Director of the Communication and Information Systems Agency
Biography

Brigadier General Frantisek Ridzak
Marital Status: married
Wife: Pavlina
Date of Birth: October 14, 1966
Place of Birth: Celadna
Education:
- 1981 – 1985
Electrotechnic high school - 1985 – 1990
Military University in Liptovsky Mikuláš, steered radiolocators and automatic C2 systems - 2004
Officers' Signal Corps in Operations Course at the University of Defence in Brno - 2010 – 2011
Ecole de guerre in Paris
Foreign Languages:
- English, French
Career:
- May 8, 2017
Appointed Brigadier General - December 2016
Director of CIS Agency - May 2016
Acting Director of CIS Agency - 2013-2016
Deputy Director of CIS Agency - 2011-2013
Commander of 34th Signal Base - 2007-2010
Deputy Branch Chief - Head of the Department for Operational and Tactical Systems - 2004-2007
Deputy Head of the Department for Operational and Tactical Systems - 2003
Senior Officer - Specialist of the Department - 2000-2003
National Expert (NATEX) representing CZE AF at NATO C3 Agency - Acting Programme Manager of the Czech International Programme Office - 1999
Chief of the Logistics Branch of the 43rd Sector of the Command, Control and Surveillance in Brno - 1994 - 1998
Head of the Logistics Department of the 43rd Radar Brigade in Brno - 1994
Chief of the Logistics of the 44th Group of Radiolocation Surveillance in Stara Ves - 1993
Deputy Commander of the 22nd Group of RL Surveillance in Stara Ves - 1991 - 1993
Specialist of the Technical Support Department of the RL company in Stara Ves - 1990 - 1991
Platoon Leader of the 67th Radiotechnical Battalion in Pilsen
Awards and Decorations (selection):
- Cross of Merits of Minister of Defence, Grade III
- ACR Medal
Children:
- daughter and three sons
Hobbies:
- sport (tennis, squash, biking) and travelling
Updated: May 9, 2017