- Who is in the team?
- Entrepreneurs
- Experienced management
- Political Supporters
- Farmers
- Leading experts in organic dairy farming
Chairman
Patrick Newman
Fifteen year track record investing in the emerging markets of CEE and former USSR in a range of
sectors including traditional and alternative energy, media/telco ventures. Speaks Russian Italian and
French and was educated at Oxford University. Active in Bulgaria for four years.
Vice Chairman
Bruce Rippon
Ex Quilter Goodison, Banque Paribas Capital Markets - Stock broking, ex Bailey Shatkin - Commodity
futures & options derivatives. London based property developer -owns and manages a portfolio of
central London properties. Actively involved in Bulgaria
General Director
Evgeny Kanev
12 years experience as commercial director of KPMG Bulgaria strong network of contacts and experience
in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring companies.
Finance Director
Neville Bird FCA
Twenty years experience as accountant, trained with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Experience in Central
East Europe including financial modeling for entry into Russian and Polish markets, (Blockbuster)
experience in drink distribution issues (Guinness plc) and international group accountancy
issues (Italy/UK).
Boyko Stoianov
Responsible for herd development Head of the Rare Breeds Association has many years practical
experience of rearing rare breeds animals, issues connected with artificial insemination and
the herd replacement.
Svetla Baylova
Director of the milk processing factory and responsible for processing of product. Svetla has 34 years in the dairy industry (24 years in
state-owned companies and 10 years in private companies). Svetla has been Supervisor of 20 to 100 employees, responsible for production and
conservation of fresh milk, yogurt and dairy products:
Three non-executive directors bring high level of experience and knowledge of Bulgaria and the organic sector
Graham Watson MEP,
Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament, the largest third force ever
in the 26 year history of the European Parliament. and Member of Parliament for South West England and Gibraltar.
From 1983 to 1987 he served as Head of the Private Office of the Rt.Hon. Sir David Steel MP, then Leader of the Liberal Party. He had previously
been active as General Secretary of the Liberal International's youth movement, and was a founder of the European Communities' Youth Forum.
Graham Watson worked for the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in their London and Hong Kong offices. He maintains an active interest in the
Far East and is an Adviser to the Asia Pacific Public Affairs Forum.
The Right Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP
Denis MacShane has been Member of Parliament for Rotherham since May 1994. He was named a Minister at the Foreign Office by Prime Minister Tony
Blair in 2001 and was deputy to the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw and Minister for Europe from 2002-2005. He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in
June 2005. He was born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford (MA) and London University (Ph D). He has a long standing interest in Bulgaria.
Renee Elliott,
Council member of the Soil Association and founder of Planet Organic – the UK’s leading organic supermarket group.
The Team - Advisors
Royal Agricultural Society of Cirencester founded in the 19th century is the world’s leading centre of knowledge and training in agriculture. The
College has entered into a contract with BBDC to provide a range of consulting and project management solutions and to support the development of the organic business.
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