Ivan Chrenko
Ivan Chrenko | |
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| Born | 1967/68 Šaľa, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Chairman and principal shareholder of HB Reavis |
Ivan Chrenko (born 1967/68) is a Slovak entrepreneur and billionaire, serving as the chairman and principal shareholder of the Slovak real estate firm HB Reavis. In March 2017, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion, making him the first individual from Slovakia to reach billionaire status, according to Forbes. Prior to Chrenko, Andrej Babiš, originally of Slovak descent, surpassed the $1 billion mark but subsequently acquired Czech citizenship.
Chrenko held joint ownership of HB Reavis alongside Slovak multimillionaire Viliam Pančík and acted as the company's CEO from 1994 until October 2013.
Life
Ivan Chrenko was born in 1967 in Šaľa, Czechoslovakia. In the mid-1990s, he launched his initial business venture with Pančík, concentrating on audio devices and electrical engineering products. They became involved with AB Reavis in 1994, a real estate development enterprise based in Bratislava. The firm underwent a rebranding in 2003 to MPT Immo and was renamed HB REAVIS GROUP a.s. in 2004, later adopting the name HB REAVIS Slovakia.
Chrenko gained significant recognition through the creation of Aupark shopping centers throughout Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
Currently residing in Bratislava, he prefers to keep a discreet public presence, having granted no interviews and with only two photographs publicly available.