Blaž Brodnjak

Blaž Brodnjak is CEO of NLB d.d., parent bank of the NLB Group, the leading banking and financial group with headquarters and an exclusive strategic interest in Southeast Europe.

He is a senior corporate banker with more than 20 years of diverse experience at managerial positions on all levels of international banking groups. Blaž has grown operationally into the business from the account officer (sales) level, while he developed managerial skills via heading a business subsegment (department), a segment (division) and the whole commercial activity (board member) in Slovenian subsidiaries of international banking groups (BACA, Raiffeisen and BAWAG P.S.K.). He has also acted as the chief investment officer in the largest insurance company, based in the SEE – Triglav Group, to later function as the division head (B-1) for corporate banking in the EUR 34 billion Hypo Alpe Adria banking group, focused on the SEE region. He has joined NLB d.d. in 2012 as Member of the Management Board and has taken over the CEO and CMO positions in July 2016 (latter until May of 2022).

Besides professional banking skills he has substantial experience at corporate governance, having been acting on managerial or supervisory positions in 17 sizeable banks, as well as 3 insurance companies, one market leading asset management and one larger international production company in altogether 8 countries. In addition, he was also active as a member of the Supervisory board and chairman of the audit committee of the local multinational, the production and service group Unior. In 2022, the Managers’ Association of Slovenia named him Manager of the Year.

Outside of business world Blaž enjoys spending time with his family and working diligently in his family vineyard. He is also an ardent advocate of sustainability either in business or in private life.

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NLB Banka a.d., Skopje

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Summit Leasing Slovenija

• President of the Association of Banks in Slovenia

• President of the Board of Governors of AmCham Slovenia (2020–September 2024)

• Handball Federation of Slovenia – Member of Executive Committee (from October 25, 2018 until June 4, 2024)

• Basketball Club Cedevita Olimpija – Member of the Executive Committee (from February 1, 2022)

• More than 22 years of experience at managerial positions on all levels of international banking groups.

• Named Manager of the Year 2022 by Managers' Association of Slovenia

• Was a chairman or member of the supervisory boards of 13 commercial banks in 6 countries, 3 insurance companies in 3 countries, leading asset management company in Slovenia and multinational production group.