FACTBOX-Five facts on new Czech central banker Tomsik

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus picked economist Vladimir Tomsik as a new member of the seven-seat central bank board on Friday.

The following are key facts on Tomsik:

* Born on June 12, 1974 in eastern Czech Republic.

* Has Ph.Ds in economic policy from the University of Economics (VSE) in Prague and in economics from the Charles University, Prague.

* Is an associate professor at the VSE.

* Taught monetary policy and macroeconomic analysis and forecasting courses at the VSE in 1997-2005.

* Worked as chief analyst at private financial group NEWTON.

* Joined the World Trade Institute in Switzerland in 2005, where he analyses multilateral trade and investment deals.

* Regularly publishes articles and papers on topics including inflation targetting, economic forecasts, and economic convergence toward western Europe. Has co-authored economic textbooks on the topics. ((Reporting by Jan Lopatka, editing by David Christian-Edwards; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: jan.lopatka.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420-224 190 474))

Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH CBANK