Si.mobil, today announces the appointment of a new CEO, Zoran Thaler. He is replacing Bojan Dremelj who after nine successful years will stay on as a member of Si.mobil’s Supervisory board.
Zoran Thaler has extensive experience in telecommunications, especially in consultancy and international relations. He has also been active in Slovenian politics for many years, having served two Governments as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy to the Parliament. Since Zoran left politics in mid 1997 he has been focusing on international consultancy projects, advising foreign investors on Slovenia and the region.
From now on, Si.mobil will therefore be headed by Zoran Thaler as CEO and Andreas Maierhofer, who continues as COO. Zoran Thaler stressed: “My goal is to enhance the growth of Slovenia’s second largest mobile operator within a very challenging market environment. We will devote concerted efforts to actively supporting and promoting competition-friendly market conditions.”
Under Bojan Dremelj Si.mobil developed into an important player in the Slovenian telecommunications market. Si.mobil became part of the mobilkom austria group and signed a strategic partnership agreement with Vodafone. The last year has marked many successes at Si.mobil, such as entering into the third generation of mobile telecommunications, introducing a new tariff system and launching Vodafone live!, the leading mobile life style service for residential customers.