Road Show Varna

Ivan Portnih

Mayor, Varna Municipality

Ivan Portnih is Mayor of Varna Municipality since July 2013, to the present. Master of "International Economic Relations" at the Universiyt of National and World Economy, Master of Business Administration at the Institut de la Francophonie pour l’Administration et la Gestion, General Manager of Grand Hotel Varna Resort & Spa – 2001 – 2013. Municipal Councilor and Deputy – Chairman of the Municipal Council Varna – October 2011 – June 2013.

Stoyan Pasev

Regional Governor, Regional Administration Varna

Tanya Koseva-Boshova

Chairperson of the Managing Board, Association of the Commercial Buildings Owners in Bulgaria

Tanya Kosseva-Boshova has 15 years of experience on the Bulgarian commercial property market. She acted as partner and managing director of the largest and most successful property companies in the country – Colliers International, Landmark Property Bulgaria and European Trade Center. 2009 - 2014 and again as of July 2016 until now - Managing Director of European Trade Center. During this period she is involved in the development of projects in Sofia (office project European Trade Center) and Burgas (shopping center Burgas Plaza). Prior to joining European Trade Center, Tanya was Executive director at Landmark Property, has been working in Colliers International for 8 years, including 4 years as Managing Director of the Bulgarian office. In 2007, successfully initiated and accomplished an amendment in the Bulgarian legislation, abolishing restriction on the term of leases in Bulgaria. Tanya Kosseva-Boshova is the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Ladies` Forum - a nonprofit organization of professional women in Bulgaria. She is a graduate of the American University in Bulgaria with a double major in Applied Economics and Business Administration.

Stanimir Nikolov

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association and Managing Director, EPAM Systems Bulgaria

Mr. Stanimir Nikolov was appointed for Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association in March 2017. This comes as a natural continuation of his active involvement as a Board Member for in the association for two years. Since September 2014 Mr. Stanimir Nikolov has been the Managing Director of EPAM Systems Bulgaria, a global leader in the software engineering industry. His professional path includes senior management positions in Concentrix and IBM. Mr. Nikolov’s background and experience in the BPO and ITO industry are a valuable asset for the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association, aligning with its mission and vision for a leading role of the sector in the country’s economy, to guarantee its growth, reliability and corporate social responsibility.

Viktor Buzev

Chief Architect, Varna Municipality

Stefan Bumov

Chief Operations Officer, HeleCloud

Stefan Bumov is Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at HeleCloud. Prior to the founding of HeleCloud he was General Manager of Sofica Group, now TeleTech, for Bulgaria and Macedonia and Vice President Operations, CEE for TeleTech Holdings Inc. and a Member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Sofica he held senior positions in HP, including Sales Manager for Bulgaria and Sales Strategy and Development Manager for CEE, the Middle East and Africa. Stefan Bumov is Co-Founder and Former Chairman of the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association.

Eng. Plamen Andreev

Manager, Planex Holding

Eng. Plamen Andreev is co-owner and manager of Planex Holding. He completed his secondary school studies in the Civil Engineering Secondary School in Varna and continued in the Higher Military Civil Engineering School in Sofia, to complete it with a diploma with specialty in Industrial and Civil Engineering Constructions. Since 1982 to 1990 he gained experience in his employment in the military section of Civil Engineering. In 1990 he founded the sole trader company (i.e. ET in Bulgarian) Planex – Plamen Andreev. Since 1993 Mr. Andreev is associate in the company Planex Ltd. Since 2002 Mr. Andreev is manager of Planex Holding.