Head of VZP steps down

The head of the VZP insurance company, Pavel Horák, and the head of the firm’s administrative board, Marek Šnajdr, have stepped down. The Health Ministry had been pushing for changes in the VZP’s top management for some time, allegedly over a poor running of the company and a failure to communicate with the ministry. Eighteen of 20 members on the administrative board elected Zdeněk Kabátek to take over at the helm; seven were against and two abstained. Deputy Health Minister Petr Nosek, meanwhile, replaces Marek Šnajdr as the head of the board.

Author: Jan Velinger