Areas of Responsibility
The Supervisory Board:
Advocates for the interests of TOIS, its mission and policies.
Creates the Strategic Plan of the school to ensure the long-term stability and success of TOIS.
Oversees the fiscal affairs of the school and approves the TOIS budget.
Works closely with the TOIS Leadership Team and Curriculum Coordinators to deliver world-class education.
Tomáš Vrátný
Chair, Czech Republic
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Masters in Economics, Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, Czech Republic
Masters in Business Administration, Liverpool John Moores University, Great Britain
Tomáš was born and raised in Ostrava, where he still currently lives. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of the OSTRA GROUP, and is a co-owner of TOIS. Tomáš has over 20 years of professional experience in leading business roles.
Tomáš founded the OSTRA GROUP, which today consists of a diversified portfolio of 39 companies in the areas of transport, real estate and R&D.
He is convinced of the uniqueness of the TOIS project and is committed to supporting the school to maintain its leading role in international education in the Ostrava region and beyond.
With his wife, Michaela, they have 2 children. Tomáš is a keen sportsman, mainly in basketball, tennis and ski-touring. He has completed the Dakar Rally in the trucks category many times.
Michaela Vrátná
Vice-Chair, Czech Republic
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Martin Berka
Board Member, Czech Republic
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Masters in Finance and Economics, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Martin was born in Southern Moravia. Over the years, he has lived in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, but he has now found his home in Ostrava.
Martin is the Business Development Director of the OSTRA GROUP. Before entering the private sector, he worked in the European Parliament. He has 10 years of professional experience in analytical, project management, and business leadership roles.
Martin is passionate about international education, thanks to his IB Diploma from the International School of Prague. He is strongly motivated to further strengthen the position of TOIS as the leading international school in the Moravian-Silesian Region.
Martin is married to his wife Tereza, and their son Pavel attends TOIS.
Brett Gray
Board Member, Canada
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BA in Journalism and French, University of Southern California, USA
One Year Study Program at the Sorbonne, Paris, France
One Year Study Program at Sciences Po, Paris, France
Born and raised in Canada, Brett came to Czechoslovakia in January 1991 as a fresh university graduate, shortly after the fall of Communism. Over the course of the last 30 years, he has tried to be an active part of helping the Moravian-Silesian Region transform itself into a more globally integrated city of the 21st Century. He founded The Ostrava International School with this in mind.
Today, Brett serves not only as the Director of TOIS, but also as Board Chair of the Association of Central European IB Schools, a group of 43 like-minded organisations working to deliver the best of the International Baccalaureate Programmes to students in 13 countries.
In his free time, Brett loves to spend time with his sons and extended family, and to sing with a local Big Band.
