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Personal details
Born in Jesenice, Slovenia, on 5 December 1949
Spouse : Branka Mauhler
One child Tomaz
Private address : avenue Winston Churchill 161, postbox 15
BE – 1180 Bruxelles (Uccle)
Belgium
· Permanent address : Cesta Dolomitskega odreda 86 E, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Degree in B.Sc. in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana
Degree in M.Sc. in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
Knowledge of languages
English : fluent ; Spanish : fluent ; German : good ; French : fair ; Slovenian : mother tongue ;
Serbian : fluent
Career
- from 1973 to 1976: Analyst / Senior Analyst, National Bank of Slovenia
- from 1976 to 1979: Head of the analytical dept., National Bank of Slovenia
- from 1979 to August 1992: the World Bank, Washington, D.C.:
Having completed the advanced professionals' educational program by the International
Monetary Fund in1978, he joined the World Bank's Young Professional Program in Washington
in 1979. He was involved in the World Bank's industrial and financial projects in Latin America
(1980-85) , served as a senior economist in the Bank's Industrial Strategy & Policy
Division(1986): In 1987, he became the World bank’s first head of its Mexico City Resident
Mission where he served until 1990 when he was promoted to the post of Country Programs
Central America and Panama Division, a position he held until August 1992.
- from September 1992 till January 2004: President and Chief Executive Officer, Nova
Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), Slovenia
- from February 2004 till April 2006: General Manager Central Europe Directorate at KBC Bank
and Insurance Holding Company N.V. (now KBC Group N.V.), Belgium.
- from May 2006 till April 2010 : CEO, K&H Bank, Hungary
- from May 2010 : CEO Central and Eastern Europe and Russia KBC Group, Belgium
During his business career, Mr. Voljč has acquired a comprehensive knowledge and practical
experience in Slovenian, Central and Eastern European as well international finance and banking.
He has written a number of articles and papers concerning financial and industrial issues, about
export development and promotion, on restructuring and privatization of public enterprises, as well
as about restructuring, turn-around management and privatization of banks in Central and Eastern
European transition and post-transition economies.
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Since 1996 Mr. Voljč serves as Honorary Consul of Mexico to Slovenia. In 1998 he became the
Slovenian member of the Trilateral Commission. From September 2000 to September 2003, Mr.
Voljč was Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance in Washington,
D.C.. Between April 2001 and January 2004, he held the position of the President of the Managers’
Association of Slovenia. In his capacity as Director General Central Europe for KBC Group he sat
on Supervisory boards of KBC’s banking subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic. He
was also Chairman of the Supervisory board of Gorenje, Slovenia until July 2006.
Present position
Member of the Executive Committee of “KBC Group”
Executive Director of “KBC Bank” and “KBC Insurance”
CEO Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
July 2010
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