About us - Management and supervisory board

Management board

Mario Pavić - CEO

1996 graduated at Nautical College Split in Nautical studies
1997-2003 sailed as an officer on tankers, bulk carriers, product carriers and LPGs, and achieved master mariner certification
2002 received a degree in Maritime Management from Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split
2003-2007 tanker operations manager in commercial department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2007-2013 worked in Tankerska’s office in London "Alan Shipping" initially as a broker and later as managing director
2006-2014 - President of Shipmasters’ Association – Zadar
2013 – present President of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Nikola Koščica (1975) – Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

1996. BA Financial Economics from London Guildhall University
1997. Masters degree in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka
1997 - 2001 Analyst in Risk Management department of Dalmatinska banka d.d. Zadar
2001 - 2004 Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. –Zadar Branch initially as an account manager and later as head of corporate lending department
2004 - 2013 Risk Manager in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2011 - 2015 Vice president of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2013 - present Chief Financial Officer of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2015 - present Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Ivan Pupovac (1967) - Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

1992 Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
1992 Teaches physics and information technology in a high school in Zadar
1992 - 2013 Technical superintendent for electrics and electronics in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2003 - 2011 Member of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d
2011 - 2013 President of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2013 - 2018 Member of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2013 - 2018 Technical Director of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2017 Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from IEDC Bled
2018 - present Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

John Karavanić (1967) - Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

1992 graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb
1992 trainee in the Commercial division in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
1993 – 1997 senior officer in the Tanker division Tankerska plovidba d.d.
1997 - 1999 Department Manager in Tanker department in the Commercial division
1999 - 2004 broker in Alan Shipping London (a Tankerska plovidba d.d. subsidiary)
from 2004 Chartering Manager and Deputy Commercial director
2013 - 2018 President of the supervisory board at Viktor Lenac Shipyard
from 2014 Project Manager and Deputy Commercial director
2014 - 2023 sole member of Management Board of Tankerska Next Generation
2023 - present: Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Ivica Pijaca (1974) - Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

1998 B.Sc. In Maritime transport from the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka,
1998-1999 3rd Mate in Tankerska plovidba d.d. fleet
1999-2003 initially assistant Chartering Manager in Product/chemical and gas tankers department and later as a Chartering Manager in Tankers department of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2004-2006 Alan Shipping Company Ltd. London – initially as a broker and later as a Managing Director
2006-2013 Chartering Manager in Tankerska plovidba d.d
2011- present member of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2013 – present Commercial Director of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Mate Valčić (1975) - Member of the Management board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Luka Kolanović (1971) - President of the board

1997. Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
1998 internship in Technical department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
1999 system administrator in Tehnotrade Zadar
1999 - 2001 CARNet system engineer in the University of Zadar
2001 - 2008 system administrator in IT department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2008 - 2014 IT manager in IT department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2011 - 2013 member of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska Plovidba d.d
2013 - present President of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska Plovidba d.d
2014 - present Head of Corporate Services of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2015. Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from IEDC Bled

Joško Markov (1973) - Vice president of the board

1998. Masters degreee in Mechanical Engineering from Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
1998 internship in Technical Department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2000 - 2002 3rd Engineer in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2002 - 2004 Newbuildings Superintendent assistant in Technical Department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2004 - 2014 Newbuildings Superintendent in Tehnical Department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2014 - 2015 Head of Engine department in Personnel and General Affairs Department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2014. Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from IEDC Bled
2015 – present Personnel and General Affairs Department Director of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2015 – present member of the Supervisory Board of Tankerska Plovidba d.d

Petar Rovis (1972) - employee representative

1991-1993. seaman in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
1997. Graduated at Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality management, Opatija, University of Rijeka
1998. internship in Financial department in Tankerska plovidba d.d.
1998. present employee at Personnel and General Affairs Department of Tankerska plovidba d.d.
2017. present member of Supervisory Board of Tankerska plovidba d.d.

Zlatko Zorić (1974)

1994 – Associate’s degree in Economics, majoring in marketing, Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI, USA
1997 – Bachelor’s degree in Economics, majoring in foreign trade, Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb
1998 – 2002 intern, manager in Retail segment, and later a dealer in charge of trading in domestic and FX currency and management of the bank's kuna liquidity in the Treasury Department, Dalmatinska banka d.d. Zadar
2002 – 2003 corporate credit officer for legal entities at Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d., Zadar branch
2003 - 2020 chief relationship manager for legal entities at Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., Zadar Branch
2020 – 2021 Director of the Kentbank d.d., Zadar Branch
2021 – Director of the Northern Dalmatia Business Center in the Corporate Banking and Financial Markets Division, Medium Corporate Directorate at OTP banka d.d.

Šime Budija

1996 - University of Applied Economic Sciences, majoring in International Management, FH Konstanz, Germany
1996 - 1999 Business Unit Financial Analyst Central & Eastern Europe, Smith & Nephew, Kassel / Germany
1999 - 2005 Business Group Controller, Alcan Packaging, Zurich / Switzerland & Paris / France
2005 - 2007 Director Finance Eastern Europe, Alcan Packaging, Singen / Germany
2007 - 2010 Director Finance & Commercial Technical Market, Alcan Packaging, Singen / Germany
2010 - 2013 Tactical Marketing Director Foil & Pharma, Amcor, Zurich / Switzerland
2013 - 2016 Director Commercial Food & Beverage EMEA, Amcor, Zurich / Switzerland
2016 - 2019 Director Finance HP Laminates EMEA, Amcor, Zurich / Switzerland
2019 – 2022 Senior Director Commercial Excellence EMEA, Amcor, Zurich / Switzerland
2022 - Group Vice President, Fiskars, Helsinki / Finland