Ratko Filipović,
New President of Vojvodina’s Chamber of Commerce

 

Ratko  Filipović,  who  holds  a  degree  in  agronomic engineering, was elected as president of Vojvodina’s Chamber of Commerce. During his professional career, he has performed significant functions for the prosperity of companies where he has worked and always advocated for the improvement of all business processes.
As vice president of PKV, Mr. Filipović was determined to implement the application of contemporary marketing techniques and teamwork. In his role as president of the chamber, his strategic determination is on improving the chamber’s system, the development of resources and creating new potentials that will initiate new services and provide important corporative improvements.

 

Ralph Zigerling,
New General Director of Carlsberg

 

The new general director of Carlsberg Serbia Group is Ralph Zigerling. Previously, Mr. Zigerling was vice president of Carlsberg Group’s Western Europe business development - the world’s 4th largest beer company.
As  said  in  a  statement,  Zigerling  officially  became  head  of  the  office  that  operates  in  Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the 1st of January 2012.
Zigerling acquired his knowledge and skills over 15 years  by  working  in  leading  positions  in  the  commercial,  financial  and  marketing  sectors  of  major  international companies for the production of consumer goods, such as Nestle, Gate Gourmet, Procter & Gamble in the Near East, Scandinavia, Spain and Switzerland.

 

Bruce Steivel,
New Director of the Serbian National  Theater Ballet

 

Bruce Steivel is an internationally recognized choreographer  and  teacher.  Previously,  he  served  as  the Artistic  Director  of  Bern  Stadt Theatre  in  Switzerland, most recently Nevada Ballet Theatre.
He has trained and worked under some of dance’s most  famous  teachers  and  choreographers  including George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Roland Petit, Anton Dolin, Ben  Stevenson, Andre  Eglevsky, Alexandra  Danoliva, David Howard and Heinz Spoerli.
His international involvement continues with his position as the Artistic Director for the International Concours de  Danse  in  Luxembourg,  under  the  patronage  of  the Grande Duc and Duchess of Luxembourg.

 

Marina Paunovic, 
New Chief of Party, USAID Serbia Media Assistance Program, implemented by IREX

 

Marina  joined  IREX  as  Deputy  Chief  of  Party  in November  2008.  She  led  activities  in  the  domain  of digitization  of  TV,  cooperation  with  partner  stations, and  new  media  projects.  She  graduated  from  the University  of  Belgrade  in  Electrical  Engineering  and Telecommunications.
Marina was the Country Manager of IDC for Serbia and  Montenegro  (2007-2008).  She  also  worked  for Booz Allen Hamilton (2005-2007) on the USAID Serbia Enterprise Development Project in the capacity of Senior Adviser  for  ICT.  Between  2002  and  2005  she  managed  development  projects at  the  National  Information Technology and Internet Agency, Government of Serbia. arina  gained  experience  in  the  media  industry from 1990-2002. At TV Studio B (1990-1994) she was a video editor, graphics designer and vision mixer. She received technical expertise by designing broadcast facilities at the national BK Television (1994-2002), and several other stations in Serbia and Montenegro.