Effective from the 1 October 2023, Josip Bubnić is appointed to the position of Operating Director of INA’s Exploration & Production. He graduated in geology from the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Zagreb, and joined INA in 2000 as a junior geologist in hydrocarbon exploration. During his career, he held the positions of Manager of exploration activities in Namibia and Syria, Exploration Projects Director, and Geology & Geophysics Director. Before he was appointed for the position of Senior Vice President for Exploration at MOL Group, where he spent more than one year, he performed the position of Director of Exploration within INA’s Exploration & Production.