He studied at the Institute of International Relations in Moscow and graduated from the Charles University Law Faculty. He completed postgraduate studies at the University of Poitiers in France and attended a law course at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

ING Bank in the Czech Republic introduced new executives to its wholesale banking management team.

With 13 years experience in banking, Tomáš Suchomel joined ING Wholesale Banking as director of risk management. Suchomel recently worked as a sales manager at gas distributor RWE Transgas.

Another new face in the ING Wholesale Banking management team is Zuzana Kalábová, who was appointed communications and marketing director. Kalábová worked in the same position in her previous job at Accenture Central Europe.

Volksbank CZ opened another Prague branch Nov. 7 and assigned Tomáš Forejt as its manager. Forejt joined Volksbank CZ from eBanka, where he worked over the past two years as customer care manager at the Prague 7 branch.

Martin Burda, previously director of Česká spořitelna's investment-products division, was appointed executive manager of the Česká spořitelna strategic development program "The First Choice Bank."

The program, introduced in July, achieved 14 milestones in its first three months, including new products and improved services. The program has launched instant mortgages and chip cards, as well as allowing customers to get electronic statements of current accounts and sign up for credit cards via the Internet.