Maja Ruth Frenkel (born Maja Brinar; 14 April 1971) is a Croatian entrepreneur and former deputy of Croatian

Minister of Economy A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

Education and career

Frenkel was born in

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on April 14, 1971. She finished elementary school and Gymnasium in Zagreb. From 1991 to 1992 she attended economy studies at the

Vienna University of Economics and Business The Vienna University of Economics and Business ( , WU) is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. The university received triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA). History WU was founded on 1 October 1898 as '' k.u.k. Exportakade ...

. In 1994 Frenkel graduated from the

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. From 1998 to 2000 she worked at

Agrokor Agrokor () was a conglomerate, largely centered in agribusiness, with headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia. Founded in 1976 as a flower grower, it became a joint stock company in 1989, with 100 percent ownership held by founder Ivica Todorić. It grea ...

as the head of the finance department and board member. From 2000 to 2002 Frenkel served as deputy of Minister of Economy Goranko Fižulić, responsible for the privatization of public companies. Frenkel worked at several other Croatian companies: from 1998 to 2008 she was a member of the supervisory board at DIP Turopolje d.d., from 1997 to 2000 member of the supervisory board at Ledo d.d., in 2000 member of the supervisory board at

Jadranski naftovod Jadranski naftovod, commonly known as "JANAF" is a crude oil transportation company in Croatia. It was established in 1974. It operates one of the most significant oil pipelines in Europe - the JANAF oil transport system, a part of the Adria oi ...

d.d., from 1999 to 2006 member of the supervisory board at Hotel Opera Zagreb d.d., from 2002 to 2003 INA d.d. Vice President and from 2002 to 2003 member of the supervisory board at Hrvatske šume d.d. (''Croatian woods''). Currently Frenkel is working with her husband on different real estate projects as developer. In 2008 Frenkel started EMBA studies at the

International University of Monaco Founded in 1986, the International University of Monaco (IUM) () is located in the Principality of Monaco Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west ...

Personal life

Maja Ruth Frenkel is married to Israeli businessman

Aaron Frenkel Aaron G. Frenkel (; born September 9, 1957, in Israel) is an Israeli businessman. Career Since the 1980s, Frenkel has been the owner of the Loyd's Group, a holding company that has invested in real estate and the aerospace industry. Frenkel ...

. Before marriage, Frenkel converted to Judaism after studying with Croatian

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Kotel Da-Don. She took the traditional Jewish name Ruth. Frenkel's husband made his fortune in aircraft trade. Former

President of Croatia The president of Croatia, officially the president of the Republic of Croatia (), is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the military and chief representative of the Republic of Croatia both within the country and abroad. The president ...

Stjepan Mesić Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatia, Croatian lawyer and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was Prime Minister of Croatia, prime minis ...

named Frenkel's husband the Croatian

honorary consul A consul is an official representative of a government who resides in a foreign country to assist and protect citizens of the consul's country, and to promote and facilitate commercial and diplomatic relations between the two countries. A consu ...

in Jerusalem.

References

External links

Golf park Dubrovnik - Maja Ruth Frenkel on DUTV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frenkel, Maja Ruth Living people 1971 births Croatian Jews Converts to Judaism Businesspeople from Zagreb Croatian women in business