Dan Ťok was appointed Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic in December 2014.  Prior to this, from 2008 to 2014, he served as Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Skanska. He was also a member of the Scientific Board of the Brno University of Technology, the Regional Business Chamber in Brno and President of the American Chamber of Commerce. From 2006 to 2007, he was Managing Director of KKCG Industry B.V., responsible for the strategic development of Kovosvit MAS, Kovosvit a.s., ŽDB Group and Bonatrans Group and the further expansion of KKCG Industry B.V.