Czech Valuation Forum

Director of Technical Standards, Tangible Assets Board, IVSC

Alexander Aronsohn FRICS is a chartered surveyor with long and wide ranging experience encompassing residential asset management, commercial and residential development, rating, national and international valuation and investment. He has worked as a property professional for over twenty years in a number of different specialisms, including at DTZ where he became an associate director in both their international valuation and international investment teams, focussing on cross border portfolio valuation and investment. He has also run his own consultancy firm which provided international valuation and investment advice to a number of high profile clients and surveying firms.

Alexander joined the IVSC as Director of Technical Standards (Tangible Assets) in 2019. Prior to this he was Director of Technical Standards at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), where he also sat on various valuation boards and working groups.

Rector of VŠE

He is a Czech economist and university lecturer who has served as the Rector of the Prague University of Economics and Business since 2022. He specializes in commercial banking and financial derivatives. He is the author or co-author of ten monographs and textbooks, approximately thirty articles published in Czech and international academic journals, and thirteen research studies.
He is a member of the Appellate Committee of the Czech National Bank and the Scientific Council of the Czech Banking Association. He also serves on various academic boards, including the Scientific Board of the Prague University of Economics and Business and the Faculty of National Economy at the University of Economics in Bratislava. Additionally, he is a member of the editorial board of the journal Banking.

Interim Chairman Of The Advisory Board, RICS
Partner, Head of Sustainability & ESG, CEE, Cushman & Wakefield

Stefan is a pre-eminent leader in the Sustainability and Property Management industry, and at Cushman & Wakefield he is coordinating and expanding the firm’s Sustainability and ESG teams in CEE region and Germany. He is a member of Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA Sustainability Leaders Board which is responsible for driving Sustainability services, sharing best practice, knowledge, and service unification for clients across the entire EMEA region.  Besides Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA committee, Stefan is also a member of the RICS European Sustainability Working Group.

With over 24 years of real estate experience, Stefan has spent the last 14 years in CEE & Germany. He is a lecturer at the MBARE at Prague University of Economics & Business, a RICS qualified FM professional and Chairman of the Advisory Board of RICS Czech Republic

Advisory Board of the Ministry of Justice
Partner, TPA Valuation & Advisory s.r.o.

Jiří Hlaváč is a partner at TPA Group and a graduate of the University of Economics in Prague. He is a certified auditor, tax advisor, and court-appointed expert in economics, taxation, transfer pricing, and business valuation. He specializes in company valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructurings.
He serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Ministry of Justice and as an examiner for insolvency administrators. Since 2004, he has lectured at the University of Economics in Prague and regularly contributes to professional publications. He is the author of Mergers and Acquisitions – The Process of Buying and Selling Companies and co-author of commentaries on the Income Tax Act and the Transformations Act.
He has been recognized multiple times in the „Tax Advisor & Tax Firm of the Year“ awards, including in the categories of M&A and direct taxation.

Asia Director and Technical Director, Business Valuation Board, IVSC

Nicholas brings three decades of capital markets, corporate finance and valuation experience and will lead the IVSC’s growth across the region, with a focus on business valuation and intangibles.  In his role as IVSC Asia Director, Nicolas leads IVSC’s market outreach and engagement with member and sponsor organisations, as well governments and regulatory entities across Asia.
Nicolas was previously the Managing Director (Valuations) at EverEdge Global, a consultancy specializing in intangible assets.
Nicolas is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA). He is an Associate Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA).

Department of Business Valuation, VŠE
Financial Instruments Board, IVSC

Dr. Tomas Krabec is an Associate Professor of business valuation at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He serves as the Chairman of the Advisory Board for Forensic Economics to the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.

With a distinguished career as an advisor and fully qualified expert witness, Dr. Krabec specializes in various aspects of valuation, including business valuation, valuation of financial instruments, and valuation review. His expertise demonstrates within the judicial process, where he has provided expert opinions and reports for governments, publicly traded multinational corporations, and SMEs both within the Central and Eastern European region and internationally. Dr. Krabec particularly specializes in handling diverse and complex consulting assignments related to valuation review and reconciliation.

Dr. Krabec’s dedication to advancing the dialogue around valuation practices is evident through his substantial publishing and public speaking track record. As an unwavering advocate for the advancement of valuation standards, he consistently strives to disseminate knowledge and foster understanding in this field, both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Krabec’s academic journey includes a Master’s Degree in Economics and a PhD in Accounting and Business Valuation from the Prague University of Economics and Business, complemented by an MBA in International Business from the MIB School of Management in Trieste, Italy.

Business Valuation Board, IVSC

He is a member of the CA ANZ Business Valuation Committee with over 12 years of experience in valuations and forensic accounting, gained through roles across Australia and South Korea. Also experience in complex cross-border valuations, dispute resolution, and data analytics.
He has a strong interest in how Data & Analytics and Generative AI are transforming the way we deliver insights—enhancing both their depth and quality, while enabling us to focus more on high-value strategic work.
He is particularly enthusiastic about the ongoing evolution of FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Cloud Computing, and welcomes opportunities to connect with professionals who share these interests.

Director of the Department of Accounting, Valuation, and Related Professional Fields, Ministery of Finance
Department of Financial Accounting & Auditing, VŠE

Jiří Pelák is a lecturer at the Department of Financial Accounting at the Prague University of Economics and Business and has long been active in the field of audit and financial reporting. Since 2016, he has served as Vice President of the Chamber of Auditors of the Czech Republic. His professional focus includes international financial reporting (IFRS, IPSAS), business combinations, corporate transformations, and the interpretation of accounting regulations.
He has contributed to numerous expert publications and translations, including the Czech editions of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). Within the Chamber of Auditors, he serves as an examiner, Chair of the External Relations Committee, and a member of the editorial boards of Auditor magazine and the committee for translating international auditing standards.
He gained international experience through academic stays at Copenhagen Business School and St. Mark’s International College in Sydney. He is an ACCA-certified IFRS trainer and a member of the European Accounting Association (EAA).

Head of the Department of Business Valuation, VŠE

Barbora focuses her teaching on business valuation and corporate finance and serves as the course leader for Corporate Finance in the international master’s program MIFA.
Barbora is the Academic Director of the MBA program Real Estate and Valuation, which she co-founded with colleagues at the Faculty of Finance and Accounting at the University of Economics, Prague. The program has received international professional accreditation from RICS and has attracted significant interest from stakeholders in the real estate market.
She is a certified expert in the valuation of businesses, securities, and intangible assets. From 2010 to 2020, she was a member of the advisory board of experts for business and movable property valuation at the Regional Court in Prague. In 2021, she was appointed to the advisory board at the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic, where she also reviews and comments on draft legislation. Additionally, she performs oversight activities for the Public Oversight Board for Auditing.

Vice Chair, Financial Instruments Board, IVSC

Doug Summa is a former PwC Partner with over thirty-five years of experience advising clients on a spectrum of risk management and capital measurement issues related to trading activities. Mr. Summa has assisted numerous global financial institutions with the development of risk management frameworks and in the successful implementation and execution of a best-practices approach to management and measurement of market, credit and operational risk. He has extensive knowledge of the capital markets, cash and derivative products and related trading strategies. Mr. Summa’s clients have included a broad range of financial services companies including global and regional banks, insurance companies, mutual and hedge funds. He has advised clients on risk measurement and management techniques for market and credit risk, limit setting, valuation, risk and capital models, capital attribution and performance evaluation. He received his MBA and BA from Columbia University and is a board member of the International Association of Quantitative Finance.

Chief Executive Officer, IVSC

Nick worked in various senior client facing and internal roles at EY and KPMG between 1998 and 2011. Appointed CEO by the IVSC Board in 2016. Since joining the IVSC, Nick has overseen the introduction of technical standards boards for all valuation asset classes. Nick has placed a strong focus on the adoption of IVS which has seen its use increase significantly throughout the world over recent years. He has led efforts to foster and enhance partnerships and collaboration with governments, leading financial and market regulators and other global standards setters. Nick has also overseen a strong growth in the IVSC’s member network, which has almost doubled since 2015 and now includes prominent organisations in all regions of the world.