STA, 17 November 2021 - Maja Pak, the long-serving director of the Slovenian Tourist Board (STO), has stepped down citing differences in views with Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek over the management of the organisation.
Pak, a close aide of Počivalšek's, did not specify how her views differ from the minister's in a press release circulated by the STO, but said she was leaving the organisation in top shape and proud of its achievements over the past seven years.
Responding to the news, Počivalšek thanked Pak for her effort and cooperation but did not specify what the divergence of opinions was either.
He said tourism needed solutions that must "address key segments more boldly, and it must dedicate more time to looking for ways to implement premium solutions."
Pak's first stint at the helm of the organisation was in 2010-2012, when the STO was merged into the investment promotion agency SPIRIT Slovenia.
She returned as director in 2015, when the STO became independent again, and received a new five-year term in March this year.
Pak's resignation takes effect on 1 December and she will return to her previous job at the organisation.
