Ondřej Filip, CEO

Ondřej studied Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University and University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business (MBA). During his studies at Charles University he started to work in company IPEX a.s. Later he became Technical director and member of board there. Ondřej has been CEO of the CZ.NIC association since December 2004. Herewith his duties in CZ.NIC Ondřej acts in boards of the association NIX.CZ (Neutral Internet Exchange), associations Euro-IX (European Internet Exchange Association) and DNS OARC (The Domain Name System Operations Analysis and Research Center). He is a member of Multistakeholder Advisory Group, which assist the Secretary General of OSN in convening the Internet Governance Forum, and same he is a member of ccNSO council (Country Code Names Supporting Organisation) at ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). In his free time Ondřej likes playing basketball, travelling or programming of open source software. He speaks English fluently and German.

Martin Peterka, Operations Manager

Martin Peterka is Assistant Managing Director of the CZ.NIC association. Martin studied Automated Control Systems at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Technical University in Kosice. After his studies he worked in VSŽ Informatika, developing a production control information system. During 1999-2003, he managed the CZ domain administration project in KPNQwest Czechia, the company that secured the CZ domain operation for the CZ.NIC association. Martin has been working for the CZ.NIC association since 2003 and is responsible for every-day flawless operation of the CZ domain names registry, supervises work of customer support operators and helps to solve serious problems of the domain holders, is the association's contact person for domain registrars, and he also participates in further development of the registration system, especially in taking requests of registrars and domain holders into account. Martin spends his time off by bicycling, skiing, and cooking. He is fluent in English.

Ondřej Surý, R&D manager

Ondřej Surý, manager of CZ.NIC Laboratories, is responsible for a twenty-member team whose primary task is to identify possible problems regarding the security and stability of the Internet, to propose solutions to such problems and make their own tools for the development of the Internet infrastructure. He acquired the necessary knowledge during his studies of informatics at the Mathematical-Physical Faculty of the Charles University in Prague. Ondřej gained experience with the world of Internet domains when he worked for ACTIVE 24 (former Globe Internet) during 1998-2005. He has been working for the CZ.NIC association since 2005. Since November 2010 is Ondřej one of 13 arbiters RIPE NCC organization which manages the IP address blocks for the Europe and Central and East Asia. Ondřej likes to devote himself to charitable projects, he plays piano, and he is also the founder of the Czech local Ubuntu Linux team. He speaks English fluently.

Jaromír Talíř, Technical Manager

Jaromír Talíř is mainly in charge of functioning of the domain administration system, including its development and operation. In CZ.NIC, he is responsible for a team of programmers and administrators. Already during his studies at the Mathematical-Physical Faculty of the Charles University at Prague, Jaromír began to work as a programmer for Ipex a.s., the telecommunication company, on a development of the internal information system. He held that position for eight years. He joined the CZ.NIC association in 2006. Jaromír spends his free time with sports (football, volleyball), ball-room dancing, and he is also interested in history. He is fluent in English.

Pavel Tůma, Director of Marketing and Communications

Pavel studied Information Management at the University of Economics in Prague. During his studies he worked at various IT positions. During 2002 - 2005 Pavel worked as a Product manager in T-Mobile Czech Republic, where he was responsible for business messaging product line. He has been working for the CZ.NIC association since 2005. At present Pavel is responsible for marketing activities of the association, he is also devoted to the awareness of Internet technologies and domains. Pavel likes sports (snowboard, cycling), travelling and is interested in modern arts and alternative culture. Pavel speaks English and Spanish.