Company Leaders in Brief

Here are some images and brief information about Company Leaders, who also took part in creating what Ericsson Nikola Tesla is today, the leading Croatian supplier of information and telecommunication solutions.

August Adam (1949 – 1951) was the first Director of the factory "Nikola Tesla".

Petar Kovač (1951 – 1981) was the the Director of the factory "Nikola Tesla" through 30 years. During that time several decisions that were milestones in the company history were adopted, thus enabling the development and the future of our company up to the present day.

Marijan Crnjak successfully performed the duties of "Nikola Tesla" director in times of greatest economic crisis and during the war time  (1981 -1993)

Milivoj Pejković, the third "Nikola Tesla" director (1993 -1995), among other duties, successfully  carried the burden of the Company’s privatization.

Per Olof Sjöstedt (1995 - 1998) was the first President of the newly founded joint stock company Ericsson Nikola Tesla. He skillfully managed to implement radical changes and adaptation of the former "Nikola Tesla" in line with the Ericsson standards, which was not an easy task.

Åke Enell (1998 - 2004) was the second President of the company Ericsson Nikola Tesla. Despite the global crisis in telecommunications, during that time the Company managed to perform successfully and with a high reputation within the Ericsson Corporation.

Gordana Kovačević, MSc, has headed Ericsson Nikola Tesla since 1 January 2005. During the period, the company has proven to be a socially responsible employer, a leader in ICT and digital transformation of the society and Croatia’s biggest exporter of knowledge.