(Repeats story published late on Thursday)
PRAGUE, April 15 (Reuters) - Czech central bank Governor
Zdenek Tuma will quit on June 30, ahead of the end of his
mandate in February, he said on Thursday.
Following are main facts on Tuma and possible successors.
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ZDENEK TUMA:
* Tuma, 49, is highly respected by markets thanks to
transparent and consistent ways of communication. He was neutral
on euro adoption plans, contrary to the rest of the board, which
is more euro sceptic.
* Tuma is the last one on the seven-strong policy board who
had been appointed by former President Vaclav Havel. All other
members were appointed by current President Vaclav Klaus, who is
a strong euro sceptic .
* Background: Klaus reappointed Tuma to lead the board in
February 2005. Tuma was named the governor in December 2000.
Before that he was a vice-governor.
POTENTIAL SUCCESSORS:
MIROSLAV SINGER:
* Vice-Governor Singer, 41, was appointed to the board in
February 2005.
* He has favoured flexible setting of policy, usually
reacting quickly to changes in risks to the bank's inflation
forecast, key for setting interest rates.
* In years of fast growth prior the economic downturn,
Singer was viewed by most market players as a "hawk", advocating
higher rates.
But in recent votes Singer has mostly voted for more easing,
sometimes in a minority. At the last rate-setting meeting on
March 25, he again was in a minority with board member Vladimir
Tomsik, voting for a 25 basis point cut that would have brought
Czech rates to a record low.
* Companies appreciate Singer for his experience in the
commercial sector. He has been transparent in communicating his
views and easily readable by markets.
MOJMIR HAMPL
* Vice-Governor Hampl, 35, was appointed to the board in
December 2006 and the vice governor in March 2008.
* Hampl drew attention by criticising European Union's plans
to regulate the financial industry following the turmoil in
markets. He said politicians had no right to lecture the market,
given their own poor record in fiscal policy. []
* He also criticised the International Monetary Fund for its
role in the crisis, saying the lender fuelled the downturn in
emerging Europe to create more work for itself. []
* Hampl uses a colourful language when talking about policy,
using a number of metaphors and similes.
* Like Singer, he was seen as a hawk in the pre-crisis times
of a fast growth.
But he has kept a relatively hawkish tone in the past
months as well.
He voted stable rates at the past five meetings, including
the meeting in December when majority on the board agreed to cut
rates while Hampl wanted no change.
(Reporting by Jana Mlcochova; Editing by Neil Stempleman)
