On 22 October, BBCC held its Annual General Meeting in Novotel Hotel Sofia.
The guests were warmly welcomed by H.E. Nathaniel Copsey, British Ambassador to Bulgaria. The event was opened by BBCC Chair Mrs. Miroslava Kostadinova, who highlighted the main development of BBCC for the past 12 months and expressed her gratitude to the members for their engagement with BBCC’s activities over our 10th Anniversary.
The General Meeting proceeded with a presentation by Desislava Miteva, BBCC Executive Director, of our results from the past year, and our plans for BBCC strategic development , followed by a vote for the presented financial results and 2026 budget. All proposed changes were accepted by BBCC Members.
The most anticipated part of the evening was the elections of seven board members, who had the opportunity to present their ideas on how they would contribute to BBCC.
As a result of the votes of all present BBCC members, we would like to welcome to the BBCC Board of Directors:
- Barry Brand, Dare to Care More (re-elected for second term)
- Gilbert McCaul
- Hristina Trifonova, Vivacom(re-elected for second term)
- Kamelia Slaveykova, Shell (re-elected for second term)
- Paul Wright, Optim Project Management (re-elected for second term)
- Yordan Vassilev, Danco Industry
- Zlatina Ruseva- Savova, Ruseva-Savova and Co
Congratulations to them! We wish them a productive mandate and we are looking forward to working closely with them.
We would like to thank the other Board Member candidates for their dedication and commitment:
- Aneta Natova, LeadFit Global
- Damyan Damyanski, Damati Group
- Georgi Tonchev, Future Factory Global
- Hristo Popov, Theoremus
- Kristina Atanassova, The Duke of Edinburgh International Award
- Maya Milanova, Flow Logic
- Miglena Ilieva, ILEX Law
- Milka Semova, Hope and Homes for Children
- Stanimir Boychev, Elando
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Miroslava Kostadinova for her service on the Board as our Chair over the last two years and her dedication to BBCC and its members. We would also like to aknowledge and thank Evlogi Georgiev and Georgi Tonchev for their active participation in the Board. We trust they will continue to deeply engaged in BBCC activities going forward.
Finally, we would like to thank all members for joining the Annual General Meeting. We invite you to look through the photos from the event on our official Facebook page. Make sure you like and follow our social media channel so you stay posted with the latest BBCC news.