Lidija Kljajić was born in 1972 in Bjelovar. She graduated from the Faculty of Economy and Business at the Zagreb University, Finance and Accounting course. Over her career she attended series of seminar and professional educations in the area of finance and participated at Young Executive Program by Carlsberg. She graduated from POMAK (Podravka Managers Academy, Fundamental Business Administration and Leader programs) and from Leeds Metropolitan University (Retailing Management program, Professional diploma). She starts her career as an accounting officer at the local trading company in Đurđevac and continues as an independent officer at the Foreign Currency sector at Podravka banka. In 1999 she becomes Treasury director at Panonska pivovara d.o.o. today's Carlsberg Croatia Brewery. In 2001 she is employed at Podravka as director for Financing in local currency, and since 2004 to 2007 she is the head of the Podravka Management Board President's Office. Except for organizing the operations within this Office, she is also in charge of the Investor Relations Office. Since 2007 she is the director of the Controlling sector at Podravka. In October 2009 she is appointed as member of Podravka Management Board. She was reappointed as member of Podravka d.d. Management Board at the Supervisory Board meeting held on 31 May 2010.