Tomáš Hála

CIO

Tomáš Hála is responsible for the teams of administrators who manage the development and operation of all server and network infrastructure in CZ.NIC. He studied computer technology at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University and then worked for 15 years at ACTIVE 24, where he first started as a Linux engineer and subsequently led one and later two administration teams and managed the development, operation and security of infrastructure and services. As part of his work, he founded the first commercial CSIRT team in the Czech Republic and led the company to become a founding member of the FENIX project.

In the last two years before joining CZ.NIC, he was responsible for cyber security of services for the entire CEE region within the growing hosting group that the company was part of, as well as the design and implementation of DNS anycast infrastructure for the entire hosting group for the operation of approximately 2 million domains. He actively represented the company in the NIX.CZ Association and the Chamber of Registrars of CZ.NIC, where he also served on the Collegium. He is fluent in English and has some knowledge of German and Spanish. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his large family, occasionally playing sports and travelling.