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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Czech Republic based CFO’ operating in the Software space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Rene-H. Bienz
Group CFO of Avast
Rene-H. Bienz has served as Chief Financial Officer at Avast since October 2014. Previously, Mr. Bienz was the CFO at Fastweb in Milan, a subsidiary of Swisscom and Italy’s main alternative telecommunications provider. From 2005 to 2011 he served as the CFO of Bakcell, Azerbaijan’s second-largest mobile operator. Mr. Bienz has held senior positions in Italy, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, and at Czech Telecom (currently O2) in the Czech Republic. Mr. Bienz holds an MBA (major in Banking and Finance) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and completed the Executive General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Rene-H. Bienz
Group CFO of Avast
Rene-H. Bienz has served as Chief Financial Officer at Avast since October 2014. Previously, Mr. Bienz was the CFO at Fastweb in Milan, a subsidiary of Swisscom and Italy’s main alternative telecommunications provider. From 2005 to 2011 he served as the CFO of Bakcell, Azerbaijan’s second-largest mobile operator. Mr. Bienz has held senior positions in Italy, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, and at Czech Telecom (currently O2) in the Czech Republic. Mr. Bienz holds an MBA (major in Banking and Finance) from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and completed the Executive General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Phil Marshall
Chief Financial Officer of Avast
Phil Marshall joined Avast in 2018, bringing a wealth of global experience, having successfully led finance groups in a variety of public and private companies. Before Avast, Mr. Marshall served as CFO for Exova Group PLC, CFO for Wood Mackenzie, CEO of the $2B General Electric Consumer & Industrial Solutions group for the EMEA region, and various other positions throughout his seventeen-year career at GE. He has also served on the boards of several companies. Mr. Marshall holds a BA in Accounting Studies from the University of West London.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Phil Marshall
Chief Financial Officer of Avast
Phil Marshall joined Avast in 2018, bringing a wealth of global experience, having successfully led finance groups in a variety of public and private companies. Before Avast, Mr. Marshall served as CFO for Exova Group PLC, CFO for Wood Mackenzie, CEO of the $2B General Electric Consumer & Industrial Solutions group for the EMEA region, and various other positions throughout his seventeen-year career at GE. He has also served on the boards of several companies. Mr. Marshall holds a BA in Accounting Studies from the University of West London.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Tomas Cibulka
CFO of Rossum
Tomas Cibulka is the CFO of Rossum and uLékaře.cz. He was a graduate of the Institute of Internal Auditors (USA).
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About Rossum: Rossum is an AI-based cloud document gateway for automated business communication.
Tom Fencl
CFO of Pricefx
Tom has over 20 years of experience in financial management and investment banking. Before joining Pricefx, he held CFO positions at several privately owned middle market companies and advised on M&A and financing transactions across multiple industries, both in Europe and the United States. Tom teaches a private equity class at the Institute of Economic Studies at Charles University.
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About Pricefx: Pricefx provides full suite price management solutions that are fast to implement, easy to use, and flexibly adapt to business needs.
Stephen Grist
Chief Financial Officer of Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim)
Stephen Grist oversees the Bohemia Interactive Simulations’global financial operations with responsibilities including financial planning, reporting, treasury and tax. Stephen is a senior multinational CFO with over 20 years’ experience building and leading cross-border finance teams, supporting high-growth companies in the technology and telecoms industries. Prior to joining BISim, Stephen has been the CFO at companies addressing markets ranging from identity management to digital TV, and telecommunications to building energy analysis. Before joining his first technology company, Stephen worked for what was Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now part of PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in Santiago and London, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Stephen holds a BSc in mathematics from the University of St. Andrews.
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About Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim): Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation
Vit Urbanec
CFO of TrustPort
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About TrustPort: TrustPort is a software developer of various security technologies for the web.
