Jaroslav Haščák
Jaroslav Haščák (born 30 August 1969) is a Slovak entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Penta Investments, a large private equity group active in Central Europe. He is considered one of the wealthiest people in Slovakia: Forbes estimates his family's net worth at around $2.1 billion at the end of 2025. In addition to his significant entrepreneurial successes, Haščák's career has also been marked by controversy, particularly surrounding the so-called Gorilla scandal, which triggered a legal battle that lasted for years.