Opatija 21 d.o.o. is a development company specialized for real estate and parking lots management, established in 2008 and owned by the Town of Opatija.
Since its founding, the company has been involved in development of projects related to public parking areas, parking lots and garages and the construction of capital facilities owned by the Town of Opatija, such as the Sports Hall "Marino Cvetković".
As of March 2018, Opatija 21 d.o.o. has taken over the management of all public parking lots and public garages in the Town of Opatija, including parking lots for tourist buses. The company has already arranged a few new smaller parking areas for local residents, and is now preparing for the construction of a new public garage Gorovo in the center of Opatija and public garage project Črnikovica in Volosko. Immediately after taking over the management of public parking lots and garages, new, simpler conditions for using parking services were created, and new, modern payment and control systems were introduced (credit card payments, Bmove.com app, Opatija.City app, parking coupons, privileged parking for residents, ScanScooter control system). At the same time, work is underway on the introduction of a geographic information system on all parking spaces in the Town of Opatija, and the upcoming installation of sensors in all parking spaces, which will enable fully transparent management of parking areas..
CEO Igor Štok assumed his duties at Opatija 21 d.o.o. on August 1st, 2017, in accordance with the decision of the Mayor of Opatija. For years he has worked in the parking management sector of the City Utility Company for the City of Rijeka and was among the first employees of "Rijeka Promet" when they took over the parking lots in Rijeka (1999-2004). Just before assuming his new responsibilities at Opatija 21, he was employed as the head of GIS, WEB and ADP sector by the City of Rijeka’s waste management company "Čistoća".
As one of the first tasks upon entering the office, Štok emphasized the importance of introducing a geographic information system for all parking spots in the Opatija area, in order to establish a quality platform for transparent management of all public parking lots and garages in Opatija. This is being worked on intensively, in conjunction with the new organization of parking zones and billing systems, as well as the introduction of the online payment system, that can greatly improve and simplify the purchase of all types of parking permits and also payment of parking violation tickets, equaly for residents and many visitors and tourists in Opatija. The automation of the parking system, except through the Bmove.com app, has already been introduced, in cooperation with the Town of Opatija and through the Opatija.City mobile app.
Education:
- 1994 - Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka
Professional title / License: Merchant Navy Lieutenant
Issued by: Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications of Croatia - 1997 - Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka
Professional title / License: Maritime Traffic Engineer
Issued by: University of Rijeka - 2003 - GIS Geographic Information System - Intergraph software solutions (USA)
Professional title / License: Certified to work in a Geomedia professional environment
Issued by: Authorized Representative of KvarnerCAD d.o.o., Croatia - 2005 - WEB design
Professional title / License: Certified for creating and maintaining WEB pages (iSite)
Authorized representative: Perpetuum mobile d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia - 2011 - Project Management
Professional Title / License: EU Project Manager (MAN-S297-1039)
Issued by: ECQA (European Certification and Qualification Association) - Piarstengasse 1, 3500 Krems, AUSTRIA
Radno iskustvo:
- 1993. godine - Lošinjska plovidba d.o.o.
- 1996. godine - Coca Cola Beverages d.o.o. - organizacija poslovanja u prodaji
- 1999. godine - Rijeka promet d.o.o. - organizacija parkirališnog prostora u Gradu Rijeci
- 2001. godine - Rijeka promet d.o.o. - organizacija poslovanja Carinsko-kamionskog terminala Srdoči
- 2002. godine - Član projektnog tima za preseljenje postojećeg i izgradnju novog multi-modalnog cestovnog terminala (predstavnik TD Rijeka promet d.o.o. i Grada Rijeke) u radnom timu na nivou Županije primorsko-goranske, Gospodarske komore te Općine Matulji.
- 2003. godine - KD Čistoća d.o.o. Rijeka - Voditelj odvoza otpada iz pomorske djelatnosti
- 2004. godine - KD Čistoća d.o.o. - Voditelj odvoza i deponiranja separacionog otpada na području Gradova: Rijeka, Kastav, Bakar i Kraljevica te Općina Klana, Jelenje, Viškovo, Kostrena i Čavle
- 2005. godine - KD Čistoća - Voditelj službe GIS-a, WEB-a i AOP-a, Organizacija poslovnih procesa, izrada WEB portala i uvođenje Geografskog informacijskog sustava (GIS) te organizacija automatske obrade podataka
- 2006. - Voditelj tima za izradu GIS podloga na području jedinica lokalne samouprave Klana, Čavle, Jelenje, Kastav i Kraljevica
- 2008. godine - Voditelj tima za uvođenje ERP sustava (cjelokupnog informatičkog poslovnog rješenja) u tvrtke: TD Energo d.o.o., TD Rijeka Promet d.o.o, KD Vodovod i kanalizacija, KD Kozala, KD Autotrolej i KD čistoća d.o.o.
- 2008. godine - Medijski trening za PR u ovlaštenoj tvrtki za osposobljavanje u djelatnosti odnosa sa javnošću
- 2009. godine - Kandidat za Zamjenka gradonačelnika u Gradu Opatija (komunalni resor)
- 2012. godine – odobren projekt IPA Slovenia – Hrvatska - Voditelj projekta REUSE sa hrvatske i slovenske strane. Partneri na projektu: HRVATSKA - Grad Rijeka, Grad Kraljevica, Općina Klana, KD Čistoća, SLOVENIA - Regionalna razvojna agencija Notranjsko kraška, Općina Cerkno, Općina Ilirska Bistrica
- 2022 - Elected president of the Supervisory Board of the Croatian Parking Association
Former CEO's of Opatija 21 d.o.o.:
2009. - 2017. Mladen Sinožić
2008. - 2009. Roman Cvek
Fernando Kirigin, the town mayor of Opatija acts as the Assembly of Opatija 21 d.o.o.
Fernando Kirigin was born 1971 and raised in Opatija. Prior to entering politics, he gained significant business experience, and after an internship at Transadrija and Jadroagent - Rijeka started his own business projects, among which the international trading company stands out. Since 2018, he has been the director of the Port Authority of Opatija - Lovran - Mošćenička Draga, and in that time he launched a number of projects that enabled the development of the port area in places on the coast of the Opatija Riviera. After graduating from the Faculty of Management in Tourism and Hospitality, he was educated in Rijeka, Zagreb, and in Great Britain and Germany, and is currently a doctoral student in the study of Management of Sustainable Development at FMTU.
From an early age he was also involved in sports, for many years he was actively involved in competitive windsurfing, and recreationally in various sports, from skiing to running. In two terms he was the president of the Sports Association of the city of Opatija, and now he is the vice president of the Executive Board of the Sports Association of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. As a successful sports worker, he was elected in 2020 to the Supervisory Board of the Croatian Olympic Committee.
He became a member of the SDP in 2007, when he became actively involved in politics, and since 2017 he has been the president of the Opatija branch of the party, but he has also held the position of political secretary of the Opatija SDP, a member of the county SDP committee council, town councilor and for six years president of the Councilors' Club in the Opatija Town Council, deputy mayor and president of the Opatija Town Council.
The Supervisory Board was appointed on August 3rd, 2021:
- Mladen Sinožić
- Aleksandar Popadić
- Damir Lovreković
- Igor Puž
- Ivan Vidaković