Marcel Dostal graduated from the Brno University of Technology and later earned an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York. He worked at PPF beginning in 1997 in various executive positions in investment, specifically the deputy chairman of the board at Česká pojišťovna and head of investments and asset management at the company as well as at Generali PPF Holding. He also held the positions of CEO of Generali PPF Asset Management, the largest asset manager in the Czech Republic which at the time managed over CZK 200 billion.