Zdeněk Chrdle, who has been holding office of general manager of AŽD Praha since 2003, defended the post for another three years having received 24 votes out of the total number of twenty six votes. “I highly appreciate the trust and confidence of the company’s co-owners, for which I am thankful. I will do all my best for our company to keep its position on our market as well as to expand abroad by means of our high quality technologies,” said Zdeněk Chrdle shortly after the election and added: “Under my management the company AŽD Praha will continue to be a correct and fair company. I believe, we will keep and even deepen the trust and confidence of our customers.”