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He started and built his business career during 12 years in the banking sector, during which he worked in the economic sectors of NLB Bank and ALFA Bank. He managed a portfolio of bank assets worth EUR 500 million. Structured project financing transactions and acquisitions. He also led a team that was actively involved in the restructuring and collection of disputed claims.

Since January 2017, he has been the financial director of FC Crvena zvezda. He held this position for a period of three years, during which the club carried out a complete restructuring of its obligations, consolidated its financial situation and settled all obligations that represented the main burden of the club's operations and its long-term stability. In relation to the plans and projections of independent auditors, an additional 10 million EUR was saved as part of the implemented financial restructuring. During the mentioned period, record investments of the club were made.

In February 2020, he takes over the management of the entire business part of the club. During the period of emergency (covid-19), a radical reduction of all key business costs was successfully implemented and support for further sports results and development of the youth school was provided despite the loss of over 50% of the club's income. The special focus of the work is on the strategic planning of the club's infrastructure, the commercialization of the brand, the improvement of the personnel base and processes.

He dedicated his sports career to the sport of rowing, he is the winner of numerous medals for the national team of our country, including the third place at the World Championship in 2001 in the discipline of quadruple with coxswain. He performed for VC Crvena zvezda. Several times the state university champion of America as well as the champion of the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England. 

Father of Mia and Una Petrović.