Želimir Vukina has a long-standing experience in management of major business systems. In the period from 1986 to 1999 he was employed in Pliva d.d., the leading pharmaceutical industry, on different sales and marketing functions. From 1996 to1999 he was a member of the management board for marketing and sales and a member of the team which performed IPO of Pliva d.d. and its listing on the London stock exchange (LSE).
From 1999 to 2002 he was a general manager of Lura d.d., the biggest dairy industry in Croatia.
From 2002 to 2011 he was a management board member of Adris Grupa d.d., industry group which consisted of companies from tobacco industry (TDR), tourism (Maistra) and commerce (Inovine, Tisak).
From 2011 he is a business adviser in Law firm Vukina and Partners Ltd.
Education:
Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Ithaca, New York, USA 1991. g., Executive Development Program; INSEAD, Fontainbleau, France, Seminar on Strategies for Asia Pacific; IEDC – Bled School of Management and Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Executive MBA 1988. g.; Faculty of Economy, University of Zagreb 1985.g.
Languages:
Croatian, English, German, Italian