The chief executive of the Bata Shoe Group, Panos Mytaros, has marked the 150 th anniversary of the birth of the company’s founder, Tomas Bata. The Czech industrialist was born in the city of Zlin in April 1876. He founded his now-famous footwear company in 1894 at the age of 18.

The founder’s son, Thomas J. Bata, took over after his father died in a plane crash in 1932. 

Today the company has a presence in 56 countries worldwide and around 4,300 stores. It sells around 130 million pairs per year.

Panos Mytaros said he was proud to celebrate the founder’s birth and to be part of a company with such a long heritage. 

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