Miodrag Kostić is a Serbian businessman. Kostić is the founder and owner of MK Group a diversified holding company focusing primarily on agribusiness. As of 2014, he is the 2nd richest man in Serbia right after Miroslav Mišković, with an average net worth of 520 million euros.
In 1983 he began a private business – initially as an owner of a private company for trade, import-export and manufacturing activities which in 1995 grew into MK Group. Since 2000, MK Group managed sugar factories, more than 10 agribusiness enterprises, trade and warehouse complexes, which have been successfully restructured and integrated into a modern and highly profitable Serbian export-oriented companies. As of December 2017, MK Group has a total of 29 companies within its holding, with most of them being in the region of Vojvodina. It performs a variety of services, such as agribusiness, wholesale, real estate and banking. One of the most notable subsidiary companies are Carnex Vrbas, Sunoko, Agroglobe, PIK-Bečej and others.
Kostić Family Foundation
Kostić founded the Kostić Family Foundation in June 2013 with his mother Roksanda by giving their family home as a present to the Provincial Institute for Protection of Health of Children and Young People of Vojvodina in Novi Sad and to the National Association of Childhood Cancer Parents of Serbia for their exclusive use. Kostić transferred the ownership of the house to the Provincial Government of Vojvodina, which is responsible of using the house solely for the proposed purpose. The house has 1400 square meters and 16 acres of outdoor property. The act of foundation was symbolically performed by Kostić giving the keys of the foundation to Bojan Pajtić, the President of the Provincial Government of Vojvodina who immediately gave them to Slobodan Grebeldinger, the director of the Children's Hospital in Novi Sad.
Awards and recognition
1998 – Miodrag Kostić- one of the best ranked on The list of the most successful businessmen in Serbia,
1998 – Miodrag Kostić- one of the best ranked on The list of the most successful citizens of Novi Sad,
1999 – Miodrag Kostić- one of the best ranked on The list of the most successful businessmen in Serbia,
2001 – Miodrag Kostić – one of the best ranked on The list of the most successful citizens of Novi Sad,
2001 – Miodrag Kostić – First ranked on The list of the most successful businessmen in Serbia,
2002 – Miodrag Kostić – Businessman of the Year, the Association of Journalists of Serbia,
2003 – Miodrag Kostić – The most successful entrepreneur, best private company in Serbia and the most popular citizen of Novi Sad,
2005 – Miodrag Kostić- one of the best ranked on the list of the most successful businessmen in Serbia
2007 – Miodrag Kostić – one of the best ranked on the list of The most successful entrepreneurs and managers of Serbia,
2008 – Miodrag Kostić – First ranked on the list of the most successful businessmen in Serbia
2009 – Miodrag Kostić – "Belgrade Winner" Award for the entrepreneur of the year in Serbia
2009 – Miodrag Kostić- PKB Corporation Award for businessman of the year in Serbia
2011 – Miodrag Kostić – Award for the "Best Manager of Southeastern and Central Europe" from the European Association of Managers
2013 – "Planet Business" Award to the President of MK Group, Miodrag Kostić, for years of successful management of the company
