Tomaž Kokot

Maribor – The supervisory board of postal operator Pošta Slovenije appointed Tomaž Kokot the new director general of the state-owned company on Tuesday. He was given a full term of five years after efforts to appoint him had been under way for months.

Topolšica – The Topolšica Hospital and the Slovenian national postal company Pošta Slovenije jointly presented the possibility of delivering blood samples by drone on Tuesday. According to the hospital’s director Jurij Šorli, they see drone transport as a safe and fast way to deliver analysis samples and thus speed up treatment.

Maribor – The Slovenian national postal company has carried out its first drone test flight in cooperation with the Slovenian company OneDrone. This is the first step towards drone delivery of urgently needed parcels to areas where conventional vehicles cannot deliver them quickly and efficiently.

Maribor – Boris Novak has stepped down as director general of postal operator Pošta Slovenije by mutual agreement with the new supervisory board. He is succeeded by Tomaž Kokot, the chair of the supervisory board, who will step in as interim director.