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Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, 56, killed in horror helicopter crash in Alaskan mountains along with five others
THE Czech Republic’s richest man, billionaire Petr Kellner, was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, He was 56.
PPF said five people died in the crash, whose circumstances were being investigated.
Billionaire Petr Kellner, was killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska[/caption]
“We announce with the deepest grief that, in a helicopter accident in Alaska mountains on Saturday, March 27, the founder and majority owner of the PPF group, Mr Petr Kellner, died tragically,” PPF said in a statement.
Kellner was a towering business figure of the Czech post-communist era, with his wealth estimated at $17.5 billion according to Forbes.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis offered his condolences to the family. “Unbelievable tragedy. I am very sorry,” Babis said on Twitter.
Kellner’s roots go back to the 1990s when he set up PPF as an investment company with partners to take part in the country’s scheme to privatise hundreds of state-owned companies.
In the mid-1990s, PPF took a stake in former national insurer Ceska Pojistovna, a springboard for further growth.
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