Management Board
Podravka Inc. has a Management Board comprising the President and four members. The President and Board members are appointed for a term of office defined by the Superviosry Board (five years the most) with the possibility of re-appointment. The term of office commences on the day of appointment of the Management Board. Members of the Board run company business, and the manner in which the Board functions as well as the allocation of work among the Board members are regulated by relevant Rules of Procedure.
President of the Management Board
Term of office commencement: 31 May 2010
Miroslav Vitković was born in 1967 in Koprivnica. He graduated from the Faculty of Food Technology in 1992. He finished the IEDC Bled School of Management and attended many professional seminars.
After completing his studies, he started his employment with Podravka, where he has been working ever since. At Podravka Mr. Vitković performed the duties of import officer, sales director of Podravka International - Prague, and sales director of Podravka International - Bratislava. Since 2001 he was executive director for the markets of Croatia and South-East Europe. Since 2003 till 2008 Mr. Vitković has been performing the duties of Podravka Management Board member, and in July 2008 he becomes Deputy President of Podravka's Management Board.
President of the Management Board of Podravka d.d. since December 2009. He was reappointed President of Podravka d.d. Management Board at the Supervisory Board meeting held on 31 May 2010.
Miroslav Vitković, Podravka Management Board president is in charge of:
- managing the development of Podravka Group business, including mergers and acquisitions,
- disinvestments of business programs or their parts
- operative monitoring of strategic business area Pharmaceuticals (hereinafter SBA Pharmaceuticals)
- strategic management of markets of SBA Food and Beverages
- human resources management
- management of corporate administration
- management of corporate communication
- management of relations with unions active within Podravka Group and the Works Council
- all other business processes not delegated to any other Management Board member.
Member of the Management Board
Term of office commencement: 31 May 2010
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.
Lidija Kljajić, Management Board member in charge of:
- managing corporate financial and management accounting, corporate cash flow of the Podravka Group and the asset of Podravka Group
- managing the financial and management accounting and cash flow for SBA Food and beverages
- management of taxes on the corporate level and the level of SBA Food and Beverages
- managing the finances of Podravka Group, Podravka d.d. and its associated companies regardless of their share in ownership, especially management of capital, assets and liabilities towards banks and other financial institutions
- evaluation of the investments, investment maintenance and other Podravka Group projects
- development of corporate IT system
- managing investor relations
- managing internal audit.
Member of the Management Board
Term of office commencement: 31 May 2010
Marin Pucar was born in 1970 in Zadar. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy and Business, Zagreb University. In addition to many educational programs and courses, he acquired a Professional Diploma in Retailing Management at the Leeds Metropolitan University and he attended Podravka's Management Academy POMAK.
Having finished his studies, Mr. Pucar got his first job at Gavrilović meat industry where he was engaged in various working positions: from salesman, product manager to brand manager. He found his employment at Podravka in 2001 as the Sales Director at Podravka's Meat Industry Danica. After that he became the Director of Sales, Marketing and Development. In early 2003 he was appointed director of Meat Program for Croatia and Southeast Europe, and in late 2003 he became a Sales Executive for Croatian Market.
He retained this job until July 2008, when he was appointed
member of
Podravka's Management Board.
He was reappointed as member of
Podravka d.d. Management Board at the
Supervisory Board meeting held on 31 May 2010.
Marin Pucar, Management Board member in charge of:
- managing sales, distribution and operating marketing for SBA Food and Beverages in the market of Croatia
- managing the business in all foreign markets
- managing all logistic processes in the market of Croatia, including the management of development and change of the model of business in logistics and distribution of merchandise in all existing and new distribution channels
- dSBA Food and Beverages business development on new markets during period of projects
- management of relations with international chain stores with which Podravka does business on more than one market.
Member of the Management Board
Term of office commencement: 31 May 2010
Krunoslav Bešvir was born in 1973 in Šibenik. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy and Business at the Zagreb University, Foreign Trade course. Over his professional career he participated at numerous educations: organized by IEDC Slovenia: International summer school for junior managers, marketing seminars, general management program (seven modules); then POMAK (Podravka Management Academy ), education program organized by Leeds Metropolitan University (Professional Diploma in Retailing Management).
He is employed at Podravka in 1998 as product manager in charge of Baby food in Marketing sector. Following that position he is marketing manager for Podravka d.o.o., Sarajevo, B&H, and in 2001 he is the director of Podravka d.o.o. Belgrade, Serbia. In 2007 he is the director for the Southeast Europe markets, and in 2008 he is the director for Food business program.
In October 2009 he is
appointed member of Podravka Management Board.
He was reappointed as
member of Podravka d.d. Management Board at the
Supervisory Board meeting held on 31 May 2010.
Krunoslav Bešvir, Podravka Management Board member is in charge of:
- managing the marketing and development of all business programs in SBA Food and Beverages
- all brands and categories of SBA Food and Beverages
- operative supervision of business of the associated company Danica d.o.o.
- managing the overall marketing budget for SBA Food and Beverages
- managing products, categories and brand portfolio optimization
- managing new products, categories and brands development
- participation in making decisions on changing the model of processing of every individual market and channels of distribution.
Member of the Management Board
Term of office commencement:31 May 2010
He was born in 1962 in Koprivnica. He graduated from the Faculty of
Food Technology and Biotechnology in 1986.
He also finished several business modules and seminars at IEDC Bled
school of management and many expert seminars. During his career he
attended several internal seminars organized by Podravka with the
purpose of expanding professional knowledge and management skills.
Having graduated, he found his employment at Podravka where he works even today. He performed the tasks of lead technologist at the Yeast factory, then he was the director of the Yeast factory and among other functions within Podravka, he was also the head of joint venture project with Elite International B. V., Holland, in the coffee production business, and head of the yeast business disinvestment project. After that he was the director of Central European Market sector in the period from 2004 to 2005. He was the Production sector director from 2005 to 2008.
Since 2008 until he is appointed member of Podravka Management Board, he is responsible for „business to business" product categories intended for big industrial buyers at Podravka level and for the entire process of tendering, contracting and realization of service production.
He was appointed Podravka Management Board member at the Supervisory Board meeting held on 31 May 2010.
Miroslav Repić, Management Board member in charge of:
- management of procurement of raw materials and packaging, services and finished products under Podravka brand on the Podravka Group level
- management of raw material, production material and finished product supplies on the level of Podravka Group
- for technical-technological projects, investments and investment maintenance of Podravka Group
- management of production of SBA Food and Beverages
- managing of business processes: production preparation and planning
- managing quality control, maintenance and energetics for all production facilities
- managing technology and ecology development
- operating supervision of business of Podravka inženjering d.o.o.