Mr. Tomislav Jureković was born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated with a degree in energy and power engineering from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Zagreb University, where he also attended graduate studies.

Mr. Jureković spent most of his professional career in various tiers of natural gas business – from gas distribution to supply. As a Business development manager of Zagreb Gas Distribution Co. (GPZ) he first became involved with international gas and energy scene. Fluent in English and German, during the 1990s he represented Croatia in International Gas Union and UNECE Working Party on Gas.

After a brief spell in consulting activities, on the early 2000s he joined Croatian-German JV holding co. Croplin Ltd., during which time he was actively cooperating with Croatian energy authorities on energy sector reform topics and in drafting early versions of national gas legislation.

Mr. Jureković has joined the ranks of Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (HERA) in 2011, when he was appointed by the Croatian Parliament as a Commissioner. From July 2012 to September 2021, he has served two mandates as the President of the Board of Commissioners.

In this position he has also represented Croatian energy regulatory body in the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) General Assembly, Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) Board of Regulators and Energy Community Regulatory Board. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Jureković was twice elected by the General Assembly of CEER to the position of CEER Vice President. He has also been co-chairing CEER Gas Working Group and Security of Supply Task Force.

Since 2022, Mr. Jureković is running his own consultancy business – focusing on clients with an interest in regulatory- and market aspects of natural gas and gases of the future.