Janez skrabec – curriculum vitae
Basic Information
Name: Janez Skrabec
Date and place of birth: 7 July 1963
Education: B. Sc. Economics
Additional education: seminars at the IECD Bled Business School Slovenia, Cleveland State University
Business position: Founder, Managing Director and shareholder in the following companies: Riko d.o.o., Riko houses d.o.o., Riko Invest d.o.o., SAS Zadar
Honorary functions: Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco
Contact: Janez Skrabec, Riko d.o.o., Bizjanova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel.: +386 1 5816 300
Fax.: +386 1 5816 340
Mobile: +386 41 633 361
e-mail:
Web: www.rikogroup.com
Entrepreneurship
· 1989 – 1991 employed in the company RIKO n.sol Ribnica as a representative in Moscow
· 1991-1996 founded the company Transtrade d.o.o.
· 1996 founded the company Riko d.o.o. which is active today in the field of machine and industrial engineering, engineering in the field of environmental protection, in the field of electrical energy production, and in the field of construction.
· Riko d.o.o. has representative offices in both Moscow and Minsk
· Main references in the last 5 years
- Distribution center for IKEA, Moscow, Russia (assembly, engineering, project management)
- Line for the painting of automobiles VAZ, AVTOVAZ, Togliatti, Russia (development of technology and delivery of equipment)
- Hotel Budapest, Moscow, Russia (reconstruction) - largest Slovenian project in Moscow!
- Special production line for machining gear casing MAZ, Minsk, Russia
- Line for painting plastic automobile parts VAZ, AVTOVAZ, Togliatti, Russia (turn key project)
- Technological line for automobile factory VAZ, AVTOVAZ, Togliatti, Russia (turn key project)
- Production line for automobile factory VAZ, AVTOVAZ, Togliatti, Russia
· 1997 (1999) founded the company Riko Houses d.o.o., which specializes in the production, marketing and sales of solid wood houses and other structures, main markets being: Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Italy, France and Switzerland.
· 2000 became proprietor and General Manager of SAS Zadar
· 2002 founded the company Riko Invest d.o.o. The purpose of the company is business activities is in construction engineering and investments in construction and real estate
· 2002 became Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco
· 2002 renovated his family estate “Skrabec homestead” and transformed it into a museum
· 2002 founded the company Riko Invest d.o.o. The purpose of the company is business activities in construction engineering and investments in construction and real estate.
· Riko d.o.o. is a member of numerous business chambers (SOCIUS, SBRA, and the American Chamber of Commerce)
Web: www.rikogroup.com
Riko in Society
As also reflected in his personal and business beliefs, Janez Skrabec is convinced that arts, culture and tradition are essential elements of the modern world. Both personally and through his companies he is a major donator in culture, arts and sports.
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· Vast collection of art, which represents Slovenian art in the 20th century
· “Skrabceva domacija” museum, cultural center
· In 2003 he co-founded the Foundation of pater Stanislav Skrabec, which awards scholarships to students of the Slovenian language, students of Linguistics and students of Classical Philosophy. These scholarships aim to help maintain and increase the level of language culture in Slovenia.
· Major sponsor and donator in culture, arts and sports
Awards and Honors
· 2002 “First Place Award for the most ecologically friendly product – Riko Houses”
· 2002 European patent office from Munich issues a European Patent to Riko Houses
· 2003 Best Rating Award”, awarded by the credit rating company I poslovne informacije d.o.o., together with the worlds largest credit rating company Dun & Bradstreet
· 2004 “Skrabec homestead”, nomination for the Best European Museum of 2004
· 2004 Riko d.o.o. is placed among the top 100 Slovenian companies regarding revenue. It is also placed close to the top regarding revenue per employee
· 2005 The Cerfiticate of Quality ISO 9001
· Janez Skrabec is a member of Forum 21 since 2004, member of the Governing Board of the Economics Faculty at the University of Ljubljana, Member of the Governing Board of Slovenian Philharmonics
Attendance at Regional and World Economic Forums
· 2001 Bejing
· 2003 Athens
Davos
· 2004 Davos
Warsaw
· 2005 Moscow
Ukraine