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Tomáš Petržela is a director at TARPAN Partners.
Tomáš spent large part of his professional career in Asia. He began his career at KPMG Singapore, where he focused on audit and assurances services, special situations, and due diligence. Tomáš has experience with transactions in the Czech Republic and abroad, deal negotiation, due diligence, fundraising, corporate strategy, and finance.
Prior to joining Tarpan Partners, Tomáš worked for National Capital Trust of Washington (2017 - 2020) and managed their corporate department in Prague. He was responsible for corporate strategy, identification and evaluation of new investment opportunities as well as for strategy, oversight, and control of the portfolio companies in the Czech and Slovak Republics, the United Kingdom, and Asia. Tomáš focused on healthcare, biotechnology, and engineering industries.
From 2015-2016, Tomáš worked for SinoMedia Group in Singapore and Beijing (China), where he managed their corporate department focusing on M&A and investments into traditional and online media and media advertising platforms.
Previously, Tomáš worked as a CFO for Asian Food Channel (AFC) in Singapore, a successful startup, and a television channel focusing on food, food culture, and leisure. AFC was launched into 12 countries in Southeast Asia. Tomáš was part of the original team and was in charge of the whole finance and accounting agenda, including fundraising and investors relations. In 2011, AFC received the "Best Performing Company Backed by VCs" award from Singapore Venture Capital Association. In 2013, a US based company, Scripps Networks Interactive, acquired AFC for USD65 million. Tomáš worked for the new owners for the next two years as a Vice President & Head of Revenue for Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Asian Food Channel, Tomáš worked for KPMG Singapore.
Tomas received his Master of Accounting from University of New South Wales, Sydney, and his Bachelor of Business Administration from James Cook University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in Australia.
