Recipients of awards

Gospod Dimitrij Zadel,  je visoko izkušen menedžer z več kot 20-letnimi izkušnjami vodenja velikih in srednje velikih podjetij po Srednji Evropi, Italiji in Balkanu. Kot generalni direktor je vodil prestrukturiranje in modernizacijo družbe Trgoavto s ciljem povečanja obsega prodaje in optimiziranja poslovanja. Ima bogate izkušnje z upravljanjem kompleksnih nalog v čezmejnih organizacijah in multikulturnih okoljih.
Pred ustanovitvijo lastnega podjetja je bil predsednik uprave Luka Koper d.d., kjer je bil neposredno odgovoren za strateški razvoj, investicije, nabavo, človeške vire, varnost pristanišča, odnose z javnostmi in druga ključna področja. Pred tem je 15 let deloval kot generalni direktor in direktor maloprodaje v skupini OMV, kjer je vodil preoblikovanje in integracijo podjetij v različnih državah. Trenutno je aktiven na področju poslovnega razvoja v mednarodni skupini, ki se ukvarja z železniškim prevozom po EU in zunaj nje.

Mr. Dimitrij Zadel is a highly experienced manager with more than 20 years of leadership experience in managing large and medium-sized companies across Central Europe, Italy, and the Balkans. As CEO, he led the restructuring and modernization of Trgoavto, with the goal of increasing sales volume and optimizing operations. He has extensive expertise in managing complex tasks within cross-border organizations and multicultural environments.

Before founding his own company, he served as President of the Management Board of Luka Koper d.d., where he was directly responsible for strategic development, investments, procurement, human resources, port security, public relations, and other key areas.

Prior to that, he spent 15 years as General Director and Retail Director at the OMV Group, where he successfully led corporate transformation and integration across multiple countries.

Currently, Mr. Zadel is actively engaged in business development within an international group specializing in rail transport across the EU and beyond.