Vienna Insurance Group in Serbia: Svetlana Smiljanić appointed to the Management Board of Wiener Städtische osiguranje.
The Supervisory Board of Wiener Städtische osiguranje a.d.o., Belgrade, has appointed Svetlana Smiljanić (33), to the Board of the Serbian Group company with effect from March 2011. The Board department to which Ms Smiljanić is assigned covers the areas of life insurance, human resources, logistics and administration, and international cooperations.
"With Svetlana Smiljanić the management team of our Serbian company has gained a young manager with excellent knowledge of the Serbian insurance market. Due to her many years of experience as general secretary, she is extremely well versed in the structures of both the Wiener Städtische osiguranje and the Vienna Insurance Group. I look forward to the new momentum we can expect in the future from our core market of Serbia", comments Günter Geyer, CEO of Vienna Insurance Group on the appointment of Ms Smiljanić.
Svetlana Smiljanić studied English and German at the University of Belgrade and has taught Business English at prestigious language and economics institutions. In 2004 she joined the Wiener Städtische osiguranje as Executive Assistant and, in addition, successfully completed a degree course in "International Management" at the European University of Belgrade. Ms. Smiljanić worked for three years as General Secretary of the Wiener Städtische osiguranje and was instrumental in the planning and construction of the new headquarters, the "VIG Plaza". The sustainably built "VIG Plaza" set new standards in Serbia's real estate landscape and is currently the most modern office building in Belgrade.
Image text: Svetlana Smiljanić, © Wiener Städtische osiguranje