Iravan Hira and Peter Velev were elected to the Board, and Gilbert McCaul's term was renewed
The Annual General Meeting of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) took place on 31 May 2023 at Grand Hotel Sofia.
Delegates included CEOs and top managers of nearly 60 member companies of BBLF’s responsible business community*.
At the opening, ChairLevon Hampartzoumian thanked them all for their support and trust throughout the previous year and emphasised their active role in creating economic and social well-being: "With our joint efforts, we are promoting business ethics, sustainable development and best practice of responsible companies. For many years now we have been changing Bulgaria for the better to make it the country we would all want to invest, work and live in."
BBLF Executive Director George Ruitchev reported on the activities and projects implemented in the past period and presented the strategy for development and major activities planned in the current year. The General Assembly also voted to adopt all financial reports for the reported periodthat were presented (reports and related documents).
The event’s major moment were the elections of two Management Board members among three candidates, and of Controller where there was one nomination. The nominees presented their ideas on how they would contribute to BBLF.
All present representatives of BBLF member companies had the right to vote. The delegates re-elected as a member of the Board Peter Velev, CEO of Ecopharm, a Bulgarian pharmaceutical company. Iravan Hira, managing director of The Financial Times Bulgaria, one of the leading news organisations in the world, rejoins the Board after his three successful terms at the helm of BBLF (two as Chairand one as Deputy Chair). Long-serving Controller Gilbert McCaul (KPMG Bulgaria) was reelected and will keep monitoring our finances. Congratulations! We wish them every success in their new tenures.
Special thanks to Ivan Georgiev, CFO of Kaufland Bulgaria, for his trust and for applying for the Management Board.
A networking cocktail allowed CEOs of some of the largest and most successful companies in Bulgaria to meet and mingle.
For photos of the event please visit BBLF’s official page on Facebook.
BBLF Management Board consists of the following:
Chair: Levon Hampartzoumian (LV Advisory); Deputy Chair: Anton Panayotov (Alaric Securities); Members: Bojidar Neytchev (PwC Bulgaria); Vesela Ilieva (Unique Estates); Kamelia Slaveykova (Shell Bulgaria); Karel Kral (Electrohold Bulgaria); Maxim Behar (M3 Communications Group. Inc.); Milena Dragijska-Dencheva (Lidl Bulgaria); Miroslav Petrov (Lead Vision); Peter Velev (Ecopharm); Tanya Koseva-Boshova (Park Lane); Iravan Hira (The Financial Times Bulgaria); Controller: Gilbert McCaul (KPMG Bulgaria).
*BBLF is this country's largest and most established business association dedicated to encouraging and promoting business ethics, transparency, corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and brings together over 130 leading companies from various sectors.
