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Vazil Hudák

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Vazil Hudák

Chairman of the Board

  • European Investment Bank
  • Public finance
  • J.P. Morgan / Citi

Former Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (2016–2020) and the first Slovak to sit on its Management Committee. Before that he served as Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Slovakia's representative on the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism. In the private sector he was Industry Head of Public Sector for Central and Eastern Europe at J.P. Morgan Chase and a Vice-President at Citigroup in London and Prague; he also chaired Slovak Investment Holding and Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka. He studied at MGIMO in Moscow, at the Faculty of Law of Charles University and at Harvard Business School, and today chairs the Supervisory Board of České dráhy, the Czech national railway operator, and sits on the board of InoBat, the Slovak battery manufacturer in Voderady.

Biography

Vazil Hudák serves as Chairman of the Board of Falanga Invest SICAV a.s. Between 2016 and 2020 he was Vice-President of the European Investment Bank and the first Slovak to sit on its Management Committee.

In public office he served as Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic and State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance. He represented Slovakia on the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism and chaired both Slovak Investment Holding and Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka.

In the private sector he ran the public-sector agenda for Central and Eastern Europe at J.P. Morgan Chase and worked at Citigroup in London and Prague. He therefore combines a public-finance background with international investment banking.

He today chairs the Supervisory Board of České dráhy, the Czech national railway operator, and sits on the board of InoBat, the Slovak battery manufacturer in Voderady. For the fund he brings experience in assessing and financing large infrastructure and technology projects, and familiarity with the institutional environment of Central Europe.

Key figures

2016–2020
Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
First
Slovak on the EIB Management Committee

Career

  1. Chairman of the Supervisory Board

    České dráhy, a.s. (Czech Railways)

  2. Board member

    InoBat, Voderady (Slovakia)

    Slovak battery cell manufacturer.

  3. 2016–2020

    Vice-President

    European Investment Bank

    The first Slovak on the bank's Management Committee.

  4. Minister of Economy

    Slovak Republic

  5. State Secretary

    Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic

  6. Representative of the Slovak Republic

    Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism

  7. Chairman

    Slovak Investment Holding

  8. Chairman

    Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka

  9. Head of Public Sector

    J.P. Morgan Chase

    Public-sector agenda for Central and Eastern Europe.

  10. Vice President

    Citigroup

    Based in London and Prague.

Focus

  • European financial institutions
  • Public finance
  • Investment banking
  • Infrastructure projects
  • Central and Eastern Europe

Education and memberships

Education
MGIMO Moscow · Faculty of Law, Charles University · Harvard Business School
Other mandates
České dráhy, a.s. — Chairman of the Supervisory Board · InoBat, Voderady — board member

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