City Council

A graduate economist and officer from Kragujevac, he was born on March 4, 1975 in Ljubljana.
He graduated from the School of Economics in Kragujevac, and from the Military Technical Academy in Belgrade.
He started his career as an assistant chief accountant in "PP Stari Hrast", where he worked from 1993 to 1994.
In the company "MV Intercom" Kragujevac, he worked from 1998 to 1999 as a sales manager.
From 2002-2005 in the General Staff of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro in Belgrade, he was a platoon commander - manager of the logistics unit for supplying and equipping the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense.
In 2005, he started working at the Privatization Agency, Regional Office Kragujevac, as an assistant project manager, and in 2006 he became the director of the Regional Center Kragujevac.
In 2012, he continued his business and working career at the National Bank of Serbia, as director of the Enforced Collection Department in Kragujevac, and since 2013 as general director of the Enforced Collection Sector and adviser to the Governor for regional supervision in the branches in Kragujevac, Niš and Užice. By the authorization of the Governor, he coordinates the Cash Affairs Department as well as the Departments of the Treasury in the branches in Belgrade and Novi Sad.
He speaks English. He is married, a father of three children.

Contact:
Office 107 of the City Hall
Phone: (034) 306 106
Fax: (034) 335 346
e-mail: gradonacelnik@kg.org.rs

He was born on May 7, 1983 in Kragujevac. He acquired the title of graduate economist at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Kragujevac. He gained extensive experience in the private sector in management positions, improving business, introducing innovations and creating investment opportunities.
He started his career as a controller of the sales sector at the factory "Kronospan Srb" d.o.o., where he worked from 2011 to 2012.
In the company "VIP Mobile" LLC Belgrade, he worked from 2012 to 2017 as a regional business sales supervisor for the regions of Šumadija and Western Serbia.
In the period from 2018 to 2020, he was the Commercial Director of the "Fori Textile SER" LLC Kragujevac.
From September 2020 to July 2021, he was the executive director for economics and marketing at PUC "Vodovod i Kanalizacija" Kragujevac.
In july 2021, he continued his professional career as Acting Head of the City Administration for Development and Investments, where he directly managed the implementation of several capital projects and cooperation with the relevant ministries.
He is a member of the management board of the Alumni Club of the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac.
He speaks English and German.
He is married, the father of two children.

Contact
Office 101, 1st floor of the City Hall
Phone:
Email: dejan.ruzic@kg.org.rs

Nenad Stanišić was born in 1979 in Kragujevac, where he finished elementary school and the First Grammar School. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Kragujevac in 2002, then completed his master's studies at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade in 2006. He acquired the title of Doctor of Economic Sciences at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade in 2010.
He has been working at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Kragujevac since 2003. In 2020, he was elected to the position of Full Professor for the scientific field of General Economics and Economic Development.
During his previous work at the Faculty, he performed the functions of secretary of the Department of General Economics and Economic Development, vice dean for scientific research, vice dean for international cooperation, and vice dean for teaching.
From 2020 to 2023, he was a Member of the City Council for Finance.

Stefan Jovanović was born on February 3, 1994 in Belgrade. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Kragujevac, and acquired the title of a law graduate.
During his studies, he performed various duties in the field of student parliamentarism as he was the president of the students’ organization "Law Students’ Association", a member of the Teaching and Scientific Council and the Council of the Faculty of Law of the University of Kragujevac, as well as the president of the Students' Parliament.
In Corfu, the Republic of Greece, in 2018, he was the organizer of the meeting of students of Law Faculties from Kragujevac, Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Podgorica, Skopje, Zagreb, Split, Banja Luka and Sarajevo.
He is the organizer of several scientific and professional forums in the field of law such as "Lawyers' Days" which are held every year at the Faculty of Law, as well as of the seminar "Encountering the Serbian Civil Code" held in Zlatibor in February 2017.
From 2018 to 2020, he was employed on legal affairs at the Rectorate of the University of Kragujevac.
On August 4, 2020, he was appointed Assistant Mayor of the City of Kragujevac for Youth and Cooperation with the University.
He is a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.

Ana Petrović was born on February 28th, 1970 in Kragujevac.
She began her studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia in Italy, and graduated in 1995 at the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design in Belgrade, at the Department of Textile Design.
She exhibited at several collective and about fifty solo exhibitions.
From 2004 to 2012, she was engaged in applied painting, design, and the development of Emir Kusturica’s Mećavnik town in Mokra Gora.
She is a winner of the Tourism Flower award of the Tourist Organization of Serbia for the best designed souvenirs.
In addition to painting, her big challenge is finding the way to the ideal Serbian souvenir.
The opus of her work is: paintings, painted furniture, carpet and furniture design, textile and clothing design, interior painting, and household items design.
From March 2020 to Septembar 2022, she worked at the Đura Jakšić House Gallery as a program organizer.
From September 2022 to November 2023, she was the Assistant to the Mayor of Kragujevac for Culture and Media.
She speaks English and Italian.

ana.petrovic@kg.org.rs

petrovica034@gmail.com

She was born on September 13, 1993 in Ćuprija. She completed the basic academic studies in Biology at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac in 2016.
She completed the Master of Biology academic studies in 2017 with an average grade of 9.63 and obtained the professional title of Master Biologist. In the academic year of 2019/2020, she started the Master of Bioengineering academic studies, which she completed in 2021 with an average grade of 10.00 and obtained the professional title of Master of Biomedical Engineering.
In 2019/2020, she enrolled in Doctoral academic studies in the field of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac, and in 2021/2022 she enrolled in Doctoral academic studies in Bioengineering at the Faculty of Engineering in Kragujevac.
In 2023, Jelena Pavić was elected to the title of Research Associate and since then she has been engaged in scientific and research work in the Laboratory for Bioinformatics and Applied Biology, Institute of Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac.
In 2019, Jelena Pavić attended training at the Department for Experimental and Clinical Medicine at the University of Florence in Italy. She also attended the Winter School of Proteomics, entitled "Proteomics: From sample preparation to practical aspects", in Belgrade, organized by the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade and FoodEnTwin
project (within Horizon 2020).
During the period when the world was faced with the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, she participated in volunteer work where she made protective masks for health and other institutions.
She speaks English. She is married and has one daughter.

He was born on April 3, 1982 in Kragujevac, where he graduated from the First Grammar School, then the Faculty of Economics at the University of Kragujevac, where he acquired the title of Graduated Economist - MA in International Management.

From September to November 2014, he was a member of the City Council for the Economy of the City of Kragujevac.

From 2020 to 2023, he was a member of the City Council for Education.

He is the co-owner of the Agency "Rhapsody travel" Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey. He is the owner of the real estate agency "Collegium".

From 2008 to 2019, he was a member of the Kragujevac City Assembly, a member of the Team for the development of the Local Action Plan for Youth, and a member of the Youth Council.

From 2018 to 2019, he held the position of the General Secretary of the University Sports Association of Serbia.

During his studies, he was the president of the Student Parliament of the University of Kragujevac and the Faculty of Economics, a member of the Council of the University and the Faculty of Economics, and a collaborator on several international projects concerning the improvement of studies in Serbia (SIGMUS, GOMES).

He is the winner of the “Đurđevdanska nagrada” award of the City of Kragujevac for outstanding contribution to sports in 2013 for the organization of the "World University Basketball Championship 3x3".

Snežana Živanović Katić was born in Kragujevac on December 29, 1971. She graduated from the First Grammar School.
In 1995 she graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture in Čačak of the University of Kragujevac and acquired the title of graduate engineer in agronomy.
In 1998, at the Faculty of Agriculture in Čačak, she obtained the academic title of Master of Agronomic Sciences, profile Agrotechnics and Ecology of small grains.
She received her doctorate in 2004 at the Faculty of Agriculture in Zemun and obtained the title of Doctor of Biotechnical Sciences, the field of Agriculture.
From 1995 to 1999, she was a scholarship holder of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development in the program for the development of young scientists of the Republic of Serbia.
From 1999 to 2004, she worked at the Institute for Research in Agriculture "Srbija" - Center for Small Grains, Kragujevac, first as a research associate in the Department of Agricultural Technology and Physiology of Small Grains, and from 2001-2002 as Head of the Department.
From November 2004 to 2008, she was the Chief City Agronomist of the City of Kragujevac.
From 2008 to September 2014, she was an Assistant to the Mayor of Kragujevac for Agriculture.
From 2015 to 2017, she was the assistant director at the Memorial Park “Kragujevački oktobar”.
Since 2017, she has been employed at DDOR Insurance Novi Sad as a crop and fruit insurance appraiser.
From October 2021 to November 2023, she was an advisor to the Mayor of Kragujevac for agrarian policy.
He is the author and co-author of more than 80 scientific and professional papers, organizer and participant of a large number of seminars, consultations and expert panels in the field of agriculture, participant and lecturer at meetings organized by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts – the Village Committee.
She was a member of the sectoral work team for the development of the National Strategy for Agriculture for 2014-2024.
She is the co-author of the publication "Memory of National Roots - Alphabet of the Villages of Kragujevac", 2011.
She has a management certificate for the field of rural development.

She was born in Kragujevac in 1973, where she graduated from the First Grammar School and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Kragujevac.
She is a graduate economist with extensive experience in coordination and organization of work, leadership and management. She is the proposer and manager of a large number of conceptual projects of importance for the development and improvement of business. From 2000 to 2013, she worked at Takovo Insurance company in Kragujevac, primarily as an insurance officer, then as a coordinator until 2009. In 2010, she became the Head of the branch in Čačak, and from 2010 to 2013, she was the Head of the development.
From 2012 to 2016, she was a member of the Kragujevac City Assembly.
From 2013 to 2015, she was the director of “PD Elektrodistribucija Centar Kragujevac”, and then in 2015 she became the director of the regional center “Centar Kragujevac Elektrodistribucija Beograd”.
From 2014 to 2016, she was a member of the Management Board of the KBM Bank.
From June 2014, she was an MP in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
She worked from 2015 to 2020 as the director of the sector for support and reduction of energy losses for Kragujevac, Smederevo and Požarevac.
She is the winner of the Plaque of the Chamber of Commerce for the achieved results in business for 2014.
She is married, the mother of two children.

He was born in Kragujevac on July 2, 1968, where he completed primary and secondary school, and then graduated from the Faculty of Law.
He passed the bar exam in Belgrade in 1996.
He performed the duties of the director of the department of legal affairs of Takovo Insurance, the branch manager in EURO Bank, the regional director at DDOR, the regional director of Triglav Insurance, the director of the Directorate for Electricity Trading LLC Center Kragujevac, and the Assistant to the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications.
From 2016 to 2020, he was a member of the City Council for the Economy.
He is the recipient of the "Captain Miša Anastasijević" charter for the economy.

Stefan Nikezić was born in Kragujevac on July 21, 1985, where he graduated from the First Grammar School.
He completed his basic academic studies at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, where he acquired a degree in political science for international affairs. He completed his MA studies in terrorism, organized crime and security at the University of Belgrade, where he aquired the title of MA of Security Manager.
At the University of Nicosia, he was a member of the student organization and one of the founders of the Society for International Relations and European Affairs. He is the winner of various sports awards and a sports basketball scholarship for all four years of schooling.
During 2012/2013, he was a participant in the project "Development and improvement of leadership skills for local governments in the Republic of Serbia" organized by the Faculty of Engineering in Kragujevac.
From 2016 to July 2020, he was the Assistant mayor for the improvement of the position of the youth in the local self-government of the city of Kragujevac. From 2020 to September 2023, was a member of the City Council for the Improvement and Protection of the Environment of the City of Kragujevac.
From 2016-2022 he was the secretary of the Executive Committee of the City Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia in Kragujevac. Since 2022, he has been the Vice president of the City Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia in Kragujevac.
In August 2021, he completed the international course for young leaders, which was organized on the topic "Global training program for young leaders on the modernization of modern management and sustainable development". The organizer of the training is the Chinese city of Xi'an with the mediation of the United Cities and Local Governments of Asia Pacific and Xi'an Jiatong University.
He works at the City Administration for the inspection work and municipal police of the City of Kragujevac.
He is the co-author of five scientific papers published at international conferences and journals. He speaks English and Italian.
He is married, the father of two children.

Predrag Stevović was born on March 27, 1978. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Kragujevac, and then began working in the private sector as a legal advisor on legal matters and investment projects.
From 2010 to 2012, he worked as a trainee judge at the High Court in Kragujevac.
Starting 2014, he worked as a Senior Associate at the National Bank of Serbia. Today, he is an adviser at the National Bank of Serbia.
He was a member of the Kragujevac City Assembly in two terms, from 2012 to 2016, and from 2016 to 2020.
By a decree of the President of the Republic of Serbia in 2012, he was awarded with the Gold Medal for rescuing citizens during an emergency situation caused by snowfall.
He speaks English fluently.

Graduated in economics, born in Kragujevac in 1979.
Work experience:
2022 - State Secretary at the Ministry of Health
2020 – the City of Kragujevac, Assistant to the mayor in charge of the implementation of capital projects and cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Serbia
2020 – the City of Kragujevac, Secretary of the Secretariat for International and Internal Cooperation, Protocol Affairs and Cooperation with the Media
2015 - the City of Kragujevac, Head of the Mayor's Office
2013 – the Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration, Head of the Office of the Director of the Tax Administration of the Republic of Serbia
2012 – the City of Kragujevac, organizer of professional affairs in the deputy mayor's office
2008 – the City of Kragujevac, officer for general affairs in the Mayor's office
2006 – the Ministry of Finance, Treasury Department, the Branch in Kragujevac -
General affairs and financial accounting
Important projects:
- FCA, expert associate on the infrastructure equipment project
- Reform of the Tax Administration of the Republic of Serbia, collaborator on the project
- MIND PARK – SIEMENS, coordinator of the project on infrastructural equipment of the work zone
- Apartments for members of the security services, member of the operational group of the Government of the Republic of Serbia
- Palace of Justice, collaborator on the project
- The Radomir Putnik Square, Kragujevac
- CTP, infrastructural equipment of sites for the construction of factories
- Reconstruction of clinical centers in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac
- Reconstruction and extension of the General Hospital in Valjevo
- Construction of a new research-diagnostic facility with a laboratory of the third level of biological safety (BSL-3) within the Torlak Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Serums
- Realization of the project that will provide one hundred health clinics in rural areas, as well as the procurement of mobile clinics
- Construction of the building of the Regional Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia
Additional knowledge:
Passed the state exam in the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government under the program for higher education
Completed Level IV training and received a CERTIFICATE from the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation in ideology, campaign management, EU integration, political branding, state and local politics
Completed training and received CERTIFICATE "Forum-media" Belgrade, Expert for development and retention of key employees
Completed training and received CERTIFICATE "REFORMATOR" Belgrade,
Public property, expropriation, conversion and registration in the real estate cadastre
He speaks English.
Knowledge of computer work (MS - office, Internet).
Category "B" driver's license (active driver).
He is married, the father of one child.