Zoran Drakulic

Zoran Drakulic

President, Serbian Business Club "Privrednik", Serbia

Zoran Drakulic graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade and began his career in Generalexport in the financial and commercial affairs department. For seven years he was CFO of Genex affiliated company Yougo-Arab, one the first offshore companies that covered business activities in the Middle East. In 1989 he became a Deputy Director in Genex Bank in charge of contacts with large banks and financial organizations. His main tasks were financial and commodity transactions including buying of the debt products from the secondary markets. In June 1990 he founded East Point Holdings Ltd based in Cyprus with subsidiaries and representative offices in eleven countries. East Point Holdings Ltd was one of the largest companies in region. The company invested in Serbia and became the owner or co-owner of the number of companies in milling and baking industry, as well as of two factories for non-ferrous metals processing. He established Point Group Int doo in Belgrade in 2011 and the company continued with grain trade and production of wheat and corn flour. Its affiliated company Bio Energy Point doo is registered for operations in the area of renewable energy sources. The factory in Boljevac produces beech pellet, an efficient, high-calorie biomass fuel, and it has become the market leader in Serbia.  In 2019 he started the-state-of-art cogeneration plant which is producing electricity and thermal power.  Almost all generated heat is used for the production of pellet during the whole year, which makes the plant extremely energy efficient. Formerly actively practicing sports, he was the national pioneer and junior champion in breaststroke swimming, member of the national team and then coach of the national swimming team. Father of three daughters.