New members appointed to AmCham Board of Governors

At the General Assembly Meeting at Crowne Plaza Hotel, the American Chamber of Commerce in Serbia (AmCham) presented its results from the previous year and held elections for the appointment of the second vice president of the Board of Governors, treasurer and four Board members.

Vladan Zivanovic of NCR was elected as the new second vice president, the new secretary treasurer will be Igor Loncarevic of KPMG, while the newly elected untitled governors are Misa Lukic (Leo Burnett), Milos Djurkovic (HP), Goran Vasic (Telenor) and Zeljko Vujinovic (Microsoft). The mandate for the newly elected Board members will be two years.

AmCham President Stacey Kennedy pointed out that member companies had showed commitment during the past year to achieving the goals set to improve the business environment in Serbia.

- Out of the five priorities the Government of Serbia has worked on, three were adopted, and these are Amendments to the Labor Law, Bankrupty Law and the Law on Planning and Construction. Also, significant steps have been taken to reduce the gray economy, while the Law on Inspection Supervision is in its final stage - said the president of the AmCham Board of Governors and announced that the focus in 2015 would be on increasing the predictability and consistency of implementation of already adopted regulations.

Maja Piscevic, the executive director of AmCham, announced a big regional investment coference on the potentials of Southeast Europe, which should be held in late March and attract over 300 participants.