Education
Mechanical Engineering degree, University of Novi Sad (Serbia)
Career
Founder of his own tennis club; manufacturer of natural shampoo; partner with a building company (1995); exclusive importer of Suzuki cars and motorbikes in Serbia
Sports practised
Tennis, sailing
Sports administration
President of the Serbian Wrestling Federation; Bureau Member of the European Council of Associated Wrestling (CELA, now United World Wrestling-Europe - UWW-Eu) for competitions and champions clubs cups; Member of the Marketing Commission of the National Olympic Committee of Serbia; President of the Executive Committee for the Olympic qualifications in Greco-Roman wrestling in Novi Sad (Serbia) (2004); elected Bureau Member of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA, now United World Wrestling - UWW) (2006), re-elected (2012) as Member of the Ethics and Legal Commission; IOC Representative on the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2015-)
Member of other associations
Honorary President of the Serbian Wrestling Federation; interim President of the UWW (16.02.2013 – 18.05.2013), President (18.05.2013 – 7.09.2014), re-elected for six years (7.09.2014-)
Awards and distinctions
Honorary Doctor’s degree, Tashkent University (Uzbekistan)
IOC History
Member of the Executive Board (2018-), Member of the Olympic Solidarity Commission (2017-)