Management
René Kachyňa
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
René graduated from the Faculty of Business and Management at the Brno University of Technology, study programme Corporate finance and business, and from UK-MBA studies at Nottingham Trent University in Great Britain. He started his career in Fosfa company, where he participated in the development of business activities in Central and Western Europe. René joined the MND group in 2007, when he held the position of Marketing Manager at MND Drilling & Services and later worked as Head of the Strategic Planning Department. In the years 2010 – 2014, he was appointed as the Company Director of MND Drilling & Services In 2014, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. In 2017, as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, he was charged with the position of CEO of MND Drilling & Services once again. Under his leadership, in the course of less than ten years, the company developed from the position of a predominantly domestic drilling contractor to the position of an internationally recognized drilling contractor that established itself on the most European markets.
Jan Duroň
Drilling and Workover Division Director
Jan graduated from the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the University of Mining in Ostrava, study programme Geological Engineering. In 2003, he had joined the company Moravské naftové doly, in the position of Technical Supervisor. Since 2005, he has been working in the company MND Drilling & Services, where has passed through several technical positions related to drilling technology. He started as a Driller, Operator – Specialist and later worked as a Designer and Supervisor Drilling Operator. In November 2014, he was appointed to the position of head of the Drilling and Workover Department.
Petr Kopečný
Chief Operating Officer
Petr graduated from the Faculty of Mining and Geology of the University of Mining in Ostrava, study programme Engineering and Deep Drilling Technology. From 1988, he had worked in the company Moravské naftové doly, where he held a several technical positions related to drilling technology. He started his career as a Drilling Engineer and later worked as a Senior Drilling Engineer of the Drilling Technology plant in Lužice . After he had passed the exams before the mining Authorities, he worked as a Mining Drilling Designer and Supervisor Drilling Operator and in 2006, he was appointed to the position of Head of the Drilling and Workover Department. In the period of 2014 – 2017, he was appointed to the position of CEO of the company MND Drilling & Services and in 2017 he was appointed to the position of COO of the company MND Drilling & Services.
Richard Kožík
Technical Support Division Director
Richard graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Brno University of Technology. After his studies, he gained experience in engineering and in the business sector. He has joined the company MND Drilling & Services as Mechanic in 2012 and later worked as the Head of the Maintenance department focusing on the maintenance and operation of Bentec drilling rigs. In 2017, he was appointed in the position of the Technical Support Division Director.
Marta Vicanová
Chief Financial Officer
Marta graduated from the Faculty of National Economy of the University of Economics in Bratislava, study programme Finance. After she had completed her studies, she worked in the banking sector as a Specialist for the Foreign Payments and later as a Client and Credit Officer. Since 2004, she had worked in the company Fosfa as a Planning Economist. Marta has joined MND Drilling & Services in 2007 as a Controlling Officer and later worked as the Head of the Financial Planning and Controlling Department. In 2022, she was appointed to the position of CFO.
Roman Valuch
Machinery Division Director
Roman graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Brno University of Technology, study programme Industrial Machine Design. From 1987, he had worked in the company Moravské naftové doly in the plants for the repair of drilling tools, where he had held several technical positions in the Tools plant in Poštorná. He began his career as a Lathe Workshop Foreman and later, from 1994, he had worked as Plant Director. In 1998, he participated in the founding of the subsidiary joint – stock company MND Strojírenská as a member of the Board of Directors. In the years 2000 – 2005, he worked at SPP Bohemia Trade in the position of the Director of Armaturka Rohatec. Since 2005, he has been leading engineering production in the company MND Drilling & Services and in 2017 he was appointed to the position of Machinery Division Director.