Slovenian re/insurer SAVA Re annoucend that the appointment of Polona Pirs ZUPANCIC as member of the management board has got the Insurance Supervision Agency's (ISA) approval. She started her term of office on 14 January 2018.

Polona Pirs ZUPANCIC was appointed for a five-year term and will be responsible for the areas of corporate finance and controlling, accounting, investor relations, and risk management.

Polona Pirs ZUPANCIC holds a master's degree in economics (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, postgraduate course in actuarial science, insurance finance programme). She was employed by SAVA Re in 1999, and has been the executive director of corporate finance and controlling since 2009.

The re/insurer mentioned that after this change, the Sava Re management board continues to operate as a four-member body. "This is because in its session on 20 December 2017, the supervisory board of Sava Re took note of the notice of Mateja TREVEN on her early termination of her term as SAVA Re management board member and accepted Mateja TREVEN's proposal for a consensual termination of her employment contract as management board member. Mateja TREVEN concluded her role as management board member on 13 January 2018 and will continue her career as part of the SAVA Re Group."