Petr Šimčák (50) has been the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Amundi Czech Republic Asset Management since April 2021. Prior to the merger of Amundi and Pioneer Investments, he held the position of Chief Commercial Officer at Pioneer Investments CR. Previously, he also worked as an investment consultant at MONECO and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the industry magazine FOND SHOP. Petr Šimčák has completed a number of courses at the prestigious Czech Financial Academy in portfolio management, risk management, resource allocation, bond, equity and derivatives analysis. In 2006 he obtained the CFA certificate. In 2015, he supplemented his economic education with a master's degree in psychology from Masaryk University in Brno. He is also the author of the popular investment podcast Amundi Investment Thoughts.