Our Vision
Our vision is to realise the full potential of the trade ties between Serbia and Australia, empowering a new era of economic growth, integration and broader social prosperity.
We deliver on our vision through stakeholder engagement, by steering the activities of the chamber to help our stakeholders broaden horizons and supporting them through the most pressing challenges they face.
We are the voice of our stakeholders in relevant forums and we understand that facilitating access to relevant and timely information is key to strengthening trade, investment, tourism, education and other socio-economic links between the two countries.
Our team
Stanislav Savić
President
Sasha is the founder and President of ASCC with over 25 years local and international experience holding executive leadership roles with leading organisations including KPMG, BP, Viva Energy, and most recently McMillan Shakespeare. With in-depth experience gained across multiple industries, his speciality is to help businesses achieve financial discipline and genuine market growth.
Sasha is accredited by the Australian Tax Institute as the Chartered Tax Advisor and specialises in corporate finance and taxation law. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from EU Business School and a Master of Tax from University of Melbourne. Fluent in Serbian, English, Spanish and Portuguese, Sasha is also the author of a number of tax editorials and plays an active role in key industry forums and with start-ups. His driving passion in establishing ASCC has been to unlock the potential of Serbia as an attractive trade destination for Australian business; a potential that has wider benefits for both the Australian and Serbian communities.
Stevan Šipka
Vice President (VP)
Stevan is currently the elected VP of the ASCC and based in Sydney, Australia. Stevan has been involved in the ASCC since its conception in 2015 and its incorporation in 2017.
Stevan has over 29 years of Aviation Industry experience focussing on commercial roles at Qantas, Virgin Australia, Etihad, Western Sydney Airport and Air Serbia. Stevan was fortunate enough to be involved in the re-launch and rebrand of Air Serbia with a posting in Belgrade, Serbia in 2013-14. Stevan was also the VP Asia Pacific for Air Serbia, with the responsibility of developing and implementing Air Serbia’s Sales and Distribution strategy in the Asia Pacific region.
Stevan holds a Bachelor and Master of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Since 2016, Stevan has also been lecturing Aviation students at University of NSW, Sydney (School of Aviation).
“Being a proud Australian of Serbian heritage, the opportunity to assist in the development and growth of trade, economic and social ties between Australia and Serbia, via the ASCC, was simply too appealing to resist. I hope that my 29 years industry experience will allow me to add significant value to the Chamber.”
Goran Drožđibob
Secretary
Oliver Jekić
Treasurer
Oliver is the Treasurer of the ASCC with an extensive background in International Taxation spanning over 20 years. Oliver has held finance leadership positions in a variety of organisations and industries including the ATO, Qantas Airways, Expedia Group and most recently Upfield Food Group. As a part of these roles, he has assisted businesses in structuring & restructuring their operating models., as well as launching business across Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East regions.
Oliver is a qualified member of CPA Australia, holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) from the University of Wollongong and a Masters in Taxation from the University of New South Wales.
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