The 33-year-old chief executive and majority owner of the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), a Czech arms-maker. He is the Czech Republic's richest man. He has worked at CSG, which was founded by his father, since leaving high school. Until the company's IPO in January 2026 he kept a low profile.
Mr Strnad has said he wants CSG to become Europe's biggest arms-maker. He is the main sponsor of the Czech Olympic team and has bought Viktoria Plzen, a football club that rivals AC Sparta Prague, which is owned by fellow Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
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