Monday, March 29, 2021
Petr Kailner, Czech Republic's richest man, dies in a helicopter crash in Alaska
The richest man in the Czech Republic, Petr Kailner, is killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska. Five people were killed and one was injured, including 56-year-old billionaire Calner. Alaska's Department of Public Safety said five people died and one passenger was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in the area of Naik Glacier, 80 kilometers east of the city of Anchorage, USA.
Five killed and one injured, including Kailner, in a helicopter crash
Alaska State troopers said Sunday that five people, including Calner, were killed and one was injured in a helicopter crash near Naik Glacier, northeast of Anchorage. A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in the Alaska backcountry crashed, killing the pilot and four others, including the Czech Republic's richest man.
Petr Kailner owned more than $ 17 billion in assets
Company spokesman Mary Ann Pruitt said the five passengers included three guests and two guides from Tordillo Mountain Lodge. According to Forbes 2020 list of the world's richest people, Calner was a billionaire businessman and financier with assets of more than $ 17 billion.
Identification of all the five killed in the accident
The five who died in Saturday's crash were identified as 52-year-old Gregory Harms of Colorado, 56-year-old Petr Kälner of the Czech Republic, and 50-year-old Benjamin LaRochics, and two of Girdwood, Sean McManney of Alaska, and the pilot, 33-year-old Zachary Russell of Anacres, said Sunday .
The helicopter crashed while on a skiing trip in Alaska
Petr Kailner, the Czech Republic's richest man, was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed while on a skiing trip in Alaska. A 56-year-old caller was among the passengers and pilot killed Saturday in an accident near the North Glacier northeast of Anchorage for Alaska State Troopers.
Czech Prime Minister Bebis mourns
His financial group PPF said in a statement, "We are deeply saddened to announce that the founder and majority owner of the PPF group, Petr Calner, passed away in a helicopter crash on March 27 in the mountains of Alaska." According to Forbes, Calner was a big business man of the Czech Post-Communist era, with a net worth of $ 17 billion. Czech Prime Minister Bebe Bebis expressed condolences to the family.
Kallner's financial conglomerate PPF spans Europe, Asia and the Americas
His financial conglomerate PPF grew primarily in the fields of finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, media and biotechnology in businesses spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas. PPF's assets had grown to £ 37.5 bn by mid-2020. PPF is the main owner of consumer lender Home Credit, which grew up in China and elsewhere in South-East Asia as well as a group of telecommunications companies in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Republic of Oaxcheck.
The death occurred at a time when PPF was acquiring a stake in Moneta Money Bank
He died at a time when PPF was acquiring a stake in the check bank Moneta Money Bank and proposed to merge it with his Air Bank and Home Credit checks and Slovak assets. PPF's telecommunications infrastructure firm, Cetin, also said it was considering a public offering and other options. PPF completed the acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises, a group of television stations in Central and Eastern Europe last year. Calner had avoided public attention, but was known to be a keen skier.