Ivan Ostojić

Member of the Management Board

Appointed a member of the Management Board of Podravka d.d. in February 2022, with mandate beginning 1 July 2022.

He began his professional career in 1997 in the Croatian Ministry of Finance in the Directorate for the Financial System and Capital Markets. After completing his internship, he became an advisory in the same Directorate. During 2000–2001, he served as a member of the Executive Board of the Directorate for the Supervision of Insurance Companies, and as chairperson of the Examination Committee for the authorised insurance agent examination.

In 2001, he joined Wüstenrot Stambenu Štedionicu d.d. Zagreb as the head of the Loans Department and serves as Procurator. In 2007, he became a Member of the Executive Board of Wüstenrot Stambene Štedionice d.d. Zagreb responsible for sales and marketing, risk management and the treasury and loans back office.

He graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Foreign Trade, University of Dubrovnik in 1996, and received his Master’s degree from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb in 2000, with the defence of his thesis entitled “Introduction of the Euro and the impacts on the Croatian banking system”.

He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Luke Ploče d.d. and is a licenced insurance agent. He has taken part in coaching training.

Ivan Ostojić, member of the Management Board, is responsible for coordinating and leading the tasks in the following areas:

  • Business programmes;
  • Marketing of the production portfolio managed by the business programmes;
  • Development of the production portfolio managed by the business programmes;
  • Structure and profitability of the production portfolio of the Food business segment;
  • Innovation and alignment of the production portfolio of the Food business segment with market trends;
  • Corporate development;
  • Quality control.