EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Employees in the executive office

The executive office is the organizational core of all SAM activities and projects. In coordination with the Board of Directors, in charge of strategic planning, communication with the Government, media and institutions, fundraising, project supervision, membership mobilization and event organization.

JELENA BULATOVIĆ

IZVRŠNI DIREKTOR

Contact jelena.bulatovic@sam.org.rs

Jelena can be contacted regarding all current and strategic issues of SAM.

Jelena Bulatović has been the executive director of SAM since 2013. He manages the activities of the Association, represents and represents SAM in communication with members, the business community, representatives of the Government institutions, donors and the media. Manager with over 20 years of experience in the fields of business diplomacy, economic development, communication with the Government institutions, improvement of the business environment and project management. Before coming to SAM in 2009, she worked for six years at the American Agency for International Development (USAID) within the US Embassy in Belgrade, where she managed US government projects to support the economic development of Serbia as a banking and finance specialist. In the period until 2003, she worked on projects of international organizations USAID, UNHCR and OSCE. He is a member of the Board of Directors of 3 Bank in Serbia and the Board of Directors of the SUMMIT 100 Business Leaders of Southeast Europe initiative. She is the winner of the "Woman Heroine" award for 2014 for her humanitarian work. Holder of the "Silver Sign of the Serbian Red Cross.

TANJA LAZAREVIĆ

DIREKTOR OPERACIJA

Contact tanja.lazarevic@sam.org.rs

You can contact Tanja regarding all activities and events, as well as any questions about SAM membership.

Tanja Lazarevic is Operations Director at SAM. Plans, implements and supervises administrative and operational tasks in the Association. Responsible for coordinating and implementing all activities in the Association. Responsible for establishing relationships with potential and existing members, responsible for servicing and providing effective support to members. Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. She started her professional development at Si & Si Company, in the position of public relations manager, working on external and internal communication. After a three-year stay in the Si & Si group, he moved to the Product company, and then continued his professional development in the fields of marketing and PR in international companies.

DANIJELA RAKIĆ

DIREKTOR KOMUNIKACIJA

Contact danijela.rakic@sam.org.rs

Daniela can be contacted regarding external and internal communications at SAM, media partnerships, social media strategies and promotions, and all other communications matters.

Danijela Rakić is Director of communication at SAM. He has been working as a PR Manager for more than 12 years. She comes to SAM after more than seven years of engagement in Belgrade/Kombank Arena, where she was in charge of external and internal communication. She created and implemented communication strategies for a large number of events that went beyond national boundaries, including numerous concerts by world performers, world and European sports championships, as well as the strategy of changing the name of the Arena as part of the first procedure for the title sponsor of an object realized in Serbia. Before Arena, she was in the PR team of the Universiade in 2009, which was awarded the "PRecognition" of the Society for Public Relations, and in the position of PR Manager of the film distribution company Tuck, where she led campaigns for domestically produced films and, primarily, for the realization of the world's largest film studios including Warner Bros, Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, and she was also in charge of organizing film reviews and festivals.

MELINDA MARINOVIĆ

OFFICE MANAGER

Contact melinda.marinovic@sam.org.rs

You can contact Melinda regarding your rights and obligations as a member, payments to SAM, membership fees and other administrative and financial issues.

Melinda Marinović is the head of the office, in charge of administration, finance and logistical support for the implementation of the Association's program activities. She received her formal education at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, and informally through numerous trainings and advanced studies.

MILICA BUHA

MARKETING & EVENT COORDINATOR

Contact milica.buha@sam.org.rs

You can contact Milica regarding implementation of branding, preparation and implementation of SAM's events, promotion of the company through SAM's communication channels, implementation of marketing strategies and adaptation of materials to the target market, the work of the Mentoring Program of the Serbian Association of Managers, as well as regarding the work of the youth working group.

Milica Buha is a Marketing Assistant - in the Executive Office she takes care of marketing tasks within the daily functioning of the Association and tasks of organizing the Association's internal and external activities. She joins the Serbian Association of Managers from the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, where she was engaged in the Center for Corporate Relations an Associate for career guidance and counseling, and relations with companies. She graduated from Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, Marketing module.

MILICA MIHAJLOVIĆ

PROGRAM MENADŽER

Contact milica.aleksic@sam.org.rs

You can contact Milica regarding the status of company sponsorships, implementation of branding, realization of SAM events for the promotion of companies, the work of the Mentoring Program of the Serbian Association of Managers, as well as regarding the work of the working group for young people.

Milica Mihajlović is the Program Manager - in the Executive Office she takes care of marketing tasks within the daily functioning of the Association and tasks of organizing the Association's internal and external activities. In coordination with the Operations Manager, he realizes the Association's events and activities and participates in their improvement. Coordinates programs of SAM aimed at young people. Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, Department of Media Studies. She completed her master's studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Studies.