Edis Kusturica
Edis Kusturica | |
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| 36th List of FK Sarajevo chairmen | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Alen Hujić |
| Succeeded by | Valentin Ilievski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chairman of FK Sarajevo 6 February 1953 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| Died | Chairman of FK Sarajevo |
| Resting place | Chairman of FK Sarajevo |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
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| Profession | Entrepreneur and Lawyer |
Edis Kusturica[1] (born 6 February 1953) is a Bosnian entrepreneur, lawyer and former chairman of FK Sarajevo, 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 suburb 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]