Milena Kastelic, born in 1968 in Novo mesto, holds a university degree in food technology. After completing secondary school in Novo mesto in 1986, she enrolled in Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana. For her undergraduate diploma thesis titled 'Evaluation of glucoamylase activity in yeast Saccharomyces diastaticus' she won the Prešeren Award for students in 1991. In 1993, she completed training in work design at the REFA Association in Germany.   She has been employed at Krka since 1992. Throughout her career her focus has been on herbs, herbal medicines and non-prescription products. She completed her traineeship in the Auxiliary Medicinal Products and Herbs Programme with an assignment on the technology of drying plant-based raw materials. She worked as a production technologist for five years and in 1996 started heading the Plant for the Production of Herbal Medicines, currently referred to as Bršljin Department, which she still manages today. She is also Head of Semi-Solid, Liquid and Other Products.   As Krka's internal reviewer, she has contributed to improving business processes in the company for 15 years. This function gave her the opportunity to become familiar with other organisational units, the importance of close connections between them, and results of mutual cooperation.   Milena Kastelic is well-trusted by the employees, so the Works Council proposed her as the new Worker Director at the 15th regular meeting held on 28 September 2015, and the Supervisory Board unanimously appointed her Member of the Management Board for the term of office from 2016 to 2021.

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