About

Earning his stripes as an in-house lawyer with Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB) from 2000 until 2002, Pavel Kovářík made the move to ING Bank Česká republika in early 2003, and has been with the Dutch-headquartered banking giant ever since. During this time, he has steadily worked his way up the ranks of the company, becoming team leader of the risk management legal section in 2007 before being promoted to his current role in 2012. His core competencies are numerous given the varied nature of his roles throughout his time with the bank, though he counts general lending, structured and export finance, cash management, securities services and financial and equity markets as areas in which he has particular skill. Now, he manages all legal affairs for ING’s Czech operation which, when combined with his managing of the legal team and the length of his tenure at this blue-chip bank, places him among the best banking in-house legal officers in Central and Eastern Europe.