Matija Gantar holds a university degree in economics. He was born in 1990 in Ljubljana. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, he also studied abroad, where he completed a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering and Risk Management at Imperial College London and undertook further training in management at IESE Business School.

Whilst still a student, he gained experience through an internship in the audit department at KPMG Slovenia and worked as an assistant asset manager at Generali Investments d.o.o.; and after completing his studies, he went on to work as an analyst at the investment bank Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co in London. Since 2017, he has been a member of the management boards of KD Group d.d. and KD d.d., and until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of KD Group, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of KD Group d.d.

From 2018 to 2024, he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Šumijev kvart d.o.o., and since 2024 he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Deželna banka Slovenije. Matija Gantar was appointed Chief Executive Officer of KD Group with effect from 19 November 2025 for a four-year term of office.

Since 2003, he has been employed as an adviser to the management of the KD Group, and since November 2011 also as an adviser to the board of Adriatic Slovenica. In 2013, he was a member of the management board of KD Življenje; following the merger of KD Življenje’s insurance operations with Adriatic Slovenica, he returned to his role as an adviser to the management board of Adriatic Slovenica, where, from 1 1 January 2016 he has also held the key role of compliance officer. On 17 April 2019, he assumed the role of a member of the Board of Directors of KD Group, and on 1 September 2019, he assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of KD Group. He was reappointed as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chief Executive Director on 19 November 2025 for a four-year term of office. 
He holds a Master of Science degree; he graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana in 1991 and obtained a Master’s degree in Management and Organisation (specialising in finance) in 2000, also from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana. In 1992, he joined the Ministry of Finance as secretary to the then Securities and Stock Exchange Commission, and when the Securities Market Agency was established in 1994, he became head of the licensing department. He held various positions at the Agency until 2003; most recently, from November 1999, he served as deputy director and head of the securities market sector. He has been a member of several supervisory boards (Gorenje, companies abroad) and is a member of the supervisory board of Deželna banka Slovenije.

Katarina Valentinčič Istenič holds a Master’s degree in Economics. She began her career in tax consultancy and as head of the accounting and management accounting department. Throughout her professional career, she has held senior positions, primarily in the fields of finance, management accounting and bookkeeping.

Before joining the board of directors of KD Group d.d., she was a member of the management board at Onisac d.o.o., where she was responsible for implementing financial and organisational restructuring and optimising business processes. Prior to that, from 2007 onwards, she was employed as Director of Finance and Accounting within a group of companies, where she gained significant experience in the areas of company and asset valuation, due diligence and the organisation of business processes for companies in Slovenia and the wider region.

Since 2014, she has been a member of the board of directors of KD Group d.d. and KD d.d. Katarina Velentinčič Istenič has been appointed Executive Director of KD Group d.d. with effect from 1 January 2026 for a four-year term of office.

Aleksander Sekavčnik holds a university degree in economics and has many years’ experience in the financial sector.

He was Director of Capital Markets at PM&A; BPD d.d., a member of the Management Board and Director of Finance and Accounting at Slovenica d.d. insurance company, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Adriatic Slovenica d.d.

Aleksander Sekavčnik is Chairman of the Board of Directors of KD Group d.d. and a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of KD d.d. He is also Director of Sekavčnik and a partner in d.n.o.