qualified and became a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He has been a statutory auditor since 2022.

He joined CE Industries in 2021 as a Controlling and Consolidation Manager. He worked on post-acquisition integrations, setting up financial consolidation processes and reporting for foreign subsidiaries. Within pre-acquisition projects, he is responsible for the financial aspects of target valuations and due diligence. In June 2023, he became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the holding company’s board of directors.

She has spent a significant part of her career with the LINET Group, where she served as Group Vice-President of HR and played an active role in its international growth, the professionalisation of management, and the building of a strong, values-based corporate culture. She also gained experience at Kaufland and the Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

In her work, she focuses on the strategic role of HR, leadership development and changes with a tangible impact on both performance and corporate culture. She believes that good leadership starts with oneself – and that organisations that are successful in the long term are built where the courage to change is combined with responsibility, trust and respect for people. She joined the CE Industries holding company in 2025.