Europass CV

Personal information Surname(s) / First name(s) Oplotnik, Žan Jan Address University of - Faculty of Economics and Business Razlagova 14, 2000 Maribor – - EU Phone +386 40 24 78 66 E-mail [email protected]

Nationality Slovenian

Date of birth 11 March 1972

Gender male

Work experience – employment

Period from 2004 to present Employment or position University teacher full professor of finance / associate professor of international economics and business Main duties and competences  Member of the Management / University of Maribor – vice-rector of finance (until june 2018)  Member of the Management / Faculty of Economics and Business – vice-dean for international cooperation and accreditations  lecturer at undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the field of finance and international economics (international finance, corporate finance and financial management, public finance, International Economic Trends Analysis, Doctoral Studies in Finance and International Economics).  Head of the International Economics field of study – 2007 to 2011;  Head of the Finance and Banking field of study – 2007 to 2011;  Head of the Institute for Foreign Economic Relations Name and address of employer University of Maribor – Faculty of Economics and Business Razlagova 14 – 2000 Maribor – SI Type of activity or division Tertiary education affairs, public sector

Period 2007 – 2009 Employment or position Vice president – Member of the Management Board Deputy president responsible for Finance and Financial Engineering and Marketing Main duties and competences Management and directing the company in the field of finance, financial engineering and strategic marketing, Name and address of employer DARS d.d., Motorway Company of the Republic of Slovenia, Ulica XIV. divizije 4, 3000 Celje – SI Type of activity or division Management of public investments, construction projects, financial engineering, public-private partnership, financial management, toll system management

Prof. Žan J. Oplotnik, PhD, BEcon For detailed Europass information see: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Commission, 2003 20060628

Period 1998 – 2003 Employment or position Faculty assistant (assistant in the field of international finance) Main duties and competences  assistant for the courses in higher professional and university programmes, after a doctorate thesis in 2002 also on postgraduate programme in the field of international finance and international economics (International FInance, Systems of International Trade). Name and address of employer University of Maribor – Faculty of Economics and Business Razlagova 14 – 2000 Maribor – SI Type of activity or division Tertiary education affairs, public sector

Period 1998 – 2013 Employment or position Senior researcher – researcher, project manager and member of project groups Main duties and competences Management and cooperation in projects in the field of institute's activities Name and address of employer EIPF, d.o.o., Economic Institute of the Faculty of Law (1998 – 2013, Director 2011) Type of activity or division Economic and financial analysis, financial, business and economic consulting. Membership in professional councils/advisory work groups/associations/

Membership Ifo Institute München – World Economic Survey Expert Group (2011 - ...) Membership Society of University Professors (2004 – ...) Membership Society of Economists Maribor (2000 – ...) Membership Government of the Republic of Slovenia/PM – Strategic Council for Economy (2005 – 2008) Membership Government of the Republic of Slovenia/PM – Expert Energy Council (2005 – 2008) Membership Government of the Republic of Slovenia/MF – Public-private Partnership Council (2009 – 2011) Membership Government of the Republic of Slovenia/MF – Financial System Development Council (2011) Membership Government of the Republic of Slovenia/MPA – Council for the Selection of Public officials (2009 – ) Member of Supervisory Departments Period 2011 to 2015 Membership Supervisory Board of the company ELEKTRO d.d., Vice President Main duties and competences Monitoring and supervising company business operations, President of the Supervisory Board's Audit Committee Name and address of employer Elektro Ljubljana, d.d., Slovenska 58, 1000 Ljubljana – SI Type of activity or division Company for distribution, sales, trade and production of electrical energy Period 2007 – 2008 Membership Supervisory Board of the Securities Market Agency, ATVP Main duties and competences Professional supervision and monitoring of the operation of the securities market agency Name and address of employer ATVP, Securities Market Agency, Poljanski nasip 6, 1000 Ljubljana – SI Type of activity or division Monitoring financial markets and institutions, public sector

Period 2005 – 2007 Membership Supervisory Board of the company DELO d.d., Vice President of the Supervisory Board Main duties and competences Monitoring and supervision of the company operations Name and address of employer ČZP Delo d.d., Dunajska 5, 1000 Ljubljana – SI Type of activity or division Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals, printing, private sector

Period 2007 – 2008 Membership Supervisory Board of the company Dravske elektrarne/DEM d.o.o., Vice President Main duties and competences Monitoring and supervision of the company operations Name and address of employer DEM, d.o.o., Dravske elektrarne Maribor Type of activity or division Production of electrical energy in hydro power plants

Prof. Žan J. Oplotnik, PhD, BEcon For detailed Europass information see: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Commission, 2003 20060628

Selected projects and consultations execution of over 70 research projects and consultations, for complete list see www.cobiss.si ; http://sicris.izum.si/

selected fields – closer long-term cooperation and consulting activity

Institution/company/enterprise Ministry of Transport, Slovenian Roads Agency, Public Agency of the RS for Railway Transport, Agency for Railway Infrastructure and Investments Field Strategy development and investment funding models in the development and reconstruction of the transport infrastructure in the field of motorway and railway infrastructure and network of state roads. Institution/company/enterprise DARS d.d. Field Strategy development and investment funding models in the development and reconstruction of the motorway system. Institution/company/enterprise Holding slovenske elektrarne/HSE/and subsidiaries Drava Hydro Power plants, d.o.o., Trbovlje Thermal Power Plant, Velenje coalmine, Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant, etc. Field Energy infrastructure development strategies and development financing models, assessment of investment projects and financing models of investment in energy facilities. Institution/company/enterprise Housing Fund of the Republic of Slovenia Field Housing infrastructure development strategies and development financing models Institution/company/enterprise Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor – Lex Localis Field Consultancy in the field of local self-government, commercial public services and PPP Financial statement of investment projects, preparation of investment documentation Assessment of project economics, financial statement of the adopted legislation, concessions, etc.

Institution/company/enterprise Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy (GOLR to 2011) Field Consultancy in the field of financing local self-government and fiscal decentralization, preparation of models, technical proposals and legislation in the field of financing of municipalities and provinces, the assessment of cost structures municipalities, financing of municipalities. Institution/company/enterprise ISSP – Institute for Strategic Studies and Prognoses, Central bank of Monte Negro Field Consultancy in the field of analysis and modelling of the functioning of the economy and sectoral policies, employee training and professional project management. Institution/company/enterprise Selected Slovenian municipalities/City Municipality of Maribor, Municipality of Velenje, Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju, Municipality of Preddvor, Municipality of Šentjur, Municipalities of the Lower Podravje region (SOU Spodnje Podravje, Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Kidričevo, Destrnik, Duplek, Municipality of Žetale, Municipality of Hoče- Slivnica, Municipality of Šmarje, Municipality of , Municipality of Železniki, etc. Field Consultancy in the field of local self-government, commercial public services and PPP Financial statement of investment projects, preparation of investment documentation Assessment of financial consequences of adopted municipal acts, project economics, financial statement of the adopted legislation, case management and drawing up of expert bases for the concession in the field of the selected commercial public services, etc. Institution/company/enterprise Mariborski vodovod, d.d., Komunala Ptuj, d.d. Field Consultancy and expert support in the field of activity of the company, primarily in the area of implementation of the activities of commercial public services for local communities and the management and monitoring of process of harmonisation of legislation, particularly in the field of financial statement and the economics of performance of commercial public services. Drawing up expert bases for the concession, etc.

Prof. Žan J. Oplotnik, PhD, BEcon For detailed Europass information see: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Commission, 2003 20060628

Institution/company/enterprise Lex localis – Journal of local self-government – editor in chief from 2012 Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government is an international journal for the study of the politics, administration and management of local affairs. Articles appearing in Lex localis abstracted and indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Current Geographical Publications, CSA PAIS International, Academic's OneFile (Gale), ERIH Plus, International Political Science Abstracts, ProQuest, Scopus, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS). Journal Metrics 2014: Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0,96 (Law 100/291, Public Administration 28/85), Impact Factor: 0,704 (Political Science 85/161, Public Administration 25/46). Institution/company/enterprise Zavarovalnica Maribor, d.d. (Insurance company) Field Consultancy and expert support in the field of assessment of the impact of investing, the area of value and suitability of investments in government bonds, analysis of fluctuations of government bond yield, credit default swaps, analysis of the global government bond market, etc. Institution/company/enterprise Energy Workers' Trade Union Slovenia/in conjunction with energy companies of Slovenia Field CRM mechanism analysis, comparing the efficiency of operations of energy companies in the EU and Slovenia, financial statement of investment projects, assessment of project economics. Institution/company/enterprise Pharmacies Celje Ltd., Pharmacies Maribor Ltd. Field Consultancy in the field of local self-government and implementation of public service, expert bases with the possibility of implementation PPP in the field of investments in public institute infrastructure, financial statement of business decisions of the Management and investment projects, preparation of investment documentation, assessment of project economics, financial statement of the adopted legislation, concessions, etc. Institution/company/enterprise Nigrad, d.d., municipal utility company Field Consultancy and expert support in the field of activity of the company, primarily in the area of implementation of the activities of commercial public services for local communities and the management and monitoring of processes of harmonisation of legislation, particularly in the field of financial statement and the economics of performance of commercial public services and expert bases for awarding the concession. Institution/company/enterprise GEN energija, d.d. energy company/IREET d.o.o. Field Strategic guidance in planning construction and financing the second JEK-2 block, analysis of the credit potential of the Slovenian energy companies, the possibilities of entry of strategic partners, analysis of the possibilities of obtaining funding on the international capital markets, etc. Institution/company/enterprise Omega consult, d.o.o., project and transport institute Field Drawing up of expert bases for the adoption of the national programme for development and reconstruction of the national road network – primarily investment financing models and effects thereof on the national economy.

Prof. Žan J. Oplotnik, PhD, BEcon For detailed Europass information see: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Commission, 2003 20060628

Education and training Period 1998 – 2002 Level of education PhD in economics – doctoral thesis at the field of International finance Principal subjects/qualifications Field of economic sciences, international finance, finance, macroeconomics Name and status of the institution University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Economics Level of education PhD, 8/2

Period 1996 – 1998 Level of education Master's degree in economics and business sciences – MSc Principal subjects/qualifications Field of economic sciences, international finance, finance, business sciences Name and status of the institution University of Maribor – Faculty of Economics and Business Level of education MSc, 8/1

Period 1995 – 1995 Level of education ERASMUS – SOCRATES Student Exchange Principal subjects/qualifications MBA finance, economic analysis, business sciences Name and status of the institution Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Free Flamish University of Brussels Level of education MBA postgraduate studies/semester Period 1992 – 1996 Level of education Bachelor of Science in Economics Principal subjects/qualifications General economics, finance, economic analysis, business sciences Name and status of the institution University of Maribor – Faculty of Economics and Business Level of education University programme, 7

Period 1985 – 1990

Additional information – selected ARRS projects Author of over 150 scientific and professional articles published in domestic and foreign journals, author and/or co-author of several monographs and scientific-technical papers at conferences, co-authorship of scientific monographs, guest lecturer, participation in international projects, over 70 completed projects in the field of research and advising public and private institutions and enterprises, more than 200 mentorships diplomas at undergraduate and postgraduate studies, mentor to master and PhD students, member of the editorial boards of publications, editor in chief, media reports and participation in media events, etc. (more details can be found in the bibliographic database: www.cobiss.si in http://sicris.izum.si).

Additional information – citations – indicators of scientific success according to ARRS According to the criteria and indicators for monitoring scientific performance by groups of researchers ranked among the top 2' researchers in the field of Social Sciences/Economy Sciences (http://sicris.izum.si/services/rsr_top.aspx?lang=slv&code1=5&code2=02&code3=01&eval_type=A1 &top=50&opt=1) with over 150 recorded citations in WoS, Proquest and Scopus. By 2015, 19 recorded publications in WoS/JCR in journals with an impact factor, 23 in categories A1-A4 according to ARRS and a total of 58 publications of works for which the profession according to Articles 24 and 29 of the "Criteria" recognizes international importance. Overall assessment of the performance according to ARRS – factor A = 10.5 and for the last 5 years 9.8.

Prof. Žan J. Oplotnik, PhD, BEcon For detailed Europass information see: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Commission, 2003 20060628