Deputy Director

 

Colonel Željko CEPANEC, HR

Date and place of birth: 22nd December 1960, Sveti Petar Čvrstec, Croatia

01 August 2009

Deputy Director of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, Zagreb, Croatia

   

Area of Responsibility

    Coordinates the seminars and training courses and staff work in the Centre. Provides advice to the Director regarding all general issues related to the overall operation of the centre, the coordination of the different tasks and the basic policy work of the centre; Controls and supervises the organization of the entire operation of the centre including basic policy work; Maintains contact with the Multinational Advisory Group, Croatian government agencies, offices of relevant organizations (OSCE, EU, UNHCR, EUMM, SFOR, NATO, NGO's) and the verification agencies of the region; Collects and processes information and orders further steps to be taken.
   

Previous Duties

From August 2009 -   Deputy Director of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation
2005-2009   US CENTCOM – Senior National Representative
2003-2005   Croatian MoD – Head of Defence Policy and Planning Department
1998-2003   Croatian MoD – Head of Defence Strategy Division
1995-1998   Croatian Military Academy – National Security Management lecturer
1993-1995   Croatian Military Academy – Deputy Chief of CGSC
1992-1993   G2 6th Corps
1991-1992   Recon. Coy commander
1983- 1991   High school teacher
   

Education

2002   Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA-M.A. degree in International Security and Civil-Military Relations
1984   Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, M.D. degree
   

Languages

    English, German
   

International Publications

2002   “Croatia and NATO: The Stony Road to Membership”, miles Verlag, Potsdam, DE
   

Decorations

    Six Homeland War medals