Who we are
We prepare you for crisis situations.
We help businesses, institutions and individuals prepare for crises. We assess risks, establish procedures and practise the response. Where needed, we add protection for people, information and facilities.
GBH Group
A division of the GBH group
Each division specialises in a specific area of security. Explore its services and meet the specialists who lead it.
Head of the operational department
GBH Group Operational Command
01 · GBH Defence Private Group
Explore04 · GBH Bunker
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We prepare you for a crisis before it happens.
Crisis plans, know-how protection, wiretapping, cyber defense and security consulting.
Explore the divisionThey are responsible for the division
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Lumír Němec
GBH Group Security Director
Former Commander SOG · 11 years at URNA
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Head of the operational department
GBH Group Operational Command
Military Intelligence
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Marcel Havlásek
Head of the crisis team
20 years in the military · 601st Special Forces Group
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Luděk Trojánek
Protection team leader
Police · intelligence · special forces
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Milan Kotouč
Soft Target Protection Commander
City Police Commander · Teacher at TRIVIS
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Jan Gibek
Internal security team
Former air marshal PČR · member of the protection of the Prime Minister
We vet people and opportunities before you commit.
Discreet partnership, screening opportunities and security decision support.
Go to the division's websiteHe is responsible for the division
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Filip Kotranyi
Director of crisis logistics
12 years at DB Schenker · Agility military logistics
We find the weakness before the attacker. Even in your AI.
Cyber resilience, incident response, identity, access and data protection.
Go to the division's websiteHe is responsible for the division
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Adam Schinzel
Division Director GBH Cyber
Silicon Valley · Vault (SatoshiLabs)
We will build you a panic room and a tailored anti-nuclear shelter.
Safe rooms, shelters, residential protection and technical infrastructure for crisis scenarios.
Go to the division's websiteIntroducing the division
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Thomas Gaudete
Founder · Group CEO
We'll teach you how to act when seconds matter.
Training, courses, accredited programs and methodology for schools, companies and institutions.
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Jan Gibek
Internal security team
Autorita v oboru
When something happens, the media calls us.
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Prima CNN - Commentary on school attacks -
Prima CNN - Year after the FFUK shooting -
ČT24 – Commentary on the driver attack in New Orleans
They wrote about us
- Forbes Česko
Safety first. What do the wealthiest and most demanding travellers expect?
Thomas Gaudete on protecting clients while travelling and preparing for emergencies.
Forbes Česko -
Since the war in Iraq, I have trusted my intuition
Big talk about missions URNA, SOG and modern crisis security.
iDNES.cz -
A security expert in a major news channel
Comments on defense topics — Afghanistan, Ukraine, protection of constitutional agents.
CT24 -
Commentary on the security of soft targets
Presentations on school attacks, active shooters, and crisis protocols.
CNN Prima News -
An active shooter can appear anywhere
Talk about training, crisis protocols and protecting soft targets.
Novinky.cz -
Private shelters are no longer a conspiracy dream
Tebrix joins GBH and targets the European civilian housing market.
Security Magazine - Diary Vector
The Czech manufacturer of luxury bunkers is changing hands
The acquisition of Tebrix paves the way for GBH Bunker European expansion.
Diary Vector -
Commander of Special Forces in Afghanistan
Documentation archive: records from missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo.
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Own special forces training center
Tactical Training Lumír Němec — direct predecessor of GBH Academy.
ThorTac
For whom
Crisis preparedness for your needs.
Investors
Risk assessment before investing
Screening of persons, partners, objects and operational weaknesses before the acquisition, entering the market or assuming responsibility.
security due diligence · map of sensitive places · recommendations for decisions
Individuals
Privacy and family protection
Discreet protection for exposed persons, families and business owners, including privacy, travel and safe facilities.
personal crisis plan · privacy control · safe room or residential audit
Companies
Protecting business information and operations
Practical protection against industrial and commercial espionage, information leakage, line compromise and key service failure.
technical control · OPSEC rules · incident playbook
Institution
Security for institutions and public spaces
safe company, reaction training, regime measures and follow-up to crisis components for public and sensitive operations.
object audit · coordination plan · team training
Services
Crisis preparedness services
Identify your vulnerabilities and what you need to prepare for a crisis.
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01 · Decision making
Crisis and Continuity
When something happens, a prepared person decides. Not chaos.
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02 · Information
Information and trust
We will check what is not visible during negotiations or in the other party.
3 services
03 · Protection
People, road, infrastructure
Man, route and protected background must work together.
4 servicesCrisis situations
Preparation and support in a crisis.
We support crisis preparedness with personal and information protection, protected facilities and crisis logistics. We involve specialists from the relevant divisions according to each client’s needs.
01 · GBH Partners
Crisis mobility
When you need to get people or cargo out — or in — in the order of hours.
- 01 Emergency evacuation of people If people are stranded abroad, we arrange a safe return accompanied by the GBH Defence team.
- 02 Crisis air bridges Temporary flight route via Ostrava, Prague and Paris for an urgent situation.
- 03 Critical load We will move the critical part or equipment from airport to airport before stopping the service.
- 04 Continuity of supply Backup air routes and launchers ready for immediate deployment.
- 05 Risk expansion Company entry into the risk region: verified routes, mobility and evacuation plan.
- 06 Advice Route, Team, Responsibility and GO, HOLD, NO-GO decision matrix.
02 · GBH Bunker
Crisis infrastructure
Protected background that holds, when the scenario becomes reality.
- 01 Nuclear shields Certified shelters for 4-100+ people with CBRN filtration and backup energy.
- 02 Panic Room A security room discreetly integrated into a residence or business.
- 03 Armored door Ballistic protection, EMP shielding and CBRN sealing in a custom design.
- 04 Bank vaults Vault rooms certified according to international standards, including biometrics.
- 05 Data centers EMP-hardened data centers with Faraday shielding and off-grid operation.
- 06 Fortification Defensive elements and emplacements proposed by the operations team from the special forces missions.
03 · GBH Cyber
Cyber resilience
Today, the attack does not just go through the door. We are testing the defense, we audit according to the law and train people.
- 01 Penetration tests A directed attack on applications, networks and Wi-Fi. We find vulnerabilities before the attacker.
- 02 Red Teaming Simulation of a real attacker across cyberspace and building, including physical penetration.
- 03 Cyber Security Audit We will find out how Act 264/2025 applies to you and prepare you for the higher and lower regime.
- 04 Cyber security training Hands-on training with practice phishing that makes people the first line of defense.
- 05 Secure custom development Software secure from the ground up: threat modeling, secure-by-design and pentest before deployment.
- 06 Operation of local AI Safe operation of AI on own infrastructure — regulated data never leaves the company.
- 07 Audit ICT Inventory of the actual state of the IT infrastructure and the physical server room in one report.
- 08 Cyberbullying training How to recognize cyberbullying, intervene and set up a crisis plan. For schools and employers.
- 09 Fine-tuning local AI Local model tuning on your data (LoRA/QLoRA) in accordance with GDPR and the AI Act.
04 · GBH Capital
Investment and capital
Capital for security infrastructure in the Czech Republic and Europe.
- 01 We invest in defense startups We support defense and security startups with a real chance to grow.
- 02 Investing in drones Targeted investments in the development and production of drones for defense use.
- 03 Security investment sectors Six areas where the security market makes sense — from manufacturing to data infrastructure.
05 · GBH Defence
Prevention and protection
Personas, Scenarios and Weaknesses resolved before the crisis starts.
Terrain
Protection and training in practice
Examples of our work in personal protection, crisis management and training.
Method
From risk assessment to practice
We assess your preparedness, set priorities and develop crisis procedures. We practise using them with your team.
15 minutes · discreet · non-binding
- Assessment
We assess your preparedness
We review risks and your existing crisis plans, contacts and procedures.
- Priorities
We set priorities
We rank risks by impact and likelihood, and take implementation costs into account when recommending measures.
- Measures
We develop crisis procedures
We define responsibilities, communication channels and the response to an emergency.
- Practice
We teach the team to react
We practise responses to simulated scenarios with your team and check whether the procedures work.
The team
GBH Group specialists
The units the team comes from
former commander SOG · 11 years URNA
Lumír Němec
GBH Group Security Director
crisis management · protection of persons · training methodology
Experience detail +
Author of the Academy methodology and director of the GBH security section, he also leads the special division Garantan Guard. Operational history for URNA and SOG, missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Mali, Kosovo and Syria. He worked with SAS, Delta Force, GIGN, GSG 9 and RAID specialists.
cyber + AI security
Adam Schinzel
Division Director GBH Cyber
cyber resilience · AI security · technical architecture
Experience detail +
He heads the GBH Cyber division. Senior software engineer with a background in Silicon Valley and at Trezor (SatoshiLabs). It connects cyber security with the group's physical infrastructure from penetration audits to a protected digital background.
defense logistics · crisis mobility
Filip Kotranyi
Director of crisis logistics
crisis mobility · defence logistics · continuity of supply
Experience detail +
He heads the Partners division and defense logistics of the GBH group. He has been involved in logistics for a long time: he worked at DB Schenker for 12 years, including 3 years in the Asia-Pacific region, where he built local business and markets. In the American company Agility, he subsequently led military and defense logistics for the region and Eastern Europe. After the successful exit of his own business, he devotes himself fully to the GBH group.
airport security · response team
Jan Gibek
Corporate security
corporate mode · sensitive persons · operational safety
Experience detail +
In GBH Defence he is in charge of corporate security and is a member of the security team. His experience is based on his work with the Police of the Czech Republic, where he worked as an air marshal and a member of the Blesk response team at Václav Havel Airport in Prague. He was a member of the protection team of the Prime Minister and other high-ranking constitutional officials, and later led a team in the SOC military police special unit.
personal protection · pre-screening
Luděk Trojánek
Protection team leader
VIP protection · residential mode · conservation planning
Experience detail +
Safety training instructor at GBH Defence, also participates in other company operations. Experience includes work in the police, intelligence services, special forces and years in the private sector.
601st Special Forces Group
Marcel Havlásek
Head of the crisis team
scenarios under pressure · team response · training
Experience detail +
Armed forces veteran: served 20 years in the army, including 12 years in the battle group of the 601st Special Forces Group in Prostějov, with missions in Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It prepares realistic model situations, team work under pressure and procedures applicable in schools, offices and services.
prevention · soft targets
Milan Kotouč
Soft Target Protection Commander
soft targets · prevention · team training
Experience detail +
Head of Soft Target Protection in GBH Defence. He has been working in the armed forces continuously since 1985. He worked in the private sector of armed airport security, led the city police for 20 years and in the army commanded a combat platoon in the 121st infantry company of active reserves.
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Thomas Gaudete
Founder · Group CEO
"We come from special forces, we know the difference.“
- group strategy
- ownership structure
- key relationships
Praxe
We apply our experience in security forces to protect businesses, institutions and individuals.
- URNA
- Rapid Response Unit
- SOG
- Special Operations Group
- Garantan Guard
- Contractors Group
Blog
All Posts defence Article
Is Industrial Espionage a Criminal Offence? What Does the Law Say and How Can You Defend Yourself?
defence Article
Threema: Encrypted Communications to Military Standards
defence Article
Vehicle Eavesdropping and the Security Expert's Worst Nightmare
defence Article
How to detect wiretapping in the office: what the TSCM check involves
Careers
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Security and technical projects at GBH Group.
Those who can manage their risks control their future.
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