Politika AD
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| Type | Public (BELEX: PLTK) |
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| Industry | Newspapers, Radio broadcasting |
| Genre | News media |
| Founded | January 25, 1904 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Key people | Vladislav F. Ribnikar, Founder Milorad Gušavac, (CEO) |
| Products | Politika, Sportski žurnal, Ilustrovana politika, Svet kompjutera, Politikin zabavnik, Viva, Bazar, Enigmatika, Huper, Razbibriga, RTV Politika |
| Revenue |  € 12.6 million |
| Operating income | € 0.8 million |
| Net income | €0.7 million |
| Employees | 400[1] |
| Website | www.politika-ad.com |
Politika a.d. (full legal name: Politika a.d. Beograd) (BELEX: PLTK) is a Serbian media corporation founded in present form in 2005, and it has continually existed in various legal forms since 1904.
It is partly owned by Government of Serbia and companies in which the Republic of Seriba has majority of shares with the other part belonging to small shareholders. Since November 20, 2008 Milorad Gušavac is the CEO of Politika a.d.[2] replacing Zoran Vacić. The company is run by a 10-member Managing Board and 4-member Executive Board.
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[edit] Management
The Managing Board is composed of the following individuals:[1]
- Sonja Liht
- Jovan Simić
- Dr. Predrag Mihajlović
- Dr. Slobodan Marković
- Dr Zoran Stojiljković
- Branimir Dimitrijević
- Živko Baljkas
- Slobodan Bogunović
- Mladen Serventi
- Dr. Miroslav Pešić
The board is structured such that one member is the government's representative (currently Jovan Simić), one member represents small shareholders (currently Baljkas), a number may be proposed by the government, and all board members need to be confirmed by a shareholder's meeting.
Executive Board members:[3]
- Milorad Gušavac, CEO
- Petar Radosavljević
- Dušan Petrović
- Srđan Markotić
[edit] Assets
[edit] Politika Newspapers & Magazines
Since 2002, together with German madia concern WAZ, Politika AD maintains a 50-50 joint venture called Politika Newspapers & Magazines that's registered as a limited liability company. That joint entity controls two daily newspapers (Politika, Sportski žurnal), and eight periodical publications (Ilustrovana politika, Svet kompjutera, Ana, Viva, Bazar, Enigmatika, Huper (discontinued mid-December 2008), Politikin zabavnik, and Razbibriga). The same joint venture also owns a large printing facility using Komori technology controlled through a company called Politika stamparija d.o.o. as well as a large distribution network.
[edit] RTV Politika
Politika AD also owned controlling stake (50.97%) in RTV Politika, local radio-television broadcaster seen and heard throughout city of Belgrade and surrounding municipalities that eventually stopped broadcasting in 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ a b O kompaniji (In Serbian)
- ^ Milorad Gušavac direktor "Politike" a.d., RTS, November 20, 2008
- ^ Menadžment Politike AD (In Serbian)
