The Supervisory Board of CEZ at its session decided that, with effect from 1 January 2020, the company will have three deputy CEOs. Tomás Pleskac will serve as Deputy CEO for Business Development, Martin Novák will be a Deputy CEO for Operations, and Pavel Cyrani will be a Deputy CEO for Strategy and Sales. With effect from the same date, Pavel Cyrani was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Tomás Pleskac joined CEZ in 1993 and for nine years he worked as Deputy Director for Finance and Sales at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant. He led and successfully implemented the largest integration project in CEZ's history ­ the merger of CEZ and regional energy companies. He is a member of multiple Supervisory Boards and Boards of Directors at CEZ's subsidiaries. Martin Novák has international experience from multinational corporations. He worked for Conoco in Houston, ConocoPhillips in London and ConocoPhillips in Prague for over 5 years. He joined CEZ in 2006. Since 1 January 2008, he has worked as CEZ Group's Chief Financial Officer. In his office, he successfully reduced the costs in the Finance Division by implementing substantial restructuring and establishing a Shared Services Center. Pavel Cyrani is one of the authors of CEZ Group's current strategy that focuses on "new" energy to a greater extent. He joined CEZ in 2006 and worked at various management positions; he has been a Member of the Board of Directors since 2011. Pavel Cyrani presently heads the Strategy and Sales Division, being responsible for the main strategic projects such as the construction of new nuclear units, trading in electricity and gas, consumer service, decentralized power generation and energy services.