Edis Kusturica

Edis Kusturica
36th List of FK Sarajevo chairmen
Assumed office
18 January 2014
Preceded by Alen Hujić
Personal details
Born (1953-02-06) 6 February 1953
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnian
Profession Entrepreneur and Lawyer

Edis Kusturica[1] (born 6 February 1953) is a Bosnian entrepreneur, lawyer and current chairman of FK Sarajevo since 2014, taking charge of the club from his predecessor Alen Hujić.

Executive director of the Sarajevo-based Vakufska banka, he served on the board of FK Sarajevo since 2011, as well as being one of the authors of the club's new statute that was voted in in 2012, paving the way for Malaysian businessman and investor Vincent Tan to buy the club in December of the next year.[2] Furthermore, he instigated the building of elite training facilities for the club in the Sarajevo surburb of Butmir, which are currently under construction as of May 2015.[3] His cousin Feđa Kusturica, a high ranking bank officer at Scotiabank and its Vice President for the Asia-Pacific Region is also an FK Sarajevo board member.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Edis Kusturica
  2. ↑ Edis Kusturica Interview
  3. ↑ Kreće gradnja trening kampa vrijednog osam miliona maraka
  4. ↑ Feđa Kusturica
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