Supervisory Board

Martina Dalić, Ph.D., has a wealth of experience in both the private and public sector, as well as in international institutions.

In her career in the public sector, she served as Vice-president of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (2016 – 2018), and earlier as Minister of Finance (2010 – 2011), State Secretary (2004 – 2008), and Assistant Minister of Finance (1997 – 2000). Furthermore, in 2011 she was elected a Member of Parliament in the Croatian Parliament until the end of her term in 2015.

She also gained significant experience in the private sector, as President of the Management Board of Partner Banka Zagreb from 2008 – 2010, and Chief Economist at Privredna Banka Zagreb, a member of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, from 2000 to 2004.

In the period from 2015 to 2016, she was a permanent advisor on public finance management to the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C.

From 2005 to 2012, Martina Dalić, Ph.D., also served as the deputy chief negotiator and as a negotiator in the negotiation team for the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union in four chapters (Customs Union, Taxation, Financial Control and Budgetary and Financial Provisions).

Martina Dalić graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, where she began her professional career as a researcher in the Department of Organisation and Management. She earned her Master’s degree in 1994 and the title of Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) in 2012.

He has been employed at Belupo since 1985 as a maintenance operator. He completed secondary school in Koprivnica, qualifying as a plant electrical technician.
He has been actively involved in trade union work for more than twenty years and currently serves as the chief union representative of the PPDIV union branch at Belupo. He has also held multiple terms as President of Belupo’s Workers’ Council.
In addition, he is a member of the Presidency of the PPDIV Trade Union.

She serves as Chief Director for Strategic Business Development and Management of Subsidiaries at Podravka, where she is responsible for managing, organizing, and executing all activities related to strategic development processes, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions at the Podravka Group level. She also coordinates subsidiary companies within the Belupo Group, Žito Group, and Podravka Agri.

She began her career at Podravka in 2012 in the Controlling department. In addition to her role as Director of Strategic Business Development, she has also served as Director of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Strategic Investments. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Žito.

She holds a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb.