Our people

Sebastian is from a small German village in the Black Forest. After studying engineering and economics in Karlsruhe, he worked for an American concern in the automotive industry for 12 years. He devoted the beginning of his career to production optimization projects and the introduction of new manufacturing projects throughout Europe. He is responsible for three factories in Germany and the Czech Republic, one of them a greenfield project. He’s been building up Winning Group since 2016, and is its majority shareholder.

Milan has 25 years of experience in the fields of economics, accounting and taxes which he gained both while working abroad for a renowned auditing firm, and during his comprehensive  financial management work with two international manufacturers. Winning Group’s dynamic development and its team of great people help fuel his motivation in his work with the organization.

Ondřej is an experienced manager with more than 12 years that he spent in the construction industry. He worked for a construction company for 9 years where he gained valuable experience in the development of residential constructions, and later handled the business end of building construction projects. He joined Winning Group in 2018 as the general director of the construction division where he manages the construction companies, as well as the development activities of the group.

Christoph has been a top manager in Precision Forming for more than 20 years now. He specialises in production technologies for groups of suppliers in the automotive industry in the USA and Canada, focusing on solid metal forming. He has management and restructuring experience in the automotive and supply industry. He has managed global business units, boosted their competitiveness and profits, and has implemented long-term manufacturing and product strategies. He has founded new branches in Europe, China and America. Christoph is responsible for the management of Winning BLW.

Francisco is from Spain, an Industrial Engineer with 24 years of experience in the auto industry. He started his career in manufacturing engineering positions and before Winning Group, he was a Director of Operations running a global division for a top Tier 1 auto supplier with plants in Europe, America and China. His line of work consisted in leading the daily business activities focusing on operational excellence and the business development strategy for the group, resulting in a very successful footprint expansion and performance improvement. Francisco is responsible for managing Winning Plastics.

Roland is one of those people who leads employees with technical expertise and empathy. As a graduate mechanical engineer, he has been working in forming technology with a focus on cold forging for more than 20 years. Before Roland became a member of the winning team, he managed the German production sites of an automotive supplier as COO. He has management experience in the expansion of locations and in the restructuring of companies. The achievement of corporate goals has always gone hand in hand with the successful design of change management processes. Roland is responsible for leading WinningCofo.

Jaroslav gained nine years of experience in investment banking, working in senior management positions where he was responsible for investment portfolios of both private and public investors. He was also involved in the financing of projects and the acquisition of family businesses. As a member of our group, he is now responsible for complex relations with the banking sector, financing partners, and investors. He is a member of the M&A team and is mainly responsible for transactions financing.

Before joining Winning Group, Petr worked for more than 10 years for a global Tier1 supplier in the automotive industry. His roles have always been associated with leading the team in the field of engineering, automation, product development, cost-saving projects and continuous improvement in plants in the Czech Republic and in Germany. Significantly, these are areas of restructuring, transfers of production and equipment, implementation of Industry 4.0 or planning and implementation of investments. He received a degree in Mathematical Engineering from VUT Brno. Currently he is in charge of implementing the Operational Excellence system for all business units in the Automotive segment of the Winning Group.

Marcela graduated from the Faculty of Business and Management at the Brno University of Technology, specialising in business finance and trade. During her career she has held several positions in economics and finance. She has experience with cash flow management, with European grants, insurance and business strategies. In Winning Group a. s., where she has been working since it was first stablished, she is responsible for the bank financing, lending, insurance and accounting agenda, and also for European Union grant programs.

Martin graduated from the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc. After completing his studies, he worked as a law clerk and subsequently as a lawyer in renowned law firms. He most often dealt with real estate law, M&A, business obligations, litigation and the automotive field. He is a member of the Czech Bar Association. Within the Winning Group, Martin provides legal support to colleagues across the group’s broad agenda, both within day-to-day consultancy and strategic projects.

Rita is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University in Brno. After completing her studies, she joined a manufacturing company in the automotive industry, where the international environment enabled her to make use of her extensive foreign language skills. In the Winning Group she is in charge of the development of HR processes, the recruitment process and employee education and training. She also participates in grant programs and as the GDPR Data Protection Officer she is responsible for ensuring that personal data are handled correctly in the group. She believes that selecting quality staff is an important factor in the success of the Winning Group.