Board of Directors

General Director of Adriatic Metals BH d.o.o.

Ms. Sanela Karic, brings a wealth of experience, with 25 years of experience as a lawyer, manager, and attorney, with a career that spans corporate affairs, company acquisitions, and management of human resources and legal departments. Ms. Karić graduated from the University of Sarajevo, and after passing the bar exam, she built her career as a lawyer, attorney, and manager in one of the larger corporations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She owns a law firm in Bosnia and Herzegovina that provides legal and consulting services primarily to foreign investors and is currently a director at Adriatic Metals BH.

Senior Vice President of Messer Group in Southeastern Europe

Valentin Ilievski, CEO of Messer BH Gas, Mechanical Engineering, was born in Northern Macedonia, as a German with Macedonian roots. For many years he lived and worked in Germany, the Netherlands and China. In his productive and successful management career he has gained many years of international experience in leading companies in the machinery industry. He specialized in the strategic reorganization and development of enterprises. Since October 2008 he has been CEO of Messer BH Gas d.o.o and Messer Tehnoplin d.o.o. in BiH. Valentin was awarded for Manager of the Year and Manager of the Decade in BiH.

General director of the company Telemach BH

Born in Zenica in 1974, graduate in economics by profession, married and father of one child.

Admir Drinić has been the General Director of Telemach BH for the past seven years. By the way, he joined Telemachus in 2013 as director of operations and after three years took over the management of the company. Before telemach, he spent 13 years in the security industry designing security solutions and later as a member of the board of the largest company in this industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Securitas BH.

Through Telemach and Securitas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he gained more than 10 years of experience in the management of direct foreign investments, and his 5-year involvement in the board of directors of the American Chamber of Commerce was additionally used for the promotion and provision of a better business environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He is a member of the board of directors of the Rotary Delta international club as well as the registered official Porsche BH club.

President of the Management Board of ProCredit Bank

Mr. Amir Salkanović was born in Zenica, June 24, 1980. He graduated Economics from Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. Currently he is member of the Management board of ProCredit Bank BiH (since June 2016) in charge of the units: finance and accounting, back office operations and general administration. He has been working for the bank for more than 14 years holding various professional positions such as Head of internal audit and Operational risks specialist. In addition to formal education and professional expertise, Amir Salkanović graduated ProCredit internal educational schemes including ProCredit Bankers’ Academy and ProCredit Management Academy.

Director of Telemax d.o.o.

Arijana Maksimčuk is a CEO and co-owner of Telemax d.o.o. Banja Luka. Telemax as a family company is a great pleasure and success both for my employees and us within the family. Given that 85% of private companies in B&H are closing down with the departure of the first founders, I am especially proud of my sons. They contribute to the new quality of the company’s work with their knowledge and skills. Due to their involvement in the work, I decided to change the profile of our company. From the standard engineering company, Telemax became a company that manufactures and exports solar products. The energy they brought to the company, which brings youth and education, was crucial and led to this decision. I am very proud of it today. We’ve already exported our solar products to Austria, Croatia, UAE, Serbia, Switzerland and we are preparing for other EU countries, Nigeria and USA.

Today, our company is stable, respectable in the field of electrical engineering and telecommunications with over 50 employees. In addition, we record multimillion turnover, multi-year contracts, and we own a modern business center that provides excellent working conditions to our employees. This year we added a new service – engineering and installation of solar plants.

Chief Financial Officer M:tel

Dejan Jokic was born in 1969. He graduated in 1997 from South Bank University, London BA Business Studies.

He started his career in the company “Interexport” Belgrade in 1998, and from 1999 to 2002 he was the manager of sports marketing in the company “Delta sport”. He came to the position of project manager at the Center for Auction Privatization in 2002, where he organized and conducted public auctions, prepared and implemented the privatization of small and medium enterprises, and communicated and negotiated with state institutions.

In 2004, he initiated and started activities for the establishment of the Center for Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Privatization Agency of the Republic of Serbia, which began operating in 2005, when he was appointed director of the newly established Center, and remained in that position until 2013.

In the period from 2013 to 2014, he was the Director of the Problematic Placements Collection Department at AIK Bank. He is a co-founder of the company for organizational and financial restructuring “Maxima consulting”, in 2014, where he was engaged in the preparation of valuation, and providing services to creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings, financial and organizational restructuring.

In 2015, he was appointed Director of the Sector for Financial and Accounting Affairs in the PE “Official Gazette” of the Republic of Serbia, and he remained in that position until his appointment to the position of Executive Director for Finance of Mtel a.d. Banja Luka.

He was a principal consultant on the USAID Brownfield Investment Project, chairman of the examination board at the Bankruptcy Trustee Licensing Agency, and a member of the Board of Directors at the Export Insurance and Financing Agency. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the PE “Official Gazette”, and since July 2021 he has been a member of the Management Board of “Direct Bank” Belgrade.

He speaks English, Italian and Russian.

For the Chief Financial Officer of Mtel a.d. Banja Luka was appointed on September 20, 2021. years.

Managing Partner at dmb Partners

Dina Duraković is a corporate lawyer with over 18 years of post-qualification experience in legal consulting of local and international businesses in BiH. Dina focuses on M&A transactions, competition and labor law. She extensively works with financial institutions, global corporations as well as local companies active in industrial production, retail, IT and services. Dina represents clients in complex commercial litigation and cross-border transactions and has been involved in largest cross-border transactions in the country in the last 10 years. Dina is a regular lecturer at various educational institutions on the matters of corporate and employment law.

Dina is involved in work of a number of local NGOs focusing on protection and promotion of human rights. She is a co-founder of a non-profit Foundation IMPAKT, which works in development of start-ups and micro-companies in BiH. She has assisted in establishment and development of a number of start-ups, focusing specifically on women, youth and other under-represented categories.

Member of the Retail Management Board at UniCredit Bank d.d. Mostar

Dragan Ćavar, member of the Management Board, responsible for UniCredit Bank Retail, joined UniCredit in 2010, where he gained extensive experience working in management positions within the Risk Management sector.

In his career, he held the positions of Director of the Retail Segment and the Corporate Banking Segment, Head of Credit Risk Approval of Corporate Banking, and Head of Credit Risk Monitoring. In 2020, he was appointed as a member of the Management Board responsible for UniCredit Bank Retail. Mr. Ćavar has a degree in economics and a master’s degree in finance from the University of Edinburgh. He has passed the professional exam for performing brokerage and dealer work in the securities trade, the Securities Commission of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and passed the professional exam for performing investment consulting in the securities trade, the Securities Commission of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also three levels of the CFA exam, CFA Institute, 2011.

Member of the Management Board of Bosna Bank International

General Manager of Lykos Balkan Metals d.o.o.

Prior to immigrating to New Zealand in 1996, served as a lawyer in the Government of former Yugoslavia. During my time in New Zealand, I was the Managing Director of Globe Trade, a company whose value tripled under my leadership.

Theco-founderofSultanCorporationLtd,whichbecameBalamara Resources and had been with the Company as Executive Director and board member from 2009 to 2015. He is a former Managing Director of the family run residential development company MBL Constructions, and Founder and Executive Chairman of the building company MB Point Pty Ltd. Developed MBL Construction from ground level into multimillion- dollar property development company and have lead MB Point to become one of the state’s most successful boutique residential building companies which employs over 100 contractors and permanent staff.  Founder and former director of Eastern Mining DOO Sarajevo, license holder of Vares project, and Co-Founder and Director of Adriatic Metals Ltd London. Presently, he acts as a director and Founder of Seven Plus DOO Sarajevo, license holder of the new project in Vares municipality as well as Director and Founder of Mining Vision DOO, Belgrade. In 2020, founded Lykos Balkan Metals DOO in Bijeljina with all its subsidiaries, and was Co-Founder of Lykos Metals Limited, Perth WA.

Chairman of the Management Board / CEO of Holdina d.o.o.

Slavko Sić was appointed Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Holdina in October 2020. He assumed this position from the role of Executive Director of Retail at Holdina and Energopetrol. Throughout his career, Mr. Sić has gained over 17 years of experience in the retail and FMCG sectors, working with companies such as Kraš, Podravka, and iNovine.

Head of EBRD office in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ms. Stela Melnic is the Head of EBRD Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1st September 2024. Stela brings a wealth of experience to her new role. She joined the Bank in 2005. She has since held various roles, including managing local teams being based in Ukraine and Romania. In her latest role as Deputy Head of Poland, she supported the delivery of key initiatives, contributing to Poland’s status as the third-largest market for EBRD investment in 2023.

Stela will be responsible for leading EBRD’s operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, working closely with stakeholders to drive impactful projects and initiatives that support the country’s development goals.

General Manager of Lukavac Cement d.o.o.

Has spent most of his twenty years’ work experience in the cement industry, holding different management positions in the field of sales and marketing. He is currently holding the position of the General Manager of Lukavac Cement d.o.o. – a member of the Asamer Baustoffe AG group from Austria – which also includes in its structure two concrete plants in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, as well as a cement sales company in Croatia. Stjepan Kumric is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the limestone mine Vijenac, as well as member of the Supervisory Board of CEMMAC a.s cement factory, Slovakia. In addition to numerous professional education and trainings, his academic education was upgraded by completing the MBA study program at Limak – Austrian Busniess School Linz, Austria.

CEO  BiH Nelt d.o.o.

Suzana Sikimić currently holds the position of CEO of Nelt BiH – a leader in the field of logistics and distribution of consumer goods.

Over the past 15 years, Suzana has held various positions in the FMCG industry with increasing responsibility within the finance sector. She began her first steps in the world of finance in Trebinje, and in 2009 continued her career as a financial analyst in Sarajevo at Nelt BiH. Three years later, she was given the responsibility to lead the entire finance sector, and since 2016, as CFO, she has also been responsible for the markets of Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania. As Nelt Group expanded, so did the responsibility of leadership expand to the markets of Kosovo, Croatia and Slovenia.

In 2023, Suzana was elected the best CFO in BiH.

Suzana received her education at the Faculty of Economics in Banja Luka, and completed her EMBA studies at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.