Management – Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Dejan Paravan, PhD

Dr. Dejan Paravan is an established expert and active participant in the development of the European energy markets. He began his career in 1999 as a researcher at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana. After receiving his doctoral degree, dr. Paravan started his journey at GEN-I as one of its first managers. Since then he took several managerial positions with focus on developing electricity sales, marketing renewables, developing the aggregator function for demand response and other energy services, innovation and HR. He was also Managerial Director of GEN-I many subsidiaries in Slovenia, Austria, Italy and Croatia.

Since November 2022 he was appointed as CEO of GEN energija d.o.o., the holding company of the GEN Group, the biggest Slovenian producer and supplier of carbon-free electricity. He possesses expertise of the entire energy sector, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Energy Industry Chamber of Slovenia, and serves as a lecturer at conferences and at higher education and scientific institutions.

Management – Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Nada Drobne Popović, MSc

Mag. Nada Drobne Popović has extensive experience in various leadership positions.
From 2019 to 2023, she was the President of the Management Board of Petrol d.d.
Prior to that, she served for two years as Chief Financial Officer at Sij Acroni d.o.o. and for three years as a Management Board Member at Slovenian Sovereign Holding d.d.

She began her four-year term of office as Chief Financial Officer of GEN energija, d.o.o. on 1 July 2024.

Management – Chief Operating Officer (COO): Bruno Glaser, PhD

Dr. Bruno Glaser holds a PhD in mechanical engineering, he is a knowledgeable expert in a broad range of nuclear technologies with decades of experience in the nuclear industry and project management. 
Before joining GEN energija, he worked at the Krško Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) from 1993 until 2019, where he concluded his career as Head of the Analysis and Licensing Department.
At GEN energija, he was Head of the Technical Department and became Head of the JEK2 project, a central strategic project of national importance, crucial for ensuring Slovenia's energy independence.

Dr. Glaser is also the president of the Slovenian Nuclear Forum association and serves as a speaker at industry conferences.

On 1 July 2024 he started a four-year term as a Chief Operating Officer of GEN energija, d.o.o.  

Members of the Supervisory Board of the company GEN energija:
  • mag. Žiga Debeljak, Chairman
  • mag. Mateja Čuk Orel, Deputy Chairwoman
  • Ivana Nedižavec Korada, 
  • dr. Miloš Pantoš, 
  • mag. Marijan Penšek
  • Samo Fürst,
  • Marjanca Molan Zalokar,
  • Aleš Buršič.
GEN Group companies:

The holding company of the GEN Group:

GEN energija, d.o.o.

  • Dejan Paravan, PhD, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Nada Drobne Popović, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Bruno Glaser, PhD, Chief Operating Officer (COO)

 

Nuklearna elektrarna Krško d.o.o.

  • Gorazd Pfeifer, Chairman of the Management Board
  • Saša Medaković, Member of the Management Board

 

Savske elektrarne Ljubljana d.o.o.

  • Uroš Koselj, MSc, Director

 

Hidroelektrarne na spodnji Savi, d.o.o.

  • Bogdan Barbič, Director

 

Termoelektrarna Brestanica d.o.o.

  • Tomislav Malgaj, Director

 

GEN-I, trgovanje in prodaja električne energije, d.o.o. (GEN-I)

  • Maks Helbl, President of the Management Board
  • Dr. Igor Koprivnikar, Member of the Management Board
  • Sandi Kavalič, Member of the Management Board
  • Primož Stropnik, Member of the Management Board