Aljoša Tomaž

Aljoša Tomaž holds a university degree in economics. He has experience across all key financial areas: treasury, finance, IT, corporate lending, resolution of problem investments, card operations, international financing, insurance, and asset management. He has expertise in restructuring and turnaround, managing mergers, acquisitions and bank formation projects, and extensive experience in institutional management.

After graduating from the Faculty of Economics, for which he also received the Prešeren Award, he began his career in 1973 as an analyst and went on to serve as a financial director in industry. He held management roles in finance and business informatics, and from the end of 1989 he held senior positions in banking in Slovenia and abroad, becoming a recognised international financial expert. He served in the management of NLB and headed the bank's representative office in London as well as its branch in Zagreb. He spent a decade at Abanka, which under his leadership became the third-largest bank in Slovenia, and among the best in the country in terms of profitability and cost efficiency. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the largest logistics company in Slovenia, and as Deputy Director of the largest asset management company and of the largest insurance group in Slovenia, with a strong presence in the region. He was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, of the Bank Association of Slovenia, and a member of the Boards of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the European Banking Federation, and VISA CEMEA, as well as a member of more than fifteen supervisory boards or boards of directors in Slovenia and the United Kingdom. He was also a member of the strategic council for economic development.

He joined the KD Group in 2006, initially as part of the management team of the insurer Adriatic Slovenica d.d.; in 2007 he took up the role of Deputy Director of KD Group d.d., where he headed the project to establish KD Banka d.d., and from 2 March 2009 until his retirement on 15 August 2010, he served as Chief Executive Officer of KD Banka d.d. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Adriatic Slovenica d.d. until 13 February 2019. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Generali Investments, Slovenia, and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ljubljanska banka d.d.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of KD Group d.d. since 7 June 2012. From 26 April 2012 to 31 August 2019, he served as Chief Executive Officer of KD Group d.d.