Nebojša Šaponjić and Ranko Sočanac, founders and owners of Nelt Group.
Nebojša Šaponjić was born in Nova Varoš in 1959, while Ranko Sočanac was born in 1964 in Kraljevo.
They started their own private business in 1992, by establishing Nelt as a company specialized in commerce and wholesale.
Over the last 28 years, Nelt has become a standard for distribution and logistics services in Serbia and the Western Balkans. For many years, they have been partners of the largest global companies, such as: Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris, Mars (Wrigley), Mondelez (Kraft Foods), Nestle, GSK, Biesdorf, Teekanne, Dr. Oetker, Heineken, Braun, Duracell, Reckitt Benckiser, Sebamed, Johnson & Johnson, etc.
Nelt has been active for years in the region through its companies in North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Kosovo, and since 2010, it has been running its business operations also in the markets of Africa, in Angola, Zambia and Mozambique, with distributive operations in Zimbabwe and Malawi.
With more than 4,000 employees, 80 principals, more than 100 logistics customers and an annual turnover of EUR970 M, Nelt is now one of the most important private companies in Serbia.
Nelt Group now includes companies such as Neoplanta – Industrija mesa Novi Sad, Javna skladišta Srbije in Subotica – logistics provider, Banim Reklame in Kraljevo – production of marketing and promotional materials and Montenomaks CL – leading logistics operations company in Montenegro based in Danilovgrad.
Ranko Sočanac has two daughters, Milica and Miljana. After successfully finishing their studies in Great Britain, South Africa, the United States and Spain, the two returned to Serbia and assumed a portion of the duties at the Head Office of the owner of Nelt.
Nebojša Šaponjić is married and has two sons, Aleksa and Luka, former members of the Serbian water polo national team and graduates of Berkeley University in the USA, who are now employed at the Head Office of the owner of Nelt.
Both Mr. Sočanac and Mr. Šaponjić are renowned altruists and active members of the social community. They are members of the Privrednik Business Club.
