When in 2009 J&T founded Energetický a průmyslový holding, he became its chairman and 20% shareholder. He also ceased to be partner of J&T. In 2011, he became chairman and 60% shareholder of EP Industries, that was divested from EPH. From 2014 he is one of the owners of Czech media house Czech News Center, among others publisher of tabloid Blesk, that is the most read newspaper in the Czech Republic.