Želimir Kramarić is a member of the Board of Directors since February 2022. Previously, he worked at the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia as Head of Sector for the European Affairs and International Cooperation. He has many years of experience working in various management positions in the public and private sectors. After completing his studies in Economics, and the international postgraduate MBA study programme in Business Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, he gained his first work experience in the business sector.

Initially, he worked on the implementation of large construction investment projects abroad, then in finance and business audit and as an economic consultant. After that, he worked in the public sector as Head of the State Protocol of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia and Ambassador at Large and graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia. He then returned to the business sector as President of the Management Board of the Inter-Continental Hotel (Westin) Zagreb and after was appointed Assistant Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia. After that he worked at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce as Vice President for International Cooperation and the EU, and later acted as Assistant Director of the Zagreb Development Agency for EU Funds. He also worked as a business consultant in the field of EU funds and programs for various beneficiaries. From the beginning, he was part of the negotiating team during the accession process to the European Union and was responsible for EU policies, programmes and projects.