Pavel Vacha elected President of the Czech Institute of Internal Auditors
Public 14.04.2004 in category Press News / People
Prague, 14 April 2004 - Pavel Vacha, Vice President Internal Audit at T-Mobile, was elected President of the Czech Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA). At the CIIA conference held in Slany at the end of March, a nine-member Council was elected. Pavel Vacha obtained 161 votes out of the 176 voting members present, and he was then unanimously elected President of the Institute by the CIIA Council.
The newly appointed President has been an active member of the CIIA since its establishment in 1995. In 2000 - 2001, he held the office of Vice President of the CIIA, appeared as a speaker at various professional conferences and worked as a lecturer for the CIIA. In 1997, he was the first member of the CIIA to obtain the professional, globally accepted certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He is also a member of the CIA Committee which is responsible for the organization of this certification in the Czech Republic.
Pavel Vacha has been working as Vice President Internal Audit at T-Mobile Czech Republic since 1999, when he established this department. At present, he participates in profiling the internal audit within T‑Mobile International. He is the Secretary of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of T-Mobile Czech Republic and the Head of the Job Evaluation Committee. He is also responsible for Risk Management at T-Mobile Czech Republic.
He began working in the field of internal audit at Philips Electronics B.V. where he performed internal auditing in Austria, Hungary and the Baltic countries, with direct responsibility for internal audit in the Czech Republic and Russia. He also gained valuable experience while working in sales and marketing.
The Czech Institute of Internal Auditors is a professional organization of internal auditors. As a guarantor of standards related to internal audit professional practice and control systems, its main objective is the promotion and support of development of this relatively young profession in the Czech Republic. The CIIA also functions as a professional authority in respect of company administration and management.
About the Company
T-Mobile Czech Republic has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 September 2011, almost 5.4 million customers were using T-Mobile services.
T-Mobile operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM and UMTS standards. Since 1 January 2008, T-Mobile has been offering fixed data and voice telecommunications services. In 2009, T-Mobile extended its portfolio to include ICT services and, since November 2010, the operator also offers the T-Mobile TV satellite television service.
T-Mobile has always focused on the quality of offered services. Independent tests have repeatedly confirmed that T-Mobile is the quality leader in 2G and 3G (UMTS FDD) data services, as well as in GSM voice services.
Since its establishment, the company has placed emphasis on excellent customer service and proper conduct towards business partners, employees and the environment. T-Mobile has received, among other awards, the VIA Bona 2009 award for the involvement of its employees in philanthropic and volunteer activities.
T-Mobile is a member of the international telecommunications group Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to the group’s international presence, customers can count on the worldwide availability of their favourite services and enjoy uniform, favourable prices of calls when abroad.
For more information about the company, please visit t-press.cz or www.t-mobile.cz.
