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WOBA and Board Ready to Propose Women Candidates for Board Positions

Women on Boards Adria and Board Ready will cooperate to expand pathways for qualified women leaders from WOBA’s regional network to be considered for relevant board director and executive search mandates and candidate pipelines. The two organisations agreed the terms...

Kosovo Chamber of Commerce Backs Women on Boards Adria

The Kosovo Chamber of Commerce has backed Women on Boards Adria (WOBA), the regional initiative for gender-balanced corporate leadership, as the organisation announces the expansion of its operations in Kosovo. Lulzim Rafuna, President of the Kosovo Chamber of...

A Career Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: Kiroska Jovcheska on Lending, Leadership and Diversityat Halkbank Skopje

Careers in banking are rarely built at speed. They are shaped by the willingness to move between disciplines, to take on responsibility before the moment feels entirely comfortable, and to build knowledge and reputation patiently enough that both last. That patience...

Growth Begins Where Certainty Ends: Aslan on Innovation, Reinvention and Leadership at Asmira Group

Careers rarely move in straight lines, and the most interesting ones seldom stay within a single discipline. They are shaped by the willingness to change direction, to carry what has been learned into an unfamiliar room, and to keep going once certainty runs out. That...

Progress Begins When We Embrace New Challenges: Janković on Leadership, Talent and Governance at NLB Banka Skopje

Successful careers are rarely built along a predetermined path. They are shaped by the courage to step beyond the familiar, the willingness to keep learning, and the ability to recognise new opportunities within every challenge. This has been the defining...

In conversation with Snežana Pekić: WOBA Leadership and Board Readiness Programme

Snežana Pekić leads the development of one of Montenegro’s landmark tourism and real estate projects. A WOBA Ambassador and an alumna of the Leadership and Board Readiness Programme, she reflects on her leadership journey, what the programme changed for her, and how...

Is Your Pay Structure Ready for the Future?

A Practical Toolkit Every Business Should Know About WOBA Business Insights • Adria region focus EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) is now in force — and it matters for Western Balkans businesses too. INTRODUCTION Why this matters for businesses in the Western...

Greater Female Leadership in Governance Bodies: WOBA and EIB Meet with the Assembly of North Macedonia

Women on Boards Adria (WOBA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) held a working meeting at the Assembly of North Macedonia with Zhaklina Peshevska, Chairwoman of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men. The meeting was attended by Tanja Mihajlovska...

Diversity as Strategy: Kalouptsi on Leadership, Transformation, and Inclusion at Stopanska banka AD – Skopje

Stopanska banka AD – Skopje has recently strengthened female representation at the highest levels of leadership, combining governance reforms with regional partnerships such as Women on Boards Adria (WOBA). At the same time, the Bank is undergoing an intensive...

Strengthening Women’s Leadership in Complex Environments

Leadership in complex environments demands more than technical competence. It requires clarity of values, the ability to influence without always having formal authority, and the resilience to keep going when the path is not straightforward. These were the themes at...

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