BOŠTJAN KOLAR – Corporate Security Manager of the Year

In cooperation with the Slovenian Corporate Security Association, the Institute for Corporate Security Studies annually confers awards for best achievements in corporate security. Boštjan Kolar, Security and Compliance Officer at CETIS d.d., received the prestigious Slovenian Grand Security Award 2026 in the category of Corporate Security Manager of 2025, conferred by the Institute for Corporate Security Studies. The award is a major professional acknowledgement of Kolar’s many years of work in the field of corporate security in CETIS.

The official award ceremony took place on 19 May 2026 at Brdo pri Kranju during the Days of Corporate Security 2026 and was attended by the following guests of honour: Marko Lotrič, President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia; mag. Boštjan Pavlin, State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia; and mag. Damjan Petrič, Director General of the Police.

The Slovenian Grand Security Award, a prestigious award for security in Slovenia, is presented to selected institutions and individuals for their innovative contributions to the development and promotion of security. The award is conferred by the Institute for Corporate Security Studies (ICS-Ljubljana) in cooperation with the Slovenian Corporate Security Association.

In addition to Kolar, other recipients of the distinguished Slovenian Grand Security Award for their achievements in 2025 include:

• The Most Secure and Safe Company: ELES d.o.o.
• The Most innovative Security Solution: The Slovenian Police for the application developed within STALITA, the analytics and criminal investigation platform
• The Safest City: The City Municipality of Kranj
• The Safest Municipality: The Municipality of Kranjska Gora
• Innovative Media Promotion of Security: The Odmevi broadcast, RTV Slovenija
• The Best Security Contribution: The comprehensive educational and promotional model of the Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia
• The Lifetime Achievement Award: Jože Grozde (retired colonel), member of the Slovenian Corporate Security Association

Sincere congratulations to Boštjan Kolar and the other award recipients.