Connector of markets · Prague · Manila

Marek
Zila

Head of Digital Ecosystem, Home Credit Philippines (MUFG Group). Building the digital commerce layer for one of Southeast Asia's largest consumer finance networks.

Manila, PH
17 years · 4 continents
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01Position

I don't fit categories. I design the paths between them: markets, capital, and people.

First business license at eighteen. Since then: import-export in Prague, manufacturing in China, expeditions in Colombia, e-commerce scale-ups in Europe, resorts on Madeira, minerals in Zimbabwe, and now digital finance in the Philippines. Not a specialist. A connector. The person in the room who sees the route nobody else drew yet.

02Now

Turning a consumer finance giant into a digital ecosystem.

At Home Credit Philippines, part of the MUFG group, I lead the digital ecosystem agenda end to end: strategy, P&L, and a cross-functional organization spanning marketing, sales, operations, IT and development.

The centerpiece is Shoppingmall.ph, a phygital BNPL marketplace fusing online discovery with the country's most extensive offline merchant network, built on Home Credit's own payment rails.

03Track record
+233%
D2C e-commerce revenue growth in 24 months · Presco Group
€5M
Scaled from €1.5M. Full P&L and 360° omnichannel budget ownership
−60%
Supply chain & operational cost reduction, China-Europe · Unity!cx
4
Continents with businesses built on the ground: Europe, LATAM, Africa, Asia
5
Languages: Czech, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish
04The journey
2026 –Manila, PH

Home Credit PhilippinesHead of Digital Ecosystem

Leading the digital ecosystem of a 13M-customer consumer finance institution within the MUFG group. Marketplace, payment rails, five functions, one P&L.

2025 – 26Harare, ZW

Marc Vein GroupManaging Director

A mineral sourcing platform bridging verified African producers with international buyers: copper, lithium, cobalt, gold. Built on due diligence and trust in an opaque market.

2022 – 26EMEA & Africa

Zila GroupExecutive Director

Investment sourcing, forensic due diligence and development management for HNWI capital securing prime assets across the Atlantic: Madeira and the Azores.

2023 – 25Funchal, Madeira

Energon Holding · Oasis ValleyCompany Director

Founded and led a longevity-based hospitality venture: transforming raw property into a regenerative retreat of wellness architecture, biophilic design and long-term living.

2022 – 25Madeira, PT

Travel Now ToursManaging Director

Built a boutique travel business sharing the "pearl of the Atlantic" with Central European clients, from personal exploration to a running operation.

2020 – 23Prague, CZ

Presco GroupBrand & Digital Manager

Scaled D2C e-commerce from €1.5M to €5M in 24 months. Multi-million CZK budgets across Meta, Google, TikTok, TV, OOH and PR; B2B network into major retail chains.

2020Amman, JO

La Beduina ToursProject Manager

International marketing campaign strategy and B2B sales for Jordanian tourism.

2019 – 20Medellín, CO

ChecolombiaFounder & Manager

A bespoke expedition business for European clients in Colombia, plus B2B investment consulting. In fluent Spanish, at native-level cultural depth.

2013 – 19Prague & China

Unity!cxExecutive Director

Six years directing end-to-end operations between European markets and APAC manufacturing: product design, Asian production, and a supply chain rebuilt to cut costs by 60%.

2012 – 13Prague, CZ

Království železnic & Internet handelMarketing · E-commerce Purchasing

Early performance marketing (first Facebook, Google and Sklik campaigns) and international supplier sourcing for e-commerce.

2009 – 12Prague, CZ

Self-employedImport & Export

First business license at eighteen. B2B marketplaces, supplier sourcing, re-export. The classroom was the market itself.

05Ventures · Zila Group
a.

Oasis ValleyEnergon Holding · Madeira

A longevity resort development on Madeira, where hospitality, wellness architecture and regenerative living converge into a scalable blueprint for future retreat villages.

b.

Marc Vein GroupZimbabwe & Southern Africa

A next-generation mineral sourcing platform: structured, verified access to copper, lithium, cobalt and gold, with ethical sourcing and cross-continental trade routes at its core.

c.

Zila GroupMadeira & Azores

A fortress for capital: off-market sourcing, forensic due diligence and development management for investors who want assets that offer sovereignty, not just yield.

06Contact

Let's build
the path.