INTERVJU / INTERVIEW
SEDIN KAHRIMAN, GENERAL MANAGER OF BH TELECOM
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My Greatest Accomplishment in Life Is
“I WOULDN’T BE HONEST IF I SAID THAT I WAS IMMUNE TO STRESS IN THIS BUSINESS ROLE, OR WHEN I’M MAKING DECISIONS. I TRY TO CONTROL IT AND IDENTIFY THE SIGNALS OF STRESS. I’M A WORKAHOLIC AND DEDICATION TO WORK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME” Interviewed by: Elma Zećo / Photo: Irfan Redžović
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H Telecom’s annual conferences reaffirm that, as the technological and telecommunications leader in B&H, BH Telecom is always a step ahead of the others in making a profit and implementing new business projects that support the development of different business industries in the country, thus contributing to Bosnian-Herzegovinian society. Its last year’s profit was 48.5% higher than the year before, which is the result of the hard work, effort, enthusiasm, and dedication its loyal employees have put in. The overall increase in BH Telecom’s market share shows a high customer satisfaction level. In addition, in the previous year, its customer base increased by 100,000 people. The General Manager of BH Telecom, Sedin Kahriman, who has been with the company since he was an intern, says that he is always inspired by people who are happy with the results they accomplish. The credit for BH Telecom’s results goes to a team of people, and people are 36
the company’s most valuable asset
A FUN SEPTEMBER
CONSISTENCY IN BUSINESS
From among the 50 projects submitted, BH Telecom has chosen seven television series to shoot as part of BH ContentLab. Two of them have already been shot: Kotlina (Mountain Valley) directed by Danis Tanović, and Na rubu pameti (On the Edge of Reason) directed by Elmir Jukić.
As the man in charge of BH Telecom, what were you truly impressed about in the past year? - I’m always happy to see BH Telecom’s consistency. Without doubt, it continuously achieves the targets and milestones it sets. When we renewed our cooperation with the Sarajevo Film Festival, one of the most prestigious events in the region and in Europe, we set ambitious goals for ourselves. We announced that we wanted to establish the largest domestic audio and video content production platform. At the second press conference, we spoke about what we had done up to that point, and during my speech at the Heart of Sarajevo awards ceremony for the best TV series, I announced that we were launching a new public call worth 18 million BAM for film professionals, authors, and feature film screenplays and TV series scripts.
We’re proud of what we saw. B&H is blessed with highly successful film professionals and an excellent film industry. We knew from the beginning that this was the formula for success. Kotlina is, I’m convinced, something completely different from anything that’s been filmed in the region in the past 4-5 years, just like the sitcom Na rubu pameti. It was quite amusing, and we enjoyed it a lot. Five more TV series are planned to be shot this year. Some of them will be aired for the first time in September, but a few of them will also be aired at the Sarajevo Film Festival as pilot projects. All our customers and the people of B&H can expect an interesting and fun September.
