Private company

AŽD Praha

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Czech private commercial company

AŽD Praha s.r.o. is a Czech private commercial company engaged mainly in the development and production of communication, signalling and signalling equipment for railway transport, light signalling equipment for road transport and other additional and related activities.2 Its chief executive is Zdeněk Chrdle (since 2003).1 It employed 2,311 people in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Nov 17, 1992Founded1
  • Industryrail industry1
  • HeadquartersPrague1
  • Websitewww.azd.cz
  • Legal formspolečnost s ručením omezeným1
  • LEI315700100000000988413
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressŽirovnická 3146/2, 106 00 Záběhlice Praha 10, Czechia3
  • Registered withMinistry of Justice, 480294833

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AŽD Praha a otočka Jesenická
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AŽD Praha s.r.o. is a Czech private commercial company engaged mainly in the development and production of communication, signalling and signalling equipment for railway transport, light signalling equipment for road transport and other additional and related activities.2

Corporate structure

AŽD Praha sits at the top of its group. 11 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What AŽD Praha reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led AŽD Praha, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Zdeněk Chrdle2003–now
1995200020052010201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • AŽD Group 100% since 2024

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

AŽD Praha employees by year12.3K in 2023+39% since 2014
01.0K2.0K3.0K2014: 1.7K1.7K20142015: 1.8K1.8K2015+6%2016: 1.8K1.8K2016+2%2017: 1.7K1.7K2017−5%2018: 1.7K1.7K2018−2%2019: 1.9K1.9K2019+14%2020: 2.2K2.2K2020+15%2021: 2.2K2.2K2021+1%2022: 2.3K2.3K2022+3%2023: 2.3K2.3K2023+0%
  • 20232,3111
  • 20222,3091
  • 20212,2421
  • 20202,2091
  • 20191,9191
  • 20181,6831
  • 20171,7221
  • 20161,8151

Timeline

  1. 2003New chief executive Zdeněk Chrdle becomes CEO1
  2. Nov 17, 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

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