Baťa vs. Kellner. After Baťa's departure, his empire avoided inheritance, but disputes within the family still arose

15.04.2021

Both built globally successful businesses, both died at the age of 56 in a plane crash. Otherwise, however, the lives of Petr Kellner and Tomáš Baťa are not very similar. As the expert on Bata, Gabriela Končitíková, points out, the shoe tycoon, unlike the head of PPF Group, did not shy away from public engagement. Baťa was the head of the largest company in Zlín and the mayor of his hometown. However, he did not abuse his position, as the researcher believes the prime minister and billionaire Andrej Babiš does.

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