Two Silver Stevie Awards for Postbank CEO Petia Dimitrova

Ms. Petia Dimitrova, CEO of Postbank (www.postbank.bg) and member of the Managing Board of BBLF, was internationally acknowledged and received two silver awards from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Ms. Dimitrova is a finalist in the Female Executive of the Year in Europe, the Middle East & Africa and Female Executive of the Year – Consumer Services (up to 2,500 employees) categories of the presitigous business awards, announced at a announced at a special gala event in New York City.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is one-of-a-kind global programme that has honoured women and their business achievements with gold, silver and bronze awards for 10 years now. Ms. Dimitrova was selected among 1,200 nominated leaders and entrepreneurs for her management decisions and merits such as the introduction of innovative bank products, employee engagement and care for society.

„These two awards are testimony to the right direction that Postbank has taken. I’m proud that we are a team with common goals and shared values contributing to this country’s economy and social welfare. I am pleased that our efforts were acknowledged internationally”, said Ms. Dimitrova who took the position of Chief Executive Officer of the bank in mid 2012 after 10 years of work there.

The Stevie Awards are conferred in five categories: American Business Awards, Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, International Business Awards, Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. More than 120 professionals around the world participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and then the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners.

Ms. Petia who is also CEO of Eurobank Group in Bulgaria, is a board member of a dozen local and international organisations and has a number of banking and management awards.

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She is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in London, UK; member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Accounting Council London, member of the CFO’s Club in Bulgaria, member of the Management Board of Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum and of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria. She is co-chair of the Financial Services Committee of the Confederation of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists in Bulgaria and Chairperson of the Economic Policy Committee of the Association of Banks in Bulgaria.