Petr Studnička Managing Partner

Petr is the Managing Partner of ASB Group responsible for the strategy, development of new services, and business development for ASB Group offices in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. Petr has over 15 years of experience advising clients in mergers and acquisitions, transaction services, investment structuring, and corporate services. He provides comprehensive corporate advice to international investors entering the Czech market. Petr is in close cooperation with the Czech Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, an International Association of Independent Accounting firms, and as a finance and accounting professional, he acts as a mentor at AI Startup Incubator.

Petra Rychnovská Partner

Petra is co-founder and Partner at ASB Group. She is in charge of strategy and business development. As a successful entrepreneur, she has over 17 years of experience advising a wide range of clients from various domestic and international industries in the areas of international expansion, investment opportunities, and payroll issues. She has extensive experience in advising real estate clients. Petra actively cooperates with the Associations for Real Estate Market in the Czech Republic, and the Association for Foreign Investments, where Petra is a Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee.

Rudolf Vřešťál Partner

Rudolf is a co-founder and Partner of ASB Group. For many years, he was ASB´s Managing Partner, specializing in comprehensive business advisory relating to business structuring, accounting, and tax. He also has extensive experience with foreign investments. In 2013, Rudolf built on his previous experience Redside, a fund management company charged with managing the broad portfolio of the funds of qualified investors investing in various fields such as real estate, renewable energy, and private equity. Redside currently manages total assets exceeding EUR 500 mil. Rudolf is a Chair of the Board and CFO of the Redside.

Tomáš Novák Partner

Tomas is a Partner of ASB Group with more than 20 years of experience in accounting, reporting, and financial advisory. He has extensive experience with accounting and reporting standards including Czech GAAP, US GAAP, UK GAAP, and IFRS. He participates in various due diligence mainly in the real estate sector, and he also leads the implementation of unique solutions provided by ASB Group, particularly for the asset managers and institutional investors in the real estate sector. Tomas is responsible for the Czech accounting and tax team, which is comprising of more than 50 professionals.

Dan Ledvinka Group Commercial Director

Dan is our Commercial Director at ASB Group, and as a part of the group management team, he is responsible for commercial management and the development of the company growth. He aims to drive business growth and market share through sales, business development, brand and marketing communications within his role. Dan joined ASB Group in 2017, having served most recently as a Group Business Development & Marketing Director for CEE. Dan has several years of experience in sales and marketing from previous roles.

Klára Cowan Group Payroll Director

Klára is a strong skilled professional who helps clients to set up payroll processes, using benefits and issues related to HR. She ensures that all processes are executed appropriately and in a timely manner. She completes the full payroll cycle, including all pre-and post-controls and validation, ensuring that all tax issues are properly addressed, preparing payroll transactions, and closing each cycle in a timely manner consistent with internal governance and payroll agenda requirements with the goal to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Milan Bančanský Group Finance Director

Milan is a Finance Director at ASB Group, he is responsible for the internal finance department of Czech ASB entities and group reporting of ASB Group. Professional in the area of finance with experience gained at PwC and multinational companies acting in the construction industry and educational services. Milan focuses on corporate financial reporting and managing finance departments with an overlap with HR and purchase agenda. He is also responsible for ASB's Czech office's cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions of the entire ASB Group.

Michal Kozdera Tax Director

Michal holds the position of director of the tax department at ASB and is responsible for managing the team and its development, relations with clients and the technical quality of outputs. In his work, he can make use of his more than 25 years of experience not only in the field of tax consultancy, but also from experience in high financial positions on the client's side. It allows him to best understand the customer's needs and reflect them appropriately. He specializes in comprehensive assessment of the client's tax and financial situation, sale of businesses, transfer pricing, international taxation and VAT specifics for real estate projects.

Soňa Bláhová Accounting & Project Manager

Soňa is the head of the 10-person accounting team of the Czech office. She is a member of the KCÚ (Chamber of Certified Accountants) with more than 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, has experience working in various accounting software, has been involved in various accounting projects, has extensive experience in internal and external audits. Soňa has been managing the accounting and the reporting of the investment companies and funds for more than 6 years and is responsible for the correct reporting of financial instruments following Order No. 501/2002 Coll., for banks and other financial institutions and International Accounting Standards, participated in the implementation of the Amendment to Order No. 501/2002 Coll., for banks and other financial institutions valid since 1.1.2021. In cooperation with the tax department, Soňa solves individual financial operations' tax impacts and communicates with auditors, the IRS, the depositary.

Kateřina Nováková Head of Accounting Team

Kateřina is the Head of the Accounting Team for the Czech office. Being an ACCA (a global professional accounting body) member, she has more than 15 years of experience in financial management, including external auditing, US GAAP and IFRS reporting, preparation of consolidated financial statements, controlling, client support, and communication with authorities. Kateřina and her team, which comprises 10 professionals, focus on real estate clients and financial institutions. She has broad experience in reporting and the preparation of financial statements according to Czech and international accounting standards.

Gabriela Dufková Head of Accounting Team

Gabriela is the Head of the Accounting Team for the Czech office. She has over 18 years of experience advising clients on Czech and international accounting issues. Gabriela is primarily responsible for coordinating daily operations in accounting services and consultancy, external bookkeeping, consultancy for market-leading corporations, financial reporting, and financial due diligence. In her role, she supervises accounting issues, implements new accounting standards, reviews public and internal reporting. Gabriela has extensive experience in accounting for groups with foreign capital and for companies operating in various sectors.

Iveta Přibylová Head of Accounting Team

Iveta has extensive experience in financial management from international corporations and Czech companies, where she worked as a financial director for the past 15 years. In addition to leading financial and HR teams, setting medium and long-term strategies, she also dealt with the optimization and implementation of internal processes, e.g. electronic workflow documents or other innovations related to digitization in the field of finance.​ Among the other unforgettable experiences, she has gathered along her career path is a comprehensive coverage of accounting and tax activities, including transfer pricing, investments, cash flow management, budget planning, reporting and consolidated financial statements of a group of companies.

Tomáš Drexler Head of Accounting Team

Tomáš has extensive experience from multinational business companies, where he worked for more than 22 years and managed the accounting of branches not only in the Czech Republic, but also in other European countries.​ During his career, he participated in the implementation of the SAP accounting program in several countries, he dealt with reporting according to US GAAP and Czech standards, audits, issues of cross-border transactions from the point of view of VAT and income tax. He is familiar with Czech excise tax and payroll processing in an international environment. His specialty is matching financial accounting with controlling.

Jiří Bosák Head of Corporate Services

Jiří leads Czech Corporate Services Team and as an experienced manager is responsible for the advisory to key clients in the corporate services area with a focus on the real estate sector. In his role, Jiří is primarily responsible for onboarding and implementation of new clients, day-to-day management of client’s companies as well as their transformations or liquidations. In respect of these activities, Jiří cooperates closely with Accounting and Tax teams. His legal background and experience gained through working for an international law firm as well as for one of European largest commercial real estate developers allow him to provide the clients with high-level expertise and advisory.

Lucie Šťastná Head of Payroll

Lucie graduated in HR management from the University of Economics in Prague. Even during her studies, she began gaining experience in the field of human resources management, first at a staffing agency and subsequently in an internal HR department. She has been working in the fields of payroll accounting and human resources for over 10 years. Currently, she offers clients not only comprehensive payroll accounting services but also the management of HR software, administration of benefits, oversight of occupational health services, as well as OHS (Occupational Health and Safety) and fire protection agendas.

Lucie Bártová Senior Tax Manager

Lucie is responsible for tax advice and the preparation of tax returns for key clients. She specializes in personal income tax and corporate income tax, including international employment structures. During her studies and practice, she also gained rich experience and knowledge in the field of accounting.​ Before joining ASB, she worked in the tax department of an international consulting company and started her professional career as a senior accountant at Nike. She has been a certified accountant since 2009 and a certified tax advisor since 2010.​

Štěpán Hrubý Tax Manager

Štěpán has several years of experience in the field of international taxation and VAT. As part of his practice, he participated in a number of important projects, both focusing on international taxation and the issue of transfer pricing. Štěpán has been registered tax advisor since 2017.

Hana Moučková Payroll & Implementation Supervisor

Hana has been working in payroll outsourcing for more than 5 years and currently processes payroll for about 1,000 employees. Hana focuses on comprehensive client payroll settings, implementation of new systems and streamlining processes. She specializes in setting up systems for client needs. Currently she focuses more on the automation of wage processes and technical solutions to wage problems.

Hana Sára Korcová Payroll Supervisor

Hana is ASB´s Payroll Supervisor with more than 15 years of experience in providing payroll services as an internal payroll supervisor as well as extensive experience in payroll outsourcing. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the payroll department, including transmitting, receiving, and balancing the payroll for approximately 500 employees. She assists clients in setting up HR and payroll processes, employing benefits and issues related to HR. She has been appointed to supervise the payroll team and find effective ways of improving our processes.

Petra Hořejší Human Resources Manager

Petra is the HR Manager of ASB Prague and is also responsible for office management. She has more than 10 years of experience in HR, especially in the field of executive search. Her professional background includes HR management and administration, recruitment, learning & human resources development, employer branding, and managing other projects within the HR area.

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ASB Group welcomes Michal Kozdera as new Tax Director

ASB Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Michal Kozdera as the new Director of the Tax Department in its Prague office. With over 25 years of experience in tax consultancy, Michal brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the team, having worked both in consulting and in significant tax and financial positions on the client side. His international experience, including years in Brussels, has equipped him with a robust understanding of comprehensive tax-financial assessments, financing, business sales, transfer pricing, international taxation, and VAT.

Anna Szafraniec appointed to the Board of the International VAT Association

ASB Group is proud to announce that Anna Szafraniec, the CEE VAT Compliance Director, has been appointed as a Board Member of the International VAT Association (IVA). This prestigious appointment recognizes Anna's extensive knowledge and experience in the VAT area, highlighting her contributions to the field and her dedication to enhancing VAT compliance practices internationally.

ASB Group supported Star Capital Financein the acquisition of six retail centers in Poland.

The value of the transaction amounted to EUR 285 million. The portfolio totals more than 219,000 sqm and includes rights in six shopping centers: Janki in Warsaw, Kometa in Toruń, Korona in Wrocław, Tulipan in Łódź, Ster in Szczecin and Rondo in Bydgoszcz. The occupancy of the portfolio exceeds 95 pct, with anchor tenants including Auchan, Bi1, LPP Group, Inditex Group, CCC Group, Rossmann, RTV EURO AGD and Cinema City.