Senior partners:
Aleš Razpet is among leading experts in the area of change management and crisis communications. He brings over twenty years of experience in consulting to leading companies in mobile telecommunications, banking, finance and retail. He is the author of numerous professional works on corporate communications, public relations and media management. He holds a degree in economics.
Franci Zavrl has over 25 years’ of experience in journalism, management, and corporate and marketing communications. A graduate in psychology, he is often invited to lecture about public relations and communications management both at home and abroad. He is one of the most respected and distinguished Slovenian experts in the area of public affairs, reputation management, media relations, crisis communications and corporate consultancy. He is a registered lobbyist.
Partners:
Sašo Dimitrievski is also a co-founder of the leading Slovenian digital marketing agency, Renderspace. He has more than 20 years’ consultancy experience in strategic marketing and integrated marketing communications. He specialises in the areas of telecommunications, IT, media and electronics (TIME) and associated new economy models. He is frequently invited to lecture and is the author of numerous expert articles as well as a member of marketing and digital media associations. He is also a member of the management board of the Slovenian Marketing Association and served as a member of the programming board of the 15th and 16th Slovenian Marketing Conferences.
Management:
Primož Pusar, Managing Director. He has headed Pristop since 2007 and also Renderspace (and Pristop Digital) since 2008. Under his leadership, Pristop has made significant development in the field of strategic corporate consultancy, thereby expanding the company's range of integrated expertise offered to clients for creating added value in marketing, corporate and digital communication management. He works with domestic and international clients in the area of corporate and marketing consultancy.
Ula Spindler, Executive Director for Quality and Client Service and Head of Pristop Entertainment. She has more than 10 years’ experience in the field of managing marketing and corporate communications as well as in business consultancy. In the past year she has focused on developing the entertainment field and event planning and management (corporate, marketing and events for the market), which are part of Pristop’s integrated approach to helping clients achieve their goals. She has participated in projects that have won awards at domestic and international festivals and is a two-time winner of the prestigious international award of excellence in communication conferred by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). She lectures in business communications, public relations and strategic event management.
Uroš Hakl, Head of Pristop Corporate (corporate communications and consultancy). He has worked for Pristop since 2001 and is presently a junior partner. He has served as the head of corporate communications and consultancy since January 2011. He obtained a Masters in Business Administration from the IEDC Bled School of Management in 2010. He specialises in the area of strategic consultancy and new business development. A range of domestic and international companies and government institutions have entrusted him with leading integrated teams requiring a comprehensive approach to strategic communications and planning. He also heads the supervisory board of the MCA Group, the largest regional company for media monitoring and is a member of the Slovenian Public Relations Association and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).
Urša Pučko, Head of Pristop Marketing (marketing communications and consultancy). She has more than 10 years’ experience in managing advertising campaigns and marketing strategies. She has worked with domestic and international clients, primarily in the field of FMCG. She is the recipient of one golden and several silver and bronze Effies for communication efficiency for her work. A member of the management board of the Slovenian Association of Advertising Agencies, she is actively involved in the Best Practices project at the Slovenian Advertising Chamber. She is a director of the organising committee of Effie 2012, she was a member of organising committee Effie 2010 and a member of the 2009 Euro Effie jury. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Social Sciences.
Aljoša Bagola, Executive Creative Director of Pristop Creative. A recipient of more than 100 awards and recognitions at respected domestic and international festivals (Slovenian Advertising Festival, Magdalena, Golden Drum, Epica, New York Festivals, Cresta, Eurobest, AdPrint Festival …). In 2002 he was named the best young creative mind at the 2002 Slovenian Advertising Festival, which earned him the right to represent Slovenia at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. He lectures at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana on media in practice (Advertising and Design).
Barbara Modic, Managing Director of Pristop Media. She has more than 15 years of experience in the areas of communications, media buying and media planning, having worked in the media as well as on the client and agency side of the business. She works with respected Slovenian and international companies in developing media strategies. She is also responsible for development of the advertising and monitoring of effects across the whole range of contact points. She is frequently invited to share her experience and thoughts at marketing events and was a member of the 2008 Effie award jury. She has received multiple awards and recognitions for her work and projects, including from one of the biggest festivals in Eastern Europe, the Golden Hammer for best use of media sponsorship, the Big Sempler for best media strategy and a golden Effie in 2010.