Background
Materna, Petr Jan was born on December 26, 1942 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jaroslav and Antonie (Holecková) Materna.
air navigation services director general
Materna, Petr Jan was born on December 26, 1942 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jaroslav and Antonie (Holecková) Materna.
Graduate in Electrical Engineering, Czech Technology University, Prague, 1966. Postgraduate, University Transport, Zilina, Slovak Republic, 1983.
Field engineer, Air Traffic Control Administration, Prague, 1973-1976; chief navaids maintenance, Air Traffic Control Administration, Prague, 1977-1985; head systems department, Air Traffic Control Administration, Prague, 1985-1991; vice president, Computers-Information-Comm., Prague, 1991-1992; director general, Air Traffic Control Administration/Air Navigation Svc. Czech Republic, Prague, since 1992.
Member of Air Traffic Control Association (honorary), Lions.
Married Miroslava Vlasta Hrudová, January 30, 1975. Children: Petr, Ondrej.