Vasil Velev

The Chairman of the Board of BICA, Eng. Vasil Velev, is the executive director of "Stara Planina Hold" AD. In 1984, he graduated from the "Automatics" faculty of the Technical University of Sofia (Technical University of Sofia) with honours, a gold medal and as the top of the class. In 2008, he completed a master's degree at the University of Economics - Varna, specializing in "Corporate Development and Management". He is a member of the boards of directors of several commercial companies, among which are "M+S Hydraulic" AD - Kazanlak, "Hydraulic Elements and Systems" AD - Yambol, "Elhim-Iskra" AD - Pazardzhik, "Garant 5" OOD - Plovdiv, "Bik Hold" OOD - Sofia and others. He was elected a member of the Council of the International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a member of the National Commission on Corporate Governance, a member of the board of the University of Economics - Varna, a member of the management board of the Silver Fund, a member of the monitoring committee of the National Strategic Reference Framework (Partnership Agreement), member of the National Economic Council, Deputy Chairman of the Economic and Social Council, Deputy Chairman of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Technical University - Sofia, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Eureka Foundation ", rotating chairman of the Association of Bulgarian employers' organizations - AOBR and others. Не has been in private business since its inception in our recent history, initially having activities mainly in the areas of financial asset management, trade, real estate, engineering. Co-founder, and since 1999 executive director of "Stara Planina Hold" JSC. In recent years, the company has consistently been included in the SOFIX, BGBX40 and BGTR30 stock indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, as well as in the CGIX index of companies with the best corporate governance. "Stara Planina Hold" AD is also included in several Dow Jones indices for Central and Eastern Europe. It appears to be the only company in our country paying dividends every year since its establishment until today. He is the recipient of several business awards such as the "Burov" Prize, the "Ikar" Business Award, etc. He initiated the creation and was the first president of a number of non-governmental organizations, including the first foundation in our country after the beginning of the democratic changes - the "Evrika" Foundation, which preserved the property and traditions of Technical and scientific creativity of the youth, the "Help for Charity in Bulgaria" foundation, which contributed to the introduction of world experience and standards in charity in our country, etc. For a period, he gave lectures and led a course at UNWE on management of non-profit organizations