Vladimír Šibor is to become Deputy Executive Director of the Administration Department and Štěpán Kopřiva is to head the Crisis Management and Classified Information Protection Division

At its meeting on 20 March 2025, the Bank Board appointed Vladimír Šibor as Deputy Executive Director of the Administration Department and Štěpán Kopřiva as Director of the Crisis Management and Classified Information Protection Division, both with effect from 1 April 2025.

Vladimír Šibor graduated from the Military Academy in Brno, specialising in radio and radio-technical equipment. After completing his studies, he joined the Police of the Czech Republic where he worked in the Special Activities Unit, specialising in the preparation of records for criminal proceedings using technology, the introduction and operation of advanced information and communication technologies, security systems, cyber security, and the protection of critical infrastructure. In addition to his long-standing service with the police, he works as a lecturer in information and communication technologies and specialised technical equipment. Since the start of 2025, he has served as chief expert for technical and security activities at the CNB. He focuses on developing strategies for preventing and handling security incidents and other areas of crisis and operational management.

Štěpán Kopřiva graduated from the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, where he studied security and legal studies and security strategic studies. He also graduated in Civil Emergency Planning from the Czech Technical University in Prague. He has worked at the CNB since 2014, specialising in security, crisis management and the protection of classified information. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Crisis Management and Classified Information Protection Division, where he focuses on the development of and compliance with internal regulations, cooperation with central administrative authorities and the integrated rescue system, and addressing security incidents.

Jakub Holas
Director, CNB Communications Division