Boris Jovanovic, Management Consultant in Jagodina, Serbia
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Boris Jovanovic

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Bio

Boris is a senior professional with 15 years of experience helping clients refine their business plans, develop strategies, and grow their businesses, including through M&A activities. He crafted his analytical, technical, and leadership skills by working either as a consultant or a corporate clerk with some of the champions from the SEE region, such as NIS Gazprom Neft and Mozzart. Boris aims to leverage his expertise to help global clients achieve their business goals.

Career Highlights

Author and Consultant
Freelance
Executive Director
Certus Consulting
Investment Analysis Project Manager
NIS Gazprom Neft

Case Studies

Software Expertise

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Other Expertise

  • Business Planning
  • Content Creation
  • Financial Modeling
  • Investment Cases
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategy

Work Experience

Author and Consultant

2021 - PRESENT
Freelance
  • Created and published different courses on strategy, M&A, and leadership at Udemy(www.udemy.com/user/boris-Jovanovic-2/) and Skill Success (www.skillsuccess.com/instructor/910299/).
  • Prepared the materials for the course on tools and frameworks that every business, executive coach, or business strategist needs to know.
  • Created the content for the course on how to buy or sell a business that every advisor, investor, entrepreneur, and business owner needs to know.
  • Developed resources for the course on leadership skills every young manager has to refine.
Focus areas: Strategy, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Content Creation, Content Writing, Business Cases, Marketplaces, Business Strategy, Presentations

Executive Director

2018 - 2021
Certus Consulting
  • Acted as a strategic advisor and consultant for M&A activities related to Mozzart group of companies, the leading independent gambling operator in SEE with aggregated EBITDA of over €50 million. The M&A activities stopped due to COVID-19.
  • Provided strategy advisory services related to the potential MBO of one of the leaders in bus transportation in Serbia, with pre-COVID sales of over €20 million. The final recommendation highlighted potential huge risk exposure in the case of MBO.
  • Contributed to the activities related to SMEs, including bank financing and business planning, and worked with companies with sales of up to a few million EUR.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategy, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Management, Scenario Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Business Models, Startups, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, Large-scale Projects, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Workshop Facilitation, Gambling, Casinos & Gaming, Forecasting, Executive Presentations, Presentations

Investment Analysis Project Manager

2016 - 2018
NIS Gazprom Neft
  • Prepared and approved a gas station network's modernization project, with investments between €1 million and €5 million. The project focused on a new visual identity, additional equipment for non-fuel sales, and individual station reconstruction.
  • Supported a program for logistics modernization, including transportation and storing capacity maintenance or replacement, with individual investments up to €5 million.
  • Contributed to other sales and downstream channels, with projects of up to €2 million focusing on bunkering and bitumen.
Focus areas: Investment Cases, Business Development, Strategy, Business Planning, Investments, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Scenario Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Business Models, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, Large-scale Projects, Business Strategy, Workshop Facilitation, Logistics, Forecasting, Executive Presentations, Presentations

Expert Coordinator

2013 - 2016
NIS Gazprom Neft
  • Evaluated different M&A upstream and downstream projects, including projects with an individual deal value of over €50 million. The deals were not executed due to the oil price's high volatility.
  • Developed complex financial models for strategic planning for a company with over €2 billion in sales and more than 11,000 employees.
  • Identified the operational improvements and cost-cutting measures while playing a key role in downstream and oilfield services.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Strategy, Financial Modeling, Business Planning, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Scenario Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, Large-scale Projects, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Logistics, Forecasting, Executive Presentations, Presentations

Senior Associate

2008 - 2013
Altis Capital (now Certus Consulting)
  • Acted as the buy-side advisor to Slovenian NKBM, which acquired a Serbian bank called Credy banka for €10 million. Prepared documents such as the teaser, market research, and valuation report.
  • Prepared pitch deck, business plan, and credit request while advising the company Srbijagas on new state-guaranteed debt raising of €170 million.
  • Advised the bank Metals banka on recapitalization by Vojvodina Provincial Government and company DDOR Osiguranje of a deal value of €40 million. Prepared a pitch deck.
  • Collaborated with the Roland Berger consultants on a business plan and financial modeling for the Serbian railway company with over €200 million in sales, simulating the company split on cargo, passenger, and infrastructure.
Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Fundraising, Strategy, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Investment Cases, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Planning, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Scenario Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Pitch Decks, Market Research, Business Models, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, Large-scale Projects, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Logistics, Forecasting, Executive Presentations, Presentations

Education

2005 - 2010

Master of Science Degree in Economics

University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics - Belgrade, Serbia

1998 - 2004

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics - Belgrade, Serbia

Skills

Finance

Financial Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Corporate Finance, Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Forecasting, Fundraising, Market Research

Output Software

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Industry Expertise

Casinos & Gaming, Logistics

Other

Business Planning, Strategy, Project Management, Investment Cases, Strategic Planning, Investments, Pitch Decks, Scenario Analysis, Business Models, Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, Large-scale Projects, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Executive Presentations, Presentations, Growth Strategy, Business Development, Performance Improvement, Gambling, Digital Project Management, Management, Content Creation, Content Writing, Startups, Marketplaces, Workshop Facilitation

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