About us

As vice president at SpaceKnow Inc., Filip was responsible for business development, sales, programme management, and overall performance of the defence and intelligence vertical segment. He dealt with the sales and management of defence programmes outside the United States, managed employee teams, and implemented functional business processes and tools for reporting, sales management, project management and employee development.

As project director at ERA & Omnipol, he was responsible for business development, sales, and project team management in securing and delivering contracts for both companies’ broad portfolios. He also managed strategic projects, and ensured maximum work share and value for the group.

Filip began his career in BAE Systems in Great Britain, and later moved to Sweden, where he worked as a senior analyst and later held the position of strategic planning manager. He then left for a senior consultant role at Ernst & Young in Stockholm, where he helped clients improve business performance and deliver an excellent customer experience. Thanks to his experience in trade and project management in the defence and aviation industries and professional services, Filip has been very successful in expanding the business territories of AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.

During his career, Luboš managed to build organisational and management skills during a period of strategic change in companies such as GE Capital, Česká spořitelna, and Tietoevry, and especially in GE Aviation, where he managed employee care in the turboprop division. Luboš can boast of many successful projects, such as the introduction of modern processes for working with employees, and the creation of strategies to increase their engagement and improve relationships in companies.

Luboš graduated in adult pedagogy at the University of Hradec Králové, and completed an MBA at Sheffield Hallam University as well as human-centred design at Stockholm Business School. Thanks to his knowledge and experience in employee relations that he has gradually built, Luboš is responsible for key tasks in internal communication and employee development. He also worked for a long time as a lecturer of strategic human resource management on an MBA course at Nottingham Trent University.

Among others, Luboš also supports our company’s social responsibility, and is an active member of several non-profit organisations devoted to people in need. With Luboš as part of the management, AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. can be sure that his experience and enthusiasm for employee relations will bring about positive change and growth for the company in this area.

Before coming to Aero, Jan worked as CEO of Moog Brno s.r.o., where he led the complete management and transformation of the company, including Lean methodology implementation, product portfolio optimisation, ERP implementation, and construction of new halls for three plants. He also has a wealth of international experience from working as Lean leader/head of component repair Wales at GE Aircraft Engines Services Ltd. in the UK, where he supervised general commercial engine repairs. As head of the GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. plant, he supervised the production and repair of turboprop engines and managed the entire supply chain.

Prior to that, Jan was director of Precision Castparts CZ s.r.o., where he was responsible for the operation and production of rotary parts for aircraft engines. He holds an MBA from Prague International Business School, and is a graduate of the Business Leaders/Leadership Development programme at Cranfield University in the UK. He also gained a degree in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Brno University of Technology.