Members of SSH Supervisory Board
Suzana Bolčič Agostini, President
Suzana Bolčič Agostini is a university graduate in economics and auditing specialist, with many years of leadership and supervisory experience in companies with different business models, ownership structure and on different business areas. She gained her first work experience at the then Banka Koper (today's Intesa Sanpaolo) in the field of corporate and internal auditing, then as the Head of Accounting and Management Board Assistant at Istrabenz, as the Management Board Member at Istrabenz plini and Management Board Member during the financial restructuring of Istrabenz, the holding company. For the past seven years, she was a CEO of the medium-sized engineering company. She held the position of the Supervisory Board Member in the following companies: Plinarna Maribor, Istrabenz Gorenje, Postojnska jama, Actual and Vinakoper.
Currently she is an independent entrepreneur acting in the fields of consulting, mentoring, coaching and real estate management. She is also a member of the Council of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana.
First appointment to the position: 17 November 2022
Conclusion of the position/term of office: 17 November 2027
Franjo Bobinac, Deputy President
Franjo Bobinac is a Slovenian businessman and sports official with extensive international experience in various business areas. He completed his university studies at the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, and his MBA at the ESCP Business School in Paris in 1997.
Since 2018, he has been the Vice President at Hisense International Co., Ltd., a multinational company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and home appliances, in which he covers global marketing and brand management functions for Hisense Group. The Hisense Group acquired Gorenje in 2018.
From 2003 to 2019, he served as the President of the Management Board for the Gorenje Group. During his leadership, the Gorenje Group established some of the key levers to compete internationally, including setting up production capacities in Serbia, developing new market channels, developing its own premium brands, acquiring the Czech stove manufacturer - Mora Moravia, the Dutch built-in appliance specialist - Atag, and the Swedish manufacturer of dishwashers and washing machines - Asko. He has extensive experience in corporate governance, which also stem from the Gorenje Group's highly diversified and international ownership structure in the past. As a matter of fact, Gorenje was co-owned by the International Financial Corporation as part of the World Bank for many years.
Mr Franjo Bobinac also has experience in holding positions of the President and the Member of Supervisory Boards. He acted in the capacity of the President of the Supervisory Boards of a number of Gorenje Group's affiliated companies, and for some time, he also served as the Member of the Supervisory Boards of Eti Izlake, Telekom Slovenije and NKBM. He is currently the Member of Supervisory Board of the IEDC Business School.
He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and a member of the Executive Board of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, where he is also running for the position of President. His term of office in the Handball Federation of Slovenia expires in mid-December and he will not stand for re-election. Mr. Franjo Bobinac is the honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco in Slovenia and a member of the Executive Committee of the European Trilateral Commission.
He is also a recipient of many awards, i.e., the award by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia for outstanding economic achievements (2008), and in the same year he received the Knight of the National Order of Merit conferred by the President of the Republic of France for his services in the development of cooperation between France and Slovenia. He was twice named the most distinguished manager in Slovenia (the “Kline and Partners” survey).
First appointment to the position: 17 November 2022
Conclusion of the position/term of office: 17 November 2027
Luka Steiner, Member
Luka Steiner holds a university degree in law and has built a professional career as a business professional and sports executive, with extensive managerial and supervisory experience and a strong background in corporate governance, strategic development and international cooperation.
He began his professional career in the sports sector, where he held senior management positions at both national and international level for a number of years. Between 2013 and 2016, as Director of the Slovenian Athletics Federation, he was responsible for managing the federation’s office, international relations, sponsorship coordination, strategic projects and support to the federation’s governing bodies. He also served as Secretary General of several major sporting events organised under the auspices of European Athletics, including the European Cross Country Championships and the organising committee of the European Athletics Electoral Congress. Through these roles, he gained valuable experience in the management of complex international projects.
In 2016, he assumed responsibility for project management at the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, where he worked at the intersection of legal, organisational and strategic functions. Since 2017, his professional career has been closely associated with Športna loterija d.d. He initially led the areas of sales, marketing, international cooperation and public relations, and subsequently served as Advisor to the Management Board, Member of the Management Board and, ultimately, President of the Management Board. During this period, he was responsible for the development of key business functions, the introduction of risk management systems, the coordination of controlling and legal functions, and the strategic alignment of the company’s overall operations with regulatory and market requirements.
A significant part of his professional career has also been dedicated to the corporate sector, in particular to Iskratel d.o.o., where he served as a Member and Deputy President of the Supervisory Board between 2018 and 2020, and subsequently as a Member of the Management Board and Executive Director for Business Operations. In this role, he was responsible for the management of business units, procurement, logistics, quality management, information technology and business analytics, and was actively involved in mergers and acquisitions processes as well as the company’s strategic transformation initiatives.
He also has extensive experience in public functions and governance in the field of sport. Between 2017 and 2020, as President of the Slovenian Council of Experts for Sport, he led the work of the highest professional advisory body in the area of sports policy. He also served as a Member of the Honour Court and Deputy President of the Ski Association of Slovenia, as a Member of the Strategic Communications Commission of European Athletics, and as an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
He also holds a Slovenian Directors' Association certificate attesting to his eligibility to perform the function of a member of a supervisory board or management board, in accordance with applicable governance requirements.
He was appointed Member of the Supervisory Board of Slovenian Sovereign Holding (SSH) by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia on 3 February 2026.
First appointment to the position: 3 February 2026
Conclusion of the position/term of office: 3 February 2031
Gregor Rovanšek, Member
Gregor Rovanšek holds an MSc in Business Administration and an MBA from the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana (now the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana). He is a Certified Internal Auditor.
He has more than twenty years of professional experience, including over a decade in senior leadership positions involving the management and supervision of complex organisational and business transformations aimed at stabilising operations and ensuring sustainable growth. His professional background encompasses the financial sector, including banking, insurance and tourism.
Since 2023, he has served as President of the Management Board of Prva pokojninska družba, d. d. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Deželna banka Slovenije, d. d., and President of the Management Board of Prva osebna zavarovalnica, d. d.
Prior to this, he served as President of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sava, d. d., where the company successfully completed a comprehensive operational and financial restructuring during his tenure.
The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia appointed him on 3 February 2026 for a term of five years (the mandate commenced on 14 February 2026).
First appointment to the position: 14 February 2026
Conclusion of the position/term of office: 14 February 2031
Miro Medvešek, Member
Miro Medvešek holds a university degree in economics with more than thirty years of work experience in financial markets, banking and insurance. He started his business career as a stockbroker, and he later founded the stockbroking company Medvešek Pušnik, d. d. of which he became the President of the Management Board. He later continued his career as the Head of Securities Business at Zavarovalnica Triglav, d. d. and as the Director of Investment Banking at NLB d. d., also holding the position of the authorised representative of the NLB Management Board. He is currently the CEO of Commerce d. d. and the Director of Svetovanje M, d.o.o. and MB Commerce Beograd, d. o. o.
He was involved in several projects in financial restructuring and sales of companies. He has extensive experience in supervisory functions in several major Slovenian companies: Mercator, d. d., Intereuropa, d. d., where he also held the position of the President of the Audit Committee, and Sava, d. d., where he held the position of the President of the Supervisory Board for part of his term of office. He also holds a certificate of qualification as an expert member of the Supervisory Board.
First appointment to the position: 15 December 2022
Conclusion of the position/term of office: 15 December 2027