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Born on 5th of January 1970 in Zagreb
EDUCATION : 1984-1988 1st Classic Gymnasium; 1988 – 1996 MD Zagreb University, Medical Faculty, Croatia
2003-2004 IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia, MBA Graduated ‘Cum laude’ Different executive educations, last in 2013 at Harvard Kennedy School ‘Leading economic growth’; 2016 Alumni of US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program ‘US Foreign Policy and Energy Security’

POLITICAL CAREER
2010-2011 Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia in charge of investments – supporting foreign and local investors, improving business and investment climate and legal framework. The Government finished negotiation process with EU mid of 2011
2011-2015 Member of Parliament, different Parliamentary committees: Economy, Labor, Construction and Development
2012 Candidate for the President of political party -HDZ (conservative, center right)
2012-2015 Party speaker on the economy and coordinator of six national committees on the economy, finance, energy and other
2015 – member of the Parliament, Chairman of the Economy Committee
2016 General Secretary of HDZ – political party
2016 After snap Elections, member of the Parliament, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
2020 Chairing COSAC during Croatia’s EU presidency
2018, President of HDZ’s Entrepreneur’s Association and member of the National Presidency of HDZ
2018 Vice-president of SME Europe of European People’s Party
December 2019, President of SME Global of International Democrat Union

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
1989 – 2000 Variety of small businesses during studying, distributing vending machines and refrigerators to Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola, import and distribution of pulp, paper and paper products
2000-2010 PASTOR GROUP
2000 Acquisition of the oldest Fire Extinguisher factory in South Eastern Europe –PASTOR TVA d.d. , restructuring into the biggest, export oriented producer in SEE2002-2010 transforming PASTOR into the Group of companies in 8 countries in South East Europe either green field or M&A, covering whole range of fire protection and fire fighting products and services. The flagship investments fire truck production in Serbia, Pastor Engineering in Croatia and Armor in Macedonia

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
2005-2012 Construction and Development, built over 100.000 m2 and 200 million euro value
2005- present – Real estate investor

OTHER ACTIVITIES
2004-2010 Founding member of the Croatian Exporters Association and Executive Board member 2008-2010 Member of Government’s National Economic Council 2009-2010 President of Supervisory Board of Croatian Employers Association and member of Business Advisory Council for South East Europe by Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)
2005 – present member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) World’s biggest business network
2018 – founder of YPO Adriatic Chapter
2020 – member of CEOs