Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Mr. Tennenbaum is a co-founder and Senior Managing Partner Emeritus of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to founding TCP, Mr. Tennenbaum was a senior Wall Street executive where he managed various departments of a major investment bank, including Investment Banking, Risk Arbitrage and Options. Currently, Mr. Tennenbaum is a member of the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel and a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award. He is a member of the Smithsonian Institution National Board, a Member of the Investment Committee of the Smithsonian Institution, and Founder of the Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network. He is a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Board of Overseers; a member of the UCLA School of Medicine Board of Visitors; and Founder of the Tennenbaum Interdisciplinary Center at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA and of the Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Endowed Chair in Creativity Research. Additionally, he is a Trustee Emeritus for the Georgia Institute of Technology Foundation, Inc., a member of the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering and Founder of the Tennenbaum Institute for Enterprise Transformation at the Georgia Tech School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Мember of the Supervisory Board

Мember of the Supervisory Board

Mr. Vladimir Penkov is Managing Partner in the law firm "Penkov, Markov & Partners", one of the leading law firms in Bulgaria. He is also an arbitrator with the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) with almost 15 years of experience behind him. Mr. Penkov is a member of the Sofia Bar Association and has vast expertise in the fields of commercial law and foreign investment, banking and finance law, tax law, concessions, public procurement, intellectual property and competition law. Along with his work as a legal professional, Mr. Penkov has been a member of several boards of directors, including of Zagorka AD. In the period 2007-2008 he was a member of the Managing Board of BTC. During the years 2008 -2013, he is an independent member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board BTC.

Мember of the Supervisory Board

Mr. Stefano Zuppet is a member of the Supervisory Board and Managing Director and global head of TMT and Light Industries Investment Banking at VTBC. He is also a board member of Airport Alliance B.V. He has a Master’s Degree in Economics from Universit`a Commerciale ‘Luigi Bocconi’ and a Master’s Degree of Science in Finance from the University of London.

Chairman of the Managing Board

Zlatozar Sоurlekov is the Chairman of the Managing Board of The Bulgarian Telecom Company. He started his professional career in 1993 at Inkoms Telecom Holding at the foreign trade department. Later he becomes the Commercial Director at Inkoms-Kapsch OOD – the first telecommunications joint venture in East Europe and leader in the area of telecommunication - working closely with BTC, BDZ, the energy sector, the state administration, tourism and banking. In the period 1996-2000 he is a privatisation consultant. From 2000 he is the procurator and later as well a member of the Supervisory Board of the Corporate Commercial Bank. Zlatozar Sоurlekov has a Master degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria. He attended postgraduate courses in business administration in Germany and Belgium and has specialised in finance, banking legislation and internal control.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Executive Officer

Atanas Dobrev is VIVACOM’S Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Managing Board. He joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer in 2008, taking charge of business planning, financial controlling, fraud prevention, revenue assurance, and customer quality control services. Prior to that, Atanas was the Finance and Administration Manager at Oriflame Bulgaria and Chief Financial Officer at Globul. He holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business, USA and a Masters in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Technical Officer

Ivaylo Bachiyski is a member of the Managing Board and Chief Technical Officer of the company. Previously he has worked for large technology companies such as Alcatel, Ericsson and Cisco, where he was responsible for the business development and the operations with VIVACOM, MobilTel and Globul. In the period 2007-2013 he is regional business development manager for Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Germany and US at Cogent Communications (a global ISP provider). As a representative of the Israeli Audiocodes – a leader in VoIP solutions – he was responsible for their business development in Central and Eastern Europe. Ivaylo Bachiyski has a Master's degree in Communication Engineering from the Technical University - Sofia, and form the Technical University - Darmstadt, Germany. He has specialized in management and resource management in Duke University, USA.

Chief Legal Officer

Ivo Zlatev holds a Law degree from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski and has over 15 years of professional experience, 11 of which he has spent at VIVACOM. He was appointed Chief Legal Officer in 2017 following a successful career that began with an internship program at VIVACOM. Before becoming Chief Legal Officer, Ivo had served as Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Corporate Law and Property in the Department of Legal issues, Regulation, and Competition.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Commercial Officer

Dimitris Lioupis is the Chief Commercial Officer at VIVACOM and has previously served as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Throughout his 25-year career in telecommunications, Dimitris has worked at major operators in several countries and has held senior positions in Marketing, Product Development, and Customer Services. Before joining VIVACOM, he served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Globul (now Telenor), and Director of Products, Services, and Solutions at Mobiltel in Bulgaria. Dimitris holds a Masters in Computing from the University of Cardiff, UK, and a Bachelors in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Reading, UK.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Sales Officer

Miroslav Petrov is the Chief Sales Officer at VIVACOM and a Member of the Managing Board. He has more than ten years experience in the company and sixteen years in the field of telecommunications. Miroslav joined BTC in 2004 as Regional Manager Corporate Sales and after that he held various senior positions in the Sales Department. In the period 2007-2008 he was Commercial Director for Telenor Bulgaria and was responsible for business development in Central and Eastern Europe. In the end of 2008, he joined again BTC as Corporate Sales Director and was responsible for management and sales in the business segment. As Chief Sales Officer Miroslav is responsible for the overall sales policy of VIVACOM and manages the following departments: Buisness sales, Residential sales, Dealers and Wholesale. Miroslav Petrov has two master's degrees from the Technical University in Sofia in the fields of Energy and Business Administration.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Technical Officer

Radoslav Zlatkov is the Chief Technical Officer and Member of the Managing Board at VIVACOM. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of telecommunications. Since joining the Company in 2006 as Senior Project Manager, Radoslav has held several senior positions at VIVACOM, including Senior Manager of Access Network Engineering and Implementation and Director of Network Operations and Implementation. He has also managed operations at Alcatel Lucent, as part of the outsourcing contract between VIVACOM and Alcatel. Radoslav holds an Executive MBA from the American University in Bulgaria and a Masters in Telecommunications from the Technical University Sofia.

Member of the Managing Board, Chief Financial Officer

Asen Velikov is the Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Managing Board at VIVACOM. Since joining the Company’s financial department in 1999, he played a key role in overseeing the Company’s accounts, upgrading its reporting processes, and implementing IT systems for finance. As Senior Manager for Reporting and later as Director of Controlling, Asen was responsible for the Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) implementation, customer care services, as well as billing and reporting infrastructure. Asen holds a Masters in International Economic Relations and Bachelors in Accounting and Control from D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in Bulgaria, as well as a degree from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in London.