Members of the Supervisory Board

At its 14th and 15th meetings, the General Meeting of Shareholders granted a four-year term of office, effective as of 19 July 2010, to the following members of the Supervisory Board:

Representatives of capital:

Representatives of employees:

Uroš Slavinec, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Uroš Slavinec holds a university degree in economics. Since 1 June 1990 he has been President of the Management Board of Helios Domžale d.d. He has been employed by the said company from the start of his working career, i.e. from 1975 to 1986, and at all times in the management team and other areas (Head of Planning and Analysis, member of the Collegiate Management Committee, and Chairman of the Collegiate Management Committee). From 1986 to 1990 he was a member of the Executive Council of the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia for industry and civil engineering. He is a member of the Assembly of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 1997 he received the Award of the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for exemplary business and entrepreneurial achievements. He was named Manager of the Year in 2006.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.

dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič, Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Maja Makovec Brenčič is an Associate Professor of International Business and Marketing, and Deputy Dean of Development at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. At this and other universities abroad, she lectures on international business, international marketing, strategic marketing, interorganisational marketing, marketing in sports, and marketing in health care. She is President of the Slovenian Marketing Association and Vice-President of the Advertising Tribunal at the Slovenian Advertising Chamber, President or member of the Programme Council of the Slovenian Marketing Conference, member of the Marketing Council of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and President of the SPORTO Award Committee. She is a member of several Slovenian and international professional and scientific associations in the area of international business and marketing (AIB, EIBA, AMA), and a representative of the Executive Committee of the largest European academic association for marketing (EMAC). Her contributions are published in scientific and professional journals specialising in international business and marketing, both in Slovenia and abroad. She advises internationally-oriented Slovenian companies in the areas of internationalisation, marketing development and marketing strategies. She heads the postgraduate international business programme at the Faculty of Economics, and as Deputy Dean is responsible for the development of new products, the strategy of the FE, and quality assurance. She is also Vice-President of the University of Ljubljana’s Quality Committee, member of the FE Quality Committee, President of the NAKVIS Council, and a member of the Council for Higher Education

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Chairwoman of the Benchmark Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Dr. Marcel van Assen, Member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Marcel van Assen is a Managing Consultant at Berenschot, a leading Dutch consultancy firm, where he is responsible for all consultancy activities with respect to Operational Excellence practices. He is a Full Professor of Operational Excellence at TiasNimbas Business School, the business school of the University of Tilburg, and the Eindhoven University of Technology, where he teaches various courses, workshops and Masters classes. He is co-author of numerous articles and books, including i) Operational Excellence new style: implementation, instruments and models for management excellence; ii) Practices of Supply Chain Management; iii) Key Management Models, and iv) Reconfiguration of Chains and Networks.

He completed his Master studies in mechanical engineering at Twente University, Master studies in strategy and organisation at the Open University, and received his PhD in management at Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Member of the Benchmark Committee of the Supervisory Board.

dr. Peter Kraljič, Member of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Peter Kraljič obtained a BSc degree in metallurgy from the University of Ljubljana, his PhD from the Technical University in Hannover, and his MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. From 1970 until his retirement in 2002, he was employed at McKinsey & Co., Inc. as Director after 1982. Prior to this, he was employed at La Continentale Nucleaire, Luxembourg, from 1967 to 1970, at v TH Hannover from 1965 to 1967, and in 1964 he was active in the welding industry in Slovenia. His activities are mainly related to industrial activities, such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, automobile and steel industries, as well as industry service sectors in Germany, Austria, France and Eastern Europe. He has published numerous scientific and business papers. He has been a speaker at a number of meetings, institutions and forums, where he has lectured on topics such as industry and company restructuring in Eastern Europe. He is a member of the supervisory boards of SID, LEK, and Severstal. In the past he was also President of the IEDC Bled School of Management, as well as a member of the McKinsey Global Institute Advisory Council. In 2002 he was a member of the Federal Committee for the Restructuring of the German Employment Agency.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Member of the Benchmark Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, and the Remuneration Committee.

Keith Charles Miles, FCA, Member of the Supervisory Board

Keith Charles Miles is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is in retirement. He gained his working experience in various companies and enterprises, primarily in the areas of accounting, treasury, finance, and sales. He was employed as a partner at G.H.Fletcher & Co (accounting) from 1958 to 1970, in the Strategic Accounting Division of the P & O Group (transport activities) from 1970 to 1972, as an Assistant Company Secretary (group accounts) in the Grindlays Bank Group (banking) from 1972 to mid 1973, as Director of the Datnow Group (investments and sales) from mid 1973 to mid 1983, as Director of Finance and Administration at the Greater London Enterprise Board (investments/local administration) from mid 1983 to mid 1985, as Director of Finance and Administration at the Cable Authority (regulatory body) from mid 1985 to 1988, as Director of Finance and Administration at the Institute of Economic Affairs (academic institution) from 1988 to mid 1990, and as Company Secretary and Director of Finance of the Etam Group at ETAM PLC retail company) from mid 1990 to October 1998. He was also a member of a number of supervisory boards, mostly in the UK. He is President of the British-Slovene Society, gives lectures on the topic of sales, finance, economics and business, and contributes articles to various Slovenian newspapers.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Chairman of the Audit Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee.

Bernard Pasquier, Member of the Supervisory Board

Bernard C. Pasquier obtained a university degree in business administration, majoring in finance and investment analysis) from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et d’Administration des Entreprises de Montpellier (France) in 1976. He received a Master’s degree in public administration, majoring in business and economic development, from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (USA) in 1984. He has worked as a consultant since 2008. His portfolio of assignments includes advising the parliament of the Principality of Monaco on economic and financial issues, and the World Bank in connection with various projects linked to private sector development. He also represents the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the Management Board of Grupo Mundial, Panama. He was Secretary General of Compagnie Monesgasque de Banque in Monaco from 2004 to 2007, and Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Isles Department at IFC in Washington from 2001 to 2004. He also held many other positions at IFC in the period from 1984 to 2001: Investment Officer via the Young Professional Programme (1984-1985), Principal Economist and Country Officer for the Africa region (1985 to 1990), Manager of the Africa Department (1990 to 1995), Senior Advisor in the Office of the President of the World Bank (1998 to 2001), and Director of the South Asia Department (2001 to 2004). He was a founder and Managing Director of the Dream Food International company in San Francisco from 1980 to 1983, an Investment Analyst at Chase Manhattan Bank in Rio de Janeiro from 1977 to 1980, and an Economic Consultant at the Finance Ministry in Rio de Janeiro in 1976 and 1977. In the period from1998 to 2004 he was a member of the Management Board of SMBP, a private bank based in Monaco, whose shareholders were the banks Dexia and La Caixa de Barcelona. He is also Secretary General of the Monaco Méditerranée Foundation, Secretary General of the Club of Monaco (Klub Monako), and Secretary General of l’Association des Monégasques de l’Etranger.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Member of the Benchmark Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, and the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Krešimir Martinjak, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Krešimir Martinjak holds a university degree in law, and has worked for Gorenje since 1986. He performed various tasks in the areas of labour, obligational and status or corporate law in the Legal Department of the Company for sixteen years. He was elected to the Supervisory Board of Gorenje for the first time in 2002. In the period from 2002 to 2008, he was Chairman of the SKEI Trade Union of Gorenje, after which he returned to work in the legal office of Gorenje.

Holder of 115 GRVG shares.
Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Peter Kobal, Member of the Supervisory Board

Peter Kobal is an electrical engineering technician by profession and holds the position of Assistant Director of Maintenance at Gorenje. He has been employed at Gorenje since 1971, and has held various maintenance positions, from maintenance technician to assistant director. In 1997 he was elected Chairman of the Employee Council of Gorenje for the first time, and now holds this position for a fourth consecutive term. He was appointed a member of the Supervisor Board of Gorenje for the first time in 1998. He is successful both in his profession and in the area of employees’ co-management.

Holder of 1,355 GRVG shares.
Member of the Benchmark Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Drago Krenker, Member of the Supervisory Board

Drago Krenker is a sales representative by profession and holds the position of Assistant Director of the Refrigerator-Freezer Programme at Gorenje. He began his career in the field of electronics in 1974. He worked for 14 years in the Procesna Oprema company within the Gorenje system, and two years in Iskra Delta, working primarily on medical electronic equipment. In 1989 he began to work in the refrigerator-freezer programme as Plant Manager, Production Planning Manager, Production Manager, and Head of the General Affairs Department. He was elected a member of the Supervisory Board of Gorenje for the first time in 1998. He is presently serving his fourth term in the Employee Council, having served one term as its Vice-Chairman. He is Chairman of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee for a second consecutive term.

Not a holder of GRVG shares.
Member of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board.

Jurij Slemenik, Member of the Supervisory Board

Jurij Slemenik is a mechanical engineering technician by profession and is currently Head of Production in the washer-dryer programme at Gorenje. He has worked for Gorenje since 1978, holding various jobs in the washer programme. He has been a member of the Employee Council since 2002, when he was elected to the Supervisory Board of Gorenje for the first time.

Holder of 1,738 GRVG shares.
Member of the Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board.