More changes at the top of Dostihovy spolek, Pardubice

At its board meeting on February 11th, Dostihový spolek Pardubice, organizers of events at Pardubice racecourse, announced the name of its new manager, who will be Michael Skalický. He will replace Hana Jeníková, who has been acting manager since midsummer 2012, and will take up his duties on February 18th. Michael Skalický was previously manager of Přístav Pardubice, which administers navigation on the River Labe/Elbe between Chvaletice and Pardubice.


It was also unexpectedly and abruptly announced that Dr. Tlučhoř will no longer be Chairman of the Board of Dostihový spolek. He has been replaced by Richard Benýšek, who is linked with Bělecký mlýn s.r.o., the company which recently bought 22.51% of the shares of Dostihový spolek, see http://www.dostihovy-svet.cz/en/node/943 . Richard Benýšek is a well-known Olomouc-based businessman with a strong reputation as a crisis manager. He is a close associate of the "richest Czech", Petr Kellner, and recently joined the board of Dostihový spolek. Petr Kellner was until recently the majority shareholder of Česká pojišťovna, long-term sponsor of the Velka Pardubická, but I understand that he recently sold all or most of his shares to Generali.