Authorities

Ing. Miroslav VAJS

President of the ZCPP SR

EKOINVEST a.s., Bratislava

In 1979 he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering SVŠT in Bratislava. In the years 1990-1992 he studied at the HSG in St. St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1979 he joined Harmanecké papierny, where he gradually worked in the field of tech. development, in the years 1986-1989 he was the leader of the project "Modernization of hygienic paper production". In 1990, he became production deputy and, since February 28th 1990, company director. Since 1.1.1991 he has been acting as General Director. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the joint-stock company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is married and has two children.

Ing. Peter BALÁŽ

Vicepresident of the ZCPP SR

Mondi SCP, a.s., Ružomberok

In 2000, he completed his studies at the Chemical and Technological Faculty of STU in Bratislava - Department of Chemical Engineering and Process Management. After graduating from university in 2000, he joined North Slovak pulp and paper mills in Ružomberok, where he worked in various positions that required organizational, technical, theoretical and practical knowledge. He successively worked as a specialist in the departments of Fiber Line and Investments, head of Technology and Laboratories, director of Fiber Line, director of Recovery and Energy, and since 2018 he has held the position of director of Pulp Division at Mondi SCP, a.s. Together with his wife, he raises three children.

Ing. Ján KUCHARČÍK

Member of the ZCPP SR Board

VP Sales, S&OP Head of the Metsa Tissue Slovakia s.r.o.

He studied at the University of Žilina, Faculty of Management and Economics of Transport and Communications. After completing his studies in 2005 - 2010, he worked as a Technical Manager of Key Customers at Nokia Siemens Networks in Vienna. Since 2010, he has been working in the company Metsä Tissue, Žilina, where he started working as a manager of the development of tissue paper products, later as a director of product development in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. He has held the position of Sales Director and Head of S&OP of Metsä Tissue Slovakia, s.r.o. since 2022. He is married and has 3 children.

Ing. Richard ŽIGMUND

Member of the ZCPP SR Board

CEO and Chairman of the Board of Slovak Hygienic Paper Group (SHP Group), Bratislava

He graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava with a degree in Accounting and Auditing (1990-1994) and holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University (2004-2006). He began his career as an audit supervisor at Andersen and Deloitte in Bratislava (1998-2003). Between 2008 and 2015, he served as the chairman of the supervisory board of CZT Ružomberok, where he led changes to the business model and the company's restructuring. As the CFO of Mondi SCP in Ružomberok (2003-2015), he was responsible for improving company performance, integrating systems, and developing strategic initiatives. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the CEO of Slovwood. Since October 2015, he has held the position of CEO and Chairman of the Board at Slovak Hygienic Paper Group (SHP Group) in Bratislava. He also serves as a board member of Eco-Investment, a.s.

Ing. Juraj DLHOPOLČEK

General Secretary of the ZCPP SR

Banská Bystrica

He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Since 1974, he worked at the General Directorate of SLOVCEP in Banská Bystrica, later serving as the head of the energy department in the technical division. He subsequently held the position of head of the department for energy, environmental protection, fire safety, and occupational health. After the dissolution of the General Directorate, he worked from 1989 to 1991 as the head of the retraining department at the Association of Pulp and Paper Industry Enterprises in Banská Bystrica. Following the establishment of the Pulp and Paper Industry Union of the Slovak Republic in 1996, he has served as the General Secretary to this day. In this role, he was the Chairman of the Management Board of the Recycling Fund from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of AZZZ SR and the Chairman of the Sectoral Councils of the pulp and paper and printing industries, for EU projects. He is married and has one child.

Ing. Štefan BOHÁČEK, PhD.

Chairman of the Audit Committee of the ZCPP SR

 Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of VÚPC a.s., Bratislava

In 1987 he graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Technology, STU in Bratislava. After graduating, he joined VÚPC Bratislava. From 1993 to 1995 he worked on various domestic and foreign projects as a project manager. In 1995, he became the head of the Automation and Chemical Engineering Department of the VÚCC. In 1997, he completed his doctoral studies at CHTF STU, defended his dissertation and obtained a doctorate in philosophy - PhD. At the beginning of 1997, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and appointed to the position of General Director of VÚPC a.s. Bratislava. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Center for the Development of the Wood, Furniture and Pulp and Paper Industry of the Slovak Republic, Vice-President of the Pulp and Paper Industry Association and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry of the Slovak Republic. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries). He is a member of the CEPI-ADG. He is married and has two children.

Ing. Jozef HORÁK

Member of the Audit Commitee of the ZCPP SR

Plant manager Harmanec, SHP GROUP

From 1985 to 1989, he attended the Technical University of Zvolen, Faculty of Wood Science and Technology. After successfully completing his studies at the Technical University of Zvolen, he began his professional career at Harmanec Paper Mills Inc., where he held the position of Assistant to the Production Director. Within the company, he served as a Paper Production Technologist from 1993 to 2002. From 2002, his career continued within SHP Group, where he initially served as an Engineering Manager (from 2002), effectively implementing new technologies and procedures. Later, he applied his expertise as the Chief Production Officer (2007-2015) and Chief Technical Officer (2015-2019). He currently holds the position of Plant Director at SHP Harmanec, where he successfully manages the overall operational activity and strategic development of the company.

Ing. Ľubomír KOTULAČ

Member of the Audit Committee of the ZCPP SR

Group Operations Develepment Director, SHP GROUP

In 1987, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. After finishing his university education, he joined Chemicelulóza Žilina, later moving to Tento, a.s. Subsequently, he worked at Metsä Tissue Slovakia s.r.o., holding various management positions in the production of pulp, processing of waste paper, production of tissue paper, and manufacturing of finished hygiene products. He also served as a mill manager at the sister plant in Krapkowice. He left Metsä Tissue Slovakia s.r.o. from the position of Vice President of Manufacturing in 2022 and in the same year, he joined SHP Group – SHP Slavošovce, a.s., where he serves as the plant director in Slavošovce. He is married and has three children.