BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Assoc. Professor Dr. Atty. Petеr Iliev, Ph.D. (J.D.), Honorary Consul

• Chairman of the Management Board of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce.
• Lawyer of the Year Award Winner. The Distinction is the most prestigious Award of Excellence in the legal profession in Bulgaria. The Best Lawyer of the Year Award was conferred upon Dr. Peter Iliev by Professor Dr. Ognian Gerdjikov who is a former Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria and President of the Bulgarian Parliament, Professor of Civil and Commercial Law and Chairman of the professional award jury at the National Justice Awards Ceremony supported by the International Association of Lawyers and all Bulgarian Bar Associations.
• Founder and Managing Partner of Iliev & Partners Law Firm. Iliev & Partners Law Firm is a Law Firm of the Year Award Winner. The Distinction is the most prestigious Award of Excellence for a leading and reputable law firm in Bulgaria. The Best Law Firm of the Year Award was bestowed upon Iliev & Partners Law Firm at the National Justice Awards Ceremony supported by the International Association of Lawyers and all Bulgarian Bar Associations.  
• Lawyer Philanthropist of the Year Award Winner. The prestigious Distinction was conferred upon Dr. Peter Iliev in high recognition of his humane and charity activity supporting noble causes and philanthropic initiatives. The respected and reputable Award was bestowed upon Dr. Peter Iliev, Attorney-at-Law, at the National Justice Awards Ceremony supported by the International Association of Lawyers and all Bulgarian Bar Associations.
• The first and only Attorney-at-Law who has participated as a defense lawyer and legal representative in a court session of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria regarding an MP’s mandate. The constitutional case was won and legal victor gained by a unanimous Constitutional court judgement.
• Associate Professor in Law (Public Law).
• Doctor of Law (Constitutional Law), Ph.D. in Law (J.D.).
• Legal scholar.
• Honorary Consul of Barbados and Head of the Consulate of Barbados in the Republic of Bulgaria.
• Member of the Association of Honorary Consuls in Bulgaria which is a member of the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC), the most prestigious global organization of Consuls recognized by the United Nations. 
• Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.) at the Law Faculty of Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Republic of Bulgaria. Graduation with the highest honours and highest distinction (100 %) as the Best student who is the First in his graduating LL.M. class. Receiving a distinction award (golden insignia) bestowed upon him by the Rector of the University in recognition of his highest academic achievements and excellence.
• Specializations in Jurisdiction, Public Administration and International Law and International Relations. Graduation with the highest honours and highest distinction (100 %) as the Best student who is the First in his graduating class at the Law Faculty of Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Republic of Bulgaria. International specialization (Certificate) in Common Law, English Commercial Law and EU Law at the University of Buckingham, UK and international practical specialization in American Corporate and Commercial Law in New York, USA, both of them completed with honours and distinction too.
• Member of academic research projects and teams on various legal topics and also an academic supervisor of legal research groups in academic projects supported by the Council of Europe and international organizations.
• Lecturer and Presenter at more than thirty academic conferences as well as a Chairman and Moderator at a great number of business conferences focused on various legal and economic topics.
• Author of several books and scholarly monographs in the area of Law and more than sixty academic articles, studies and other publications on various legal matters.
• Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber.
• Chairman of the Management Board of the Caribbean Bulgarian Business Club.
• Former Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce.
• Founder and Owner of Legamax Accounting Ltd., a leading and highly respected Bulgarian accounting company. 
• Candidate for Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria.

 

Katya Yossifova

• Member of the Board of Directors and Founder of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors and Founder of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Chief Executive Officer of Legamax Accounting Ltd.

 

Dimitar Petrov

• Member of the Board of Directors and Founder of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors and Founder of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Chief Executive Officer of Worldwide Invest Group Ltd.

 

Nikola Iliev

• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Financier and Private Equity Investor, Toronto, Canada

 

Silvia Pissarova

• Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy Executive Director of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Bulgarian-Canadian Real Estate Investor, Toronto, Canada

 

Peter Simeonov

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Envitech International Ltd. and Envitech Bulgaria Ltd.

 

Lyubomir Katchamakov

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Construction Companies in Bulgaria
• Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Komans 2000 JSC and Komans Group Ltd.

 

Dragomir Velikov

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Chief Investment Officer of COMPASS INVEST JSC

 

Ivan Pirinsky

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Economic Chamber
• Corporate Security Manager