Matija Kovačević appointed Hrvatski Telekom's CFO

Matija looks back on more than 20 years of professional experience with controlling, strategy and transformation expertise gained largely within the telecommunications industry. He joined Croatian Telekom in 2003 and since then has held various management positions within HT finance area, including Chief Financial Officer and Management Board Member of Iskon. From 2010, he continued his career in Deutsche Telekom, where he held several executive positions in Germany and Greece. Among others, he has executed financial and business steering of Deutsche Telekom subsidiaries in Greece, Romania, Albania and Bulgaria, leading a range of transformation and operating model change projects in Greece, as well as controlling of European Head Office unit at Deutsche Telekom.

HT’s CEO Kostas Nebis stated: “Matija's financial expertise, in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications industry and a track record of driving positive changes are a valuable asset for our company and I look forward to him and the CFO team executing our strategy that will allow Croatian Telecom to deliver on our vision of sustainable and profitable growth. I hereby also express my gratitude to Daniel for his contribution to our company’s business transformation and operational efficiency improvements, both on the finance-side as well as in other key market and customer-related areas which were an essential part of HT’s success.“

Daniel Daub is taking over the role of Senior Vice-President for Finance in Deutsche Telekom Europe.

As of 1 August 2022, the Management Board of Croatian Telecom comprises of Kostas Nebis, Nataša Rapaić, Boris Drilo, Ivan Bartulović, and Matija Kovačević.