Fair Competition Alliance

He joined the Atlantic Group in 2012, and as the Director of Central Finance he is in charge of accounting, treasury and controlling function of the Atlantic Group members in Serbia and North Macedonia. He also directly manages the finance of Atlantic Štark, operating within the Atlantic Group system, and during 2015 he also amanged the integration of Foodland into the Group. He took part in the introduction of SAP system in companies in Serbia. He cooperates and coordinates with all other central fucntions in Serbia. Since June 2020 he took over the management of the Atlantic Group Representative Office in Serbia, working on the promotion of Atlantic Group and its members in Serbia, primarily in relations with state institutions, NGOs, international organizations and other institutions and professional organizations, as well as the investor community, in cooperation with other business and support functions. He joined the Atlantic Group from the position of Finance Director in Marbo – Pepsico Western Balkans, where he worked from 2008 to 2011, establishing the controlling and planning fucntion and conducting integration of Marbo finances into the Pepsico system, following acquisition. During 2009/10 he also took part in the preparations and introduction of SAP as cut over manager.  He previously worked in Allied Domecq, one of the largest global producers and distributors of alcoholic beverages and wines, first as a Finance Director since 1997, and as Director since 2002 - a position he kept after the company was acquired by Pernod Ricard. In this period he managed the Alcoholic Beverage and Wine Importers Group within the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, and he was also a member of working group for drafting the Law on Rakija and Other Alcoholic Beverages. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy in Belgrade in 1984 and gained additional professional education in the field of finance and management. He actively participates in the work of NALED and AmCham, as the Chair of Digital Economy Comittee. He is a member of Association of Controllers, Association of Finance Directors, East-West Bridge and PMI. He speaks English and Slovenian.

Ivan is currently serving as Director External Affairs South East Europe and International Affairs Eastern Europe Region at Philip Morris International. His responsibilities include government affairs, regulatory affairs, external and internal communications as well as managing a team of External Affairs professionals in six markets of the South East Europe cluster. Since joining PMI in 2009, Ivan held different roles including Director Government Affairs Eastern Europe Region based in the Lausanne, Switzerland Operations Center (2018-2019); Director Corporate Affairs (2013-2018) and Corporate Counsel (2009-2013) based in Belgrade, Serbia. Prior to joining PMI, Ivan worked as an attorney at law in private practice in several regional law firms in New York and New Jersey where he practiced in the areas of commercial litigation and arbitration, advising various clients in the private sector. He is still a member of the New York bar. Prior to joining the bar he was a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey in the chambers of the Honorable Thomas C. Brown, J.S.C. during the 2000 – 2001 judicial term. This year marks his 20th year of professional experience both in the legal sector and the public affairs arena. Ivan holds a Juris Doctorate from the Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey which he received in 2000. He completed his undergraduate studies in 1997 at the Pfeiffer University in North Carolina with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Literature.

Jelena is responsible for the development and execution of local strategies in these critical markets and maintaining strong partnerships with key customers and public sectors. She has been with Mastercard since 2009, during which time she has been expanding Mastercard business with non-traditional customers, gained new and exclusive customers and managed to grow the share in these three markets. Jelena has extensive experience in the banking sector in Serbia, having worked in Card departments of two major banks- Banca Intesa and Vojvodjanska bank. Jelena holds a Bachelor degree in banking, financing and insurance from the Faculty of Economy, University of Belgrade.

Jovan is Corporate Affairs Manager in Japan Tobacco International, a company he joined in 2018. He is in charge of cooperation with the Government and businesses on joint initiatives focused on improving the business environment. Before joining JTI, Jovan worked at the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Army as navy officer. He performed various managing and administrative duties, from warship commander, through Military Academy PR, to defense system spokesman (2012-2018). During his career he has developed professional relations with nearly all sectors of state administration.He graduated from the Military Academy in Belgrade and gained additional education in PR, Culture and Media within specialized and master studies at the Faculty of Media and Culture and Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Belgrade.Representing one of the founding companies of the Fair Competition Alliance, he is truly committed to the efforts for countering shadow economy and improving the business environment in Serbia.

Biljana graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade in 1997. From 1998 to 2004, Biljana worked at the Serbian Tax Administration, working her way up from an intern at the Voždovac branch to an independent professional counsellor at the Tax Administration Headquarters in the Tax Procedure Sector. In addition, she was a member of the team of the Ministry of Finance for the introduction of value added tax and a representative of the Tax Administration in the working group for the drafting of the Law on Contributions for Mandatory Social Contributions. Biljana has been working at KPMG in Serbia for 18 years, where she has held all positions from senior to partner. She currently manages a team of over 90 employees in the tax and legal department and the department for providing accounting services in the offices in Belgrade and Podgorica. While working at KPMG, Biljana gained experience in the KPMG office in Frankfurt in the VAT department. Her main task is establishing and maintaining contacts with clients and responsibility for the quality of the services provided. Biljana is a founding member and member of the board of directors of the Serbian Fiscal Society (the Serbian branch of the International Fiscal Association). Moreover, Biljana is the correspondent of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) from Amsterdam for the field of indirect taxation for Serbia and Montenegro and the author of the section on VAT in Serbia. In addition, she is an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce, where she was elected as a member of the board of directors in the position of secretary-treasurer for two terms. Biljana actively participates in the dialogue on tax issues with the business community, representatives of the Tax Administration and the Serbian Government. She speaks English fluently.