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.

Member of the Supervisory Board

Spas Roussev is a businessman, entrepreneur and investor with a strong interest in telecommunications, new technologies, publishing and hospitality sector. As a consultant to major international companies, including Motorola, Electrowatt and Intralot, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Mr. Roussev advised them on their entry into the Bulgarian market. In his role as a consultant, he also assisted Advent during their acquisition of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company in 2004. Mr. Roussev is co-founder and Chairman of TeleLink AD – the company specializes in telecom network infrastructure, system integration, security and automation earning a leadership position in Central and Eastern Europe. By 2012, when Mr. Roussev suspended his participation in TeleLink, the company managed to build the key network infrastructure of the three telecoms in Bulgaria, the integrated border control and surveillance system of the country and other projects of economic and strategic importance.

Мember of the Supervisory Board

Dragan Šolak is responsible for strategic guidance and development of UNITED GROUP. He was CEO of the company from 2000 until 2008, when he was appointed as Chairman of the Board. UNITED GROUP is the leading multi-play telecoms and media provider in South East Europe. Founded by Mr Šolak and family in 2000, the company grew organically and through acquisitions into one of the biggest companies in the region with over EUR 600 million in revenues, employing 4,000 people across 6 markets. Dragan Šolak continues to lead the growth and transformation of UNITED GROUP into a unique and powerful ecosystem of telecoms, media, advertising and technology companies. As well as being one of the most successful companies in South East Europe, UNITED GROUP is also one of the most environmentally friendly, leading and setting standards in sustainability. Entrepreneurship is central to the company, with core philosophy of the best customer experience and leading innovation, an in-house technology innovation and software development centre continues to drive productivity and efficiency. The company actively promotes equal opportunities, with the highest number of female top executives in the industry, an ongoing commitment to employing young talent throughout the region. Through the work of their Foundation, UNITED GROUP seeks to support and improve communities across the region and ultimately promote a functional society. This is achieved through a series of programs such as, Young talents’, “The Core“ and “Don’t litter. No excuses!”. The Foundation also works towards improving education, healthcare, culture and arts across the region. Dragan Šolak is a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated his career working for companies he has founded himself. In 1990 he founded VANS, a motion picture production and distribution company, with a group of friends and movie enthusiasts. This was followed by several other green field investments, primarily in the media industry. Mr Šolak is passionate golfer. He is deeply involved in the development of golf in the Balkan region, and serves as President of Serbian Golf Association as well as Chairman of the Board of the international golf group, Eligo.

Мember of the Supervisory Board

Ms. Boklag has served in a number of strategic positions at United Group since its inception. Before taking over the role of United Group’s VP of Marketing and Media and CEO, Victoriya held several positions in finance and commercial operations and acted as United Group’s VP of Marketing and Media, as well as CEO of SBB, the leading cable operator in Serbia. Ms. Boklag is also a member of the Board of SBB Foundation. She holds a BA degree from the ICU Kiev.

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.