Curriculum Vitae - Tsvetan SIMEONOV

Tsvetan SIMEONOV
BCCI President (elected in June 2009)

TELEPHONE	(+359 2) 8117 444
EDUCATION	1975 - 1979 Law M.A. in Law Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
POST-GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS	Civil Law International sale of goods under the laws of the United Kingdom, the USA, Australia and New Zealand – Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski – 1 year and a half International Arbitration Patent Law Labour Law and Social Relations – International Centre of the International Labour Organization, Turin.
LANGUAGES	English, Russian, Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE	17th June 2009 onwards BCCI President June 1999 – 2009 BCCI Vice-President 1993 – 1999 BCCI Secretary General 1992 – 1993 Chief Expert – Head of Trade Register, BCCI 1986 – 1992 Legal Advisor and Chief Specialist, BCCI 1981 – 1986 Lawyer – Specialist, BCCI 1980 – 1981 Judge Apprentice, Sofia District Court
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES	DELEGATE AND MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYERS’ DELEGATION OF THE Republic of BULGARIA WITH THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION – GENEVA – SINCE 1983; MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL – SINCE 2003; MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRIPARTITE COOPERATION with THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS; PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS – SINCE 2002; MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY – SINCE 2004; ARBITRATOR WITH THE ARBITRATION COURT AT THE BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY – SINCE 1994; MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON INCOMES AND LIVING STANDARD WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRIPARTITE COOPERATION MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE RESTRUCTURING AND PRIVATIZATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRIPARTITE COOPERATION MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR WORKING CONDITIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL POLICY – SINCE 1997; MEMBER OF SOFIA MUNICIPALITY COUNCIL FOR TRIPARTITE COOPERATION – SINCE 2004; PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF GS1 BULGARIA – SINCE 2005; MEMBER OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL WITH THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY “BULGARIAN ACCREDITATION SERVICE” AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND ENERGY – 1998 - 2006; MEMBER OF THE STANDARDIZATION COUNCIL WITH THE BULGARIAN INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDIZATION (ART. 5C, PARA. 5 OF THE NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ACT) – 2003 - 2006; MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF SOFIA COMMODITY EXCHANGE – SINCE 1998; MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND ENERGY – SINCE 2004. MEMBER OF THE BOARD of the Organization of Black Sea economic Cooperation Business Council (BSEC BC)