How war has made a 33-year-old the Czech Republic’s richest man.

  The Economist9 April 2026
Until recently Michal Strnad was hardly known in his home country, let alone elsewhere.

The 33-year-old chief executive and majority owner of the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), an arms-maker, has in the past kept a low profile and remained focused on running the company founded by his father, at which he has worked since leaving high school.