About Geoplin

Geoplin has a two-member Management Board: Matija Bitenc as General Manager and Jože Bajuk as Manager of the company.

Matija Bitenc (born in 1980) holds a master’s degree in economic sciences. After completing his master’s degree, Mr Bitenc joined Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d. in 2006 as Property Manager. In 2013 he was appointed Deputy Director of Risk Management and Head of Business Intelligence. In addition to this, he was named Head of Capital Modelling and Risk Analytics in 2014. From 2015 until 2017 he held a position of Head of Transaction Consulting with Ernst & Young svetovanje d.o.o., Corporate Finance. In 2017 he joined Deloitte Svetovanje d.o.o. as Assistant Director in charge of the Adriatic Region, Financial Consulting Department. Mr Bitenc is a Member of the Management Board of Petrol, responsible for Finance, Information and Risk.

The Stakeholder’s Assembly appointed Matija Bitenc General Manager of Geoplin d.o.o. Ljubljana for a five-year term of office, starting on 21 October 2022.

Jože Bajuk (born in 1974) holds a master’s degree in sociology. After graduating from the University of Law, Mr Bajuk joined Socius d.d. in 1998 as Head of Projects. In 2004 he received his master’s degree in sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana. In 2007 he was appointed Regional Director at the Sportina Group. Between 2008 and 2010 he was Head of Legal Department in Poteza skupina d.d. Between 2010 and 2012 he was Head of Legal Department in PDP d.d. From July 2012 until March 2020 he held the positions of Procurator of the company, Investments, Production and Maintenance Director, and Regional Director with Interenergo d.o.o. Mr Bajuk is a Member of the Management Board of Petrol, responsible for the areas of Energy, Solutions, Logistics and Operations.

Since 2005 Mr Bajuk has been a lecturer for the Association of Works Councils of Slovenia. His bibliography consists of 17 articles and books published between 1997 and 2009. In the period from 2003 to 2005 he was active as a member or president of various supervisory boards.

The Stakeholder’s Assembly appointed Jože Bajuk Manager of Geoplin d.o.o. Ljubljana for a five-year term of office, starting on 21 October 2022.

Employees are key to the company’s success and an assurance for continued growth. The company employs experts with specialised profiles, and offers them opportunities in one of the most prospective sectors.

Motivated and professionally qualified employees achieve the company’s objectives on a daily basis. The company offers them a stimulative and stable work environment. The key competences of employees are reflected in an understanding of the natural gas market, awareness of the general economic situation, the ability to follow the demands of the market and needs of customers, responsiveness, a proactive approach and commitment.

The company’s organisational chart comprises the areas of marketing, purchasing, trading and logistics, as well as several independent support departments.