UPDATE 1-Czech President to name Tomsik to cbank board

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PRAGUE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus will name economist Vladimir Tomsik to the central bank (CNB) board, a statement from the president's office said on Friday.

Klaus held talks with CNB Governor Zdenek Tuma earlier on Friday, just a few days before the six-year mandates of two of the CNB's seven policymakers -- Michaela Erbenova and Jan Frait -- are due to end on Nov. 30.

Klaus, who has sole power to pick central bankers without government or parliament having to agree, did not say in the statement whether Tomsik will replace Erbenova or Frait, or if either of the two current members will be re-nominated.

A spokesman for Klaus told Reuters that the president will announce his second nomination next week.

Tomsik, 32, who has degrees in economic policy and economics at the University of Economics (VSE) and the Charles University, both in Prague, is an associate professor at the University of Economics.

Little is known about his views on monetary policy.

Between 1997 and 2005, he taught courses focused on economic policy, macroecnomic analysis and forecasting at the VSE, which the monetarist Klaus also attended.

Tomsik has also worked as private sector analyst and since 2005 has been deputy leader of a team researching multilateral trade agreements at the World Trade Institute in Switzerland. ((Reporting by Alan Crosby; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Editing by David Christian-Edwards; Reuters Messaging: alan.crosby.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))

Keywords: ECONOMY CZECH CBANK