Nine people. Different functions, different origins, one operating model.
Co-founder and CEO of Pale Fire Capital, a ~$1B AUM investment firm specializing in B2C and marketplace technology. Previously built NetBrokers Holding, a 500-person fintech acquired by Bauer Media in 2018. Appointed permanent Groupon CEO in May 2024, he is leading the AI-native redesign of the marketplace: compressing the operating model, rebuilding the product stack, and running the company at a pace the previous structure could not support.
Jiří Ponrt
Chief Operating OfficerJoined from Pale Fire Capital as Group CFO. Former CFO at Alza.cz, scaling to $2B turnover. Moved into the COO role in September 2025, responsible for Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, and cross-functional transformation.
Peter Sulak
Chief Sales OfficerGlobal sales strategy and execution. Previously General Manager for the USA West and international markets. Specializes in business turnarounds and commercial transformations across Europe and the Middle East.
Aleš Drábek
Chief Technology OfficerJoined as CTO in May 2025, based in Munich, leading ~350 people. Former CIO at Lampenwelt and Chief Digital Officer at Conrad Electronic SE, where he launched one of Europe's first B2B marketplaces.
Giovanni Lagasio
SVP, Consumer AI & OperationsAI, product, and operations executive. Led global Product and Operations at Klarna across 5,000+ employees. Previously at Uber, Just Eat, and Google. Leads global operations and AI capabilities at Groupon.
Rana Kashyap
Chief Financial OfficerAppointed CFO in September 2025. Oversees FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, and Corporate Development. Former Director of Research at RPD Fund Management for nine years.
Marie Havlíčková
Chief Product OfficerBased in Prague. Former CEO of Slevomat, which she transformed and guided through acquisition by Secret Escapes in 2017. At Groupon since 2022, leads product strategy, gifting proposition, and personalized customer experience.
Josef Buryan
Chief Marketing OfficerJoined as CMO in February 2025, leading ~80 marketing professionals from Prague. Previously CMO at Vilgain, driving 200%+ YoY growth. Former Meta executive with deep expertise in digital advertising and analytics.
Nick Walker
Chief People OfficerNick Walker joins Groupon as Chief People Officer, bringing more than 20 years of global HR leadership across high-velocity tech and fintech environments. He has held senior People roles at Bolt, wefox, Paysafe, and Skrill, leading teams through hypergrowth, restructuring, acquisitions, IPO's, and complex multi-market integration.
Building across engineering, product, data, sales, ops, finance, and people. Every role is an Operator role.
We get people offline through quality local experiences at great value. That's still the mission. Everything above is what it takes to deliver it in 2026.