Kansas City, KS (May 13, 2025) – CZ-USA is pleased to announce three new senior management leaders to complement the existing CZ-USA Team and better serve the U.S. market. The new roles of President, U.S. Operations, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales are highlighted below:
Petr Pištělák will serve as President, CZ-USA where he will oversee all aspects of U.S. operations, sales, and marketing. Petr has been with the Colt-CZ Group since 2019 where he served as Global Head of the Commercial Organization. He will be relocating from the Czech Republic to Kansas City, KS. Prior to his time at Colt-CZ Group, Petr served in various leadership roles at Proctor & Gamble, Czech Airlines, and PFF Group. Petr brings a very diverse background where he used his business leadership skills to create a consulting agency (Profit Booster) focused on working with companies to drive profitable growth. He is a published author of a book called The Profitbooster Method.
Tom Taylor is joining the company as Chief Marketing Officer, CZ-USA and will be responsible for building the CZ brand in the U.S. as he leads marketing and product development. He will also support Colt marketing and further development of the CZ brand globally. Tom has served 21 years in various roles throughout the firearm industry, with the past 10 years at Sig Sauer where he was Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales. Prior to that, he spent time at Smith & Wesson and Mossberg. Preceding his time in the firearm industry, Tom spent over 20 years at The Coca-Cola Company in various leadership roles.
John Dain joined the Colt CZ Group one year ago and has achieved increasing levels of responsibility for U.S. sales. He is now promoted to Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales, CZ-USA and will oversee all aspects of U.S. sales. Prior to the Colt CZ Group, John spent 12 years at Sig Sauer where he advanced through various roles. John began in customer service and was elevated to product management and ultimately served as Senior Director, National Sales and Channel Marketing. Prior to his time in the firearm industry, John served in the U.S. Army as a Team Leader and is a decorated combat veteran.
About Colt CZ Group SE
Colt CZ Group (Colt CZ) is one of the leading producers of firearms and ammunition for military and law enforcement, personal defense, hunting, sport shooting, and other commercial use. It markets and sells its products mainly under the Colt, CZ (Česká zbrojovka), Colt Canada, Dan Wesson, Sellier & Bellot, Spuhr, swissAA and 4M Tactical brands.
Colt CZ Group is headquartered in the Czech Republic and employs more than 3,600 people in its production facilities in the Czech Republic, the United States, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, and Hungary. The Group has been listed on the Prague Stock Exchange since 2020, and its majority shareholder is Česká zbrojovka Partners SE holding.
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