News Article Crestyl Group appoints new CFO
by Property Forum | Career

In mid-March, the property development and investment group Crestyl appointed Marian Rašík as its new CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and member of the Board of Directors. In his role, he will have primary responsibility for the planning, implementation, management and operation of all financial activities across the Crestyl Group. Jozef Ďurík will continue to be Crestyl's CFO in the Czech Republic, the company reports.

"We are proud that we have managed to bring Marian to Crestyl. He has great experience in the financial management of activities in multiple countries, he can look at everything professionally as a whole, regardless of national borders. We are confident that his skills and knowledge will help us further develop the strategic direction of our group," says Omar Koleilat, Crestyl Group CEO. "In addition, his knowledge of Polish will make our colleagues in Poland, where we dominated one of the largest residential developers last year, happy. It will help us further support our development ambitions here," he adds.

Omar Koleilat

Omar Koleilat

CEO
Crestyl Real Estate

As co-founder of Crestyl Group, Omar envisions the company's business strategy, devises its financing and stick-handles investor relations. Omar is Czech and Lebanese and thus brings a mix of Middle Eastern flair and European precision to the company. With an education in the field of architecture and a British RICS graduate degree in real estate investment, Omar knows whereof he speaks. From partnering with GE on a €500 million investment to the creation of a stellar team of residential and commercial experts, Omar has been changing the face of the Czech Republic since 1998. More »

Marian Rashik joins Crestyl from Pegas Nonwovens, where he worked for twelve years as a member of the Board of Directors and Group CFO. He was part of the team that built the third-largest nonwovens manufacturer with a turnover of over $600 million and manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic, USA, Egypt, China and South Africa. For these achievements, he was awarded the title of CFO of the Year 2018. From 2007 to 2009, he worked at the consulting firm Corpin Partners, the local representative office of Rothschild Investment bank. Before that, he was CFO of Vítkovice Strojírenství a.s. and a member of the Board of Directors of Vítkovice Holding, and even before that he was Director of Corporate Banking at General Credit Bank.

Marian Rašík (51) is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics at VŠB - TU in Ostrava. He speaks English, Russian and Polish. He is married and has a daughter and a son.  His hobbies include ancient history, barbecue, good wine and gardening.