VALENTIN ZLATEV – OWNER & CHAIRMAN

LACHEZAR TODOROV – MEMBER OF BOARD

MARIA KONSTANTINOU – MEMBER OF BOARD

NIKOLAOS KORONIS – MEMBER OF BOARD

MARTIN GANEV – MEMBER OF BOARD

Born in 1965, Valentin Zlatev founded the first company of the group – Agrohold JSC in 1990. He is the sole shareholder of the conglomerate with diversified investments in different sectors of the economy.
Mr. Zlatev is a prominent and highly respected businessperson, manager, and investor, a citizen of the Republic of Bulgaria (a member of the European Union). The successful entrepreneurial skills of Valentin Zlatev, earned him international recognition as he was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa by the prestigious City University of Seattle, Washington, in 2003.
Mr. Zlatev was the General Manager of the Russian company Quarum before moving to Rosneft Oil Company in Moscow as Vice-President from 1994 to 1998. Afterwards, from 1998 to 2020, he held a number of senior leadership roles in Lukoil, including Regional Manager for the Balkans, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lukoil Neftochim Refinery Bulgaria, and CEO & Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lukoil Bulgaria.
Between 2014 and 2019 he has been elected Chairman of the Bulgarian Petroleum and Gas Association. Since 2020, he has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy Supply LTD, where he is also a shareholder.
He holds a Master’s degree in International Law from the Moscow State University of International Relations and a Ph.D. in Comparative Politics from the Russian Academy of Science. At an international level, he has distinguished himself by publishing several books and articles on geopolitics including: “Oil, Gas and Geopolitics” (2000); “Globalization and the Business of Oil and Gas” (p.2001); “The Vector of Changes and Globalization” published in the book “Dilemmas of Globalization – Societies and Civilizations: Illusions and Risks (2002).