The Board of Directors of the Montenegrin Transmission System for Electricity, at its regular session today, unanimously decided to appoint Ivan Asanović, a graduate electrical engineer, to the position of the company's Executive Director. The appointment procedure was conducted in accordance with internal acts and following a previously held public competition.
Based on an evaluation of his previous work, the presented programme and his vision for the company's development, Ivan Asanovic has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for a four-year term. During his previous term, Asanovic achieved notable results in the areas of business modernisation, improving efficiency and strengthening partnerships, thereby making a significant contribution to the company's stability and progress.
The Board of Directors expressed its confidence that, under his leadership, CGES will continue to develop as a stable, innovative and socially responsible company in the period ahead, committed to further strengthening its business performance and its relationships with its employees, partners and the community.
On the occasion of his re-election, Ivan Asanovic stated:
It is a great honour and a responsibility for me to be entrusted once again to contribute to the development of the Montenegrin electricity transmission system. The results we have achieved through our joint work show that consistency, dedication and professionalism are always recognised. I sincerely thank the Board of Directors for the support and trust they have shown me and the management team during the previous term – for it was precisely this cooperation that was key to the successes we have achieved.
"In the period ahead, we will continue to build CGES as an open, innovative and responsible company, focused on our employees, partners and the community to which we belong," concluded Asanovic.
Biography of Ivan Asanović
Ivan Asanović was born in 1982 in Podgorica, where he completed Vlado Milić Primary School and Slobodan Škerović Grammar School. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Montenegro in Podgorica, where he obtained a degree as a graduate engineer in electrical engineering – specialising in power engineering and automation.
He began his professional career in 2005 at the international construction company 'CYVAS General Trade LTD' – Cyprus, as an electrical and automation engineer during the construction of the new airport terminal building in Podgorica.
He began his employment with Elektroprivreda Crne Gore – FC "Prenos" in 2006 as a substation maintenance engineer in the Maintenance Service. From 2009, he worked as the lead substation maintenance engineer. During his work in this department, he participated in the implementation of several investment projects for the reconstruction of substations and the replacement of high-voltage equipment, holding various positions from being a member of the Project Review Commission to being the responsible project manager and supervising engineer.
Od 2010. godine aktivno je učestvovao na realizaciji međunarodnog investicionog projekta podmorske interkonekcije Crna Gora-Italija, a 2011. godine rukovodio je projektom izgradnje TS 400/110/35 kV „Lastva” i proširenja postojeće 400/220/110 kV „Pljevlja 2”, u toku kojeg je stekao značajno radno iskustvo.
From 2011 to 2019, he was the Head of the Secondary and Information Systems Department. Within the remit of this department, he participated in the realisation of several significant investments, notably the projects to upgrade the existing SCADA system, prepare the Backup Dispatch Centre, and implement a new SCADA and EMS.His career has been marked by a commitment to technical excellence, a systematic approach, and the ability to identify practical solutions even in the most demanding situations, which, among other things, recommended him to take on the role of Executive Director of CGES in 2021.
He has gained considerable experience through his membership of international working groups as a representative of CGES. In this context, we would highlight the committees for network development within ENTSO-E, as well as those for research, development and innovation.
He is a member of the Engineering Chamber of Montenegro, and of the national and Paris committees of CIGRE. He is the author of several papers on the maintenance of high-voltage equipment, the application of GIS technology in the construction of substations, as well as the design and implementation of modern systems for monitoring and control of the electricity system.