Already in August this year, the Financial Times reported that TVN can be sold. “The American owner of TVN, Warner Bros. Discovery, has huge problems. To put it bluntly: TVN will go under the hammer,” wrote “Newsweek.” Two possible options were speculated regarding the takeover of the media group. – The first one was purchased by a Czech billionaire, Mrs. Renata Kellnerová, widow of the richest Czech man. Her investment fund has a capital presence, for example, in Rafał Brzoska's InPost. The second solution is the Hungarian television channel TV2, which is associated with Viktor Orban – said Andrzej Stankiewicz in the latest edition of “State of Emergency” in Onet. Everything is clear now. Television stations will be protected by the government. “TVN and Polsat will be included in the list of strategic companies that are protected, for example, against an aggressive and dangerous takeover from the point of view of the interests of the Polish state” – Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, December 11 at a press conference. What is known about the woman who could buy TVN? Recently she had to face a tragedy in her private life.
Who is Renata Kellnerova?
Renata Kellnerova is 57 years old. In 1995, she married the entrepreneur and founder of PPF, Petr Kellner. The couple had three daughters. The oldest of the siblings, Anna Kellner, is a famous Czech Olympic competitor in show jumping. Renata Kellnerova is also raising her son, Petr Kellner, from her previous relationship with her deceased first wife. Three years ago she had to face an unimaginable tragedy. Her husband died as a result of a helicopter crash in Alaska on March 27, 2021. As a result of inheritance proceedings the woman took control of his business. He heads the PPF Group, which is worth EUR 44 billion. The Czech conglomerate specializes in financial services, media, telecommunications, biotechnology, real estate and mechanical engineering.
Kellnerova is the richest woman in the Czech Republic and Central and Eastern Europe. “Forbes” in December this year he valued her fortune at $18 billion. According to the 2024 ranking, she was ranked 104th on the world's billionaires list. The businesswoman conducts business in the Czech Republic, Great Britain, France, China and Poland – she is a shareholder of InPost. In addition, she is the founder and president of the board of the Kellner Family Foundation.
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After the death of her husband, Kellnerova became the owner of the capital of the PPF Group
The PPF Group employs 61,000. employees and operates in 25 countries. Kellnerova is focusing on European markets, withdrawing from investing in Asia. “The main goal of our activity over the last three years has been to move west,” the businesswoman said in an interview with the media. “I realized that I have a very personal connection with PPF. My task is to prepare our children so that they can one day take over the leadership of the group,” Kellnerova added.