PRESIDENT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Jure Soklič, M.Sc., MBA
An experienced executive, entrepreneur, and investor with more than twenty years of international leadership experience in strategic management, business development, sales, digital transformation, financial technologies, and corporate governance. Throughout his career, he has led organizations with several thousand employees and participated in the management of large international business groups.
He holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a degree in Political Science, and has also earned an MBA from the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana. His professional career has focused on corporate governance and business restructuring, digitalization, the development of new business models, and international sales. Since 2020, he has been active as an entrepreneur, investor, and managing director of several companies operating in digital solutions, tourism, real estate management, and investments. His work focuses on developing innovative services, securing growth financing, and supporting companies in expanding into international markets.
He is also well acquainted with the energy sector. Between 2020 and 2022, he served as a member of the Supervisory Board of GEN energija and chaired its Audit Committee, where he contributed to the oversight of operations, investments, and corporate governance within the GEN Group. With his extensive expertise and broad international experience in strategic development, digital transformation, investments, and corporate governance, he makes a significant contribution to the continued development of GEN-I and the GEN-I Group, and to the achievement of their long-term business objectives.
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Igor Koprivnikar, Ph.D., MBA
Expert in the field of energy with long-term experience in corporate management, particularly in the area of energy trading and energy market operations. With his wealth of expertise in the field of business development and finances, he has an excellent understanding of market mechanisms and energy trading models. He graduated in 1999 from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Technical University of Graz, Austria, and then obtained a PhD in nuclear physics in 2002 at the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the same university. He collaborated with numerous scientific institutes around the globe. From 2002 to 2004, he played a key role in developing the EXAA, which is the Austrian Energy Exchange.
He joined GEN-I d.o.o. at the time of its establishment in 2004. He designed the foundations of the business model for international and cross-border electricity trading which he also upgraded in the following years. From 2005 to 2021, he held three mandates as the member of the Management Board responsible for trading as well as for the financial and legal department of the GEN-I Group. In 2018, he further reinforced his management skills at the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business, thus expanding his competencies in the field of management, finance and capital markets. He served as the President of the Management Board of GEN-I d.o.o. from February 2022 to February 2023. He has also previously performed the function of the CEO of individual subsidiaries of the GEN-I Group abroad.
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Andrej Cerk
A finance executive and expert with more than 17 years of experience in corporate finance, corporate restructurings, business valuation and investment advisory. He holds a university degree in economics and is a certified business valuation expert accredited by the Slovenian Institute of Auditors.
He began his career at the Slovenian member firm of an international advisory network, where he worked on projects involving business valuations, due diligence, financial modelling, mergers and acquisitions, and business restructurings. He later co-founded and managed several consulting firms, advising companies on securing financing, improving business performance and implementing development projects. He has been involved in numerous corporate restructurings, business and real estate valuation, debt refinancing and growth capital raising projects. His work is characterised by strong analytical skills, a results-oriented mindset and a comprehensive approach to addressing business challenges.
As a member of the GEN-I Management Board, he focuses on modernising and harmonising the governance of GEN-I Group subsidiaries. He pays particular attention to the further development of GEN-I Sonce, strengthening corporate governance standards and creating the conditions for sustainable international business growth.
MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Klemen Pleško
Klemen Pleško is a graduate of mathematics who focused on information and communication technologies during his studies and now has over 20 years’ experience in the field. He joined GEN-I in 2014, starting out as a developer of IT business solutions. Since 2017 he has held a variety of IT management roles, and became head of the IT department in 2023.
He is also active in other company bodies: as a member of the Works Council since 2021, a member of the HR Committee since 2018 and a member of the Security Committee since 2021. His work in the IT field has enabled him to work with almost all departments at the company, and provided him with a broad insight into how the organisation works and an understanding of the challenges that staff face on a daily basis. His professionalism and many years of experience make an important contribution to the development of effective solutions, and help create an environment that encourages innovation, cooperation and business success.
MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
Members of the Supervisory Board of the company GEN-I, d.o.o.:
- Aleksander Zupančič, Chair of the Supervisory Board
- Klemen Grešak, Deputy Chairman
- Aljaž Pasarič
- Mario Pleić
- Adrijana Germovšek
- Matej Mavsar
