ZAGREB, November 1, 2018 – As of Thursday, the Uljanik shipbuilding group has a new three-member management board and the supervisory board will reveal their names on Friday, the supervisory board’s interim chairman, Samir Hadžić, told Hina.
According to unofficial information, the new management board members are Uljanik’s financial experts who until now held executive positions in the group’s companies. “I believe this is the second step in Uljanik’s recovery process. The first was made with the formation of the new supervisory board,” said strike committee head and unionist Boris Cerovac.
Another unionist, Đino Šverko, welcomed the appointment of the new management board, saying this was an important step for the shipyard’s future and that it was extremely important that Uljanik be “organised at all levels.”
He said the strike committee would meet on Friday to decide about the next steps. Uljanik workers have been striking for two weeks over unpaid salaries for September and the group’s bank account has been frozen again, he recalled.
Management board chair Gianni Rossanda resigned on Tuesday. The day before, the Commercial Court in Pazin appointed two supervisory board members, while the third one was elected by the group’s assembly. With three members, the supervisory board can make decisions, including on the company’s management.
It is still unlikely that the latest move will substantially improve the situation at the shipyard. The problems are shared by another shipyard, “3. Maj” in Rijeka, whose workers are also on strike due to unpaid wages. The Rijeka shipyard is also part of the Uljanik group.
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