member of the board of directors
Matija Gantar was appointed Chief Executive Officer of KD Group d.d. on 19 November 2025 for a four-year term of office. 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 d.d., he served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of KD Group d.d.
He was born in 1990 in Ljubljana. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, he also studied abroad, where he obtained a Master's degree in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from Imperial College London and pursued further education in management at IESE Business School.
Already during his studies, he gained experience through an internship in the audit department of KPMG Slovenia and worked as an assistant asset manager at Generali Investments d.o.o. After completing his studies, he continued as an analyst at the investment bank Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co in London.
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.