Commiteets

Chairpersons:

Ms. Petya Dimitrova, Executive Director, Postbank /Eurobank Bulgaria/

Mr. Kamen Kolchev, CEO, Elana Holding

The committee was set up on February 3, 2010 with the following priorities: to recommend detailed measures to restore and accelerate the economic growth and development of the capital market in Bulgaria.
 

Members:

• ALLIANZ BULGARIA HOLDING
• ASSOCIATION OF BULGARIAN INSURERS
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED INVESTMENT INTERMEDIARIES (BALIP)
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES (BASSCOM)
• BULGARIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
• BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREDIT BANK (BACB)
• BULSTRAD VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP
• CENTRALNA ENERGOREMONTNA BAZA /CERB/
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• DEUTSCHE LEASING BULGARIA
• DSK BANK
• DSK RODINA – PENSION SECURITY COMPANY
• ELANA HOLDING
• ELIT TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL
• ELTRAK BULGARIA
• EUROBANK BULGARIA
• FTS BULGARIA
• GENERALI BULGARIA HOLDING
• GEOTRADING
• ING BANK – SOFIA BRANCH
• INTERLEASE
• KAOLIN
• KUMINIANO FRUIT OOD
• PIRAEUS BANK
• SOLVAY SODI
• UNICREDIT BULBANK

Chairpersons:

Mr. Konstantin Stamenov,

Chairman of the Managing Board of the Bulgarian Federation of Industrial
Energy Consumers (BFIEC)

Mr. Kamen Kolchev, CEO, Elana Holding

The committee was actualized on January 22, 2015. The main activities of the Energy Committee are aimed at discussing and preparing positions on energy sector development in Bulgaria and EU policies including improvement of the current legislation and regulatory regimes, enhancing competitiveness and stimulating investments.

Ms Pola Naydenova, Head of Section “Natural Gas”, Representative of Agropolychim

Members:

• ACTAVIS
• AGROPOLYCHIM
• AMYLUM BULGARIA
• ASSAREL MEDET
• ATANASOV-GROUP KRIB DOBRICH
• AURUBIS
• BA GLASS BULGARIA S.A.
• BIOVET
• BULGARIA ENGINEERING EAD, HELIOS POWER AD
• BULGARIAN FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS (BFIEC)
• CENTRALNA ENERGOREMONTNA BAZA
• CEZ BULGARIA
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• DUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS
• ELANA HOLDING
• ELKABEL
• ELLATZITE-MED
• ELPROM-ET KRIB-DOBRICH
• EVN BULGARIA
• HAN ASPARUH
• KAOLIN
• KCM PLOVDIV
• KRIB DOBRICH
• MINSTROY HOLDING
• NEOCHIM
• PIRIN TEX PRODUCTION
• PLASTCHIM-T
• ROCA BULGARIA
• SHELL BULGARIA
• SIEMENS
• SOLVAY SODI
• TIBIEL
• TRAKIA GLASS BULGARIA

Chairperson:

Dipl. Eng. Prof. Nikolay Michailov, Chairman of the Managing Board, Trace Group Hold

The mission of the Investment Projects and Infrastructure Committee is to raise and promote the prestige of the Bulgarian construction business in its relations with the Bulgarian state authorities, EU institutions and international partners; to make recommendations for the implementation of a systematic policy in public investments to the benefit of the society and the business in Bulgaria.
 

Members:

• ARTEKS ENGINEERING
• BULGARIA ENGINEERING EAD
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF INERT MATERIALS PRODUCERS (BAPIM)
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES (BASSCOM)
• BULGARIAN CONSTRUCTION CHAMBER (BCC)
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• CONSILIUM PARTNERS OOD
• ELTRAK BULGARIA
• EUROMARKET BRD
• DEUTSCHE LEASING BULGARIA
• GEOSTROY
• GLAVBOLGARSTROY HOLDING
• NATIONAL REAL ESTATES ASSOCIATION SIENIT HOLDING
• SIENIT HOLDING
• SOLVEY SODI
• TELELINK
• TRACE GROUP HOLD

The committee was set up in 2011. The priorities of the Agriculture and Food Committee are focused on the development of the agricultural sector and the improvement of the legislation including the EU funds management for agricultural producers.
 

Members:

• AMETA HOLDING
• ATANASOV GROUP
• BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS (BAAP)
• BULGARIAN CONSULTANCY ORGANIZATION
• BULGARIAN PLANT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
• BULGARIAN SOFT DRINKS ASSOCIATION
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• DEUTSCHE LEASING BULGARIA
• ELANA HOLDING
• ELIT AGRO SRL
• FOUR FRIENDS LTD
• GRADUS – 1
• KRIB DOBRICH
• KRIB VRATZA
• KUMINIANO FRUIT OOD
• METRO CASH&CARRY BULGARIA
• NATIONAL VINE AND WINE CHAMBER
• NEOCHIM
• NESTLE BULGARIA
• PHILIP MORRIS BULGARIA
• TOPAZ MEL LTD
• UNION OF BREWERS IN BULGARIA
• VP BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

Chairpersons:

Mr. Stoyan Stavrev, Executive Director, Bulgarian Consulting Organization

Ms. Teodora Ovcharova, Executive Director, Elana Investment

Mr. Yanko Iliev, Partner at Lirex.BG

The committee was actualized on January 23, 2015. The main objective of the European Funds and Programs Committee is to propose solutions to optimize the functioning and utilization of the European funds and programs to the benefit of the private sector in Bulgaria.
 

Members:

• AD DECUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
• ALBENA
• ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING COMPANIES (APAC)
• BULGARIAN AMERICAN CREDIT BANK (BACB)
• BELAZ-SOFIA
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LEASING (BAL)
• BULGARIAN CONSULTANCY ORGANIZATION
• BULGARIAN TRADE ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND OPERATORS IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY (BTAMOGI)
• CENTRALNA ENERGOREMONTNA BAZA
• BULGARIA (CISB)
• CIBANK
• DEUTSCHE LEASING BULGARIA
• ELANA INVESTMENT
• EVN BULGARIA
• FAMOSO LINE LTD.
• GED
• GLOBAL BUSINESS GROUP OOD
• INTERSERVIZ UZUNOVI
• IPO BULGARIA
• ISA AUDIT
• KRIB-KARDJALI
• LIREX.BG
• MICROSOFT BULGARIA
• PIRIN TEX PRODUCTION
• SOLVEY SODI
• TAL ENGINEERING
• TELELINK
• TOMBOU BULGARIA
• UNION OF HOME PRODUCERS

Chairpersons:

Mr. Georgi Simeonov, Partner Tax practice, Deloitte Bulgaria

The committee was set up on February 9, 2010. Its priorities are drafting proposals on improving the tax and customs legislation, as well as making recommendations regarding the legal base of business environment in Bulgaria
 

Members:

• AFA
• AGROPOLYCHIM
• ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE NONBANKING LENDING
• ASSOCIATION FOR MODERN TRADE
• ASSOCIATION OF THE ACCOUNTANTS AND THE ACCOUNTING COMPANIES /AAAC/
• ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OWNERS IN BULGARIA
• BALKAM
• BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LEASING
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF INERT MATERIALS PRODUCERS (BAPIM)
• CEZ BULGARIA
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• DELOITTE BULGARIA
• DEVNYA CEMENT
• ELANA HOLDING
• ELLATZITE-MED
• ELTRAK BULGARIA
• E.M. CONSULTING OOD
• ERNST & YOUNG BULGARIA
• EVN BULGARIA
• GEORGIEV, TODOROV&CO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW
• GEOTECHMIN
• GLOBAL TAX
• INTERLEASE
• ISA AUDIT
• KOLCHEVA, SMILENOV, KOEV & PARTNERS LAW FIRM
• MONDELEZ BULGARIA
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMPANIES FOR TRADE SECURITY (NAFTSO)
• NESTLE BULGARIA
• PHILIP MORRIS BULGARIA
• PIRIN TEX PRODUCTION
• PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS BULGARIA
• SHELL BULGARIA
• SIEMENS
• SOLVEY SODI
• ZAHARINOVA AND PARTNERS

The activities of the Human Resources Committee were updated in January 2015 with decision of the Managing Board of KRIB. Currently the main priorities of the HR Committee are to provide the Managing Board with professionally grounded positions on the legislative amendments issued under the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation, to initiate discussions and to propose amendments in the relevant legislation for better flexibility of the working force, to help the KRIB members to share the best practices in the field of HR management.
 

Members:

• A 1 BULGARIA
• ASSAREL-MEDET
• ASSOCIATION OF THE ACCOUNTANTS AND THE ACCOUNTING COMPANIES
• AFA
• AMYLUM BULGARIA
• ASSAREL MEDET
• AURUBIS BULGARIA
• BA GLASS BULGARIA S.A.
• BILLA BULGARIA
• BULGARIAN SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION
• CERB
• EXPERIAN BULGARIA
• FESTO PRODUCTION
• GALAXI INVESTMENT GROUP
• GED
• GENERALI BULGARIA HOLDING
• GLOBAL TAX
• IBM BULGARIA
• INTERSERVIZ UZUNOVI
• ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING COMPANIES
• BG ESTATES
• BELLA BULGARIA
• BIOVET
• BRAIN STORM CONSULT
• BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
• BULGARIAN FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS (BFIEC)
• BULGARIAN RAILWAY COMPANY
• BULGARIAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY / VIVACOM
• BULSTRAD VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP
• CEZ BULGARIA
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• COCA-COLA HBC BULGARIA
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• ELLATZITE-MED
• ELTRAK BULGARIA
• ERNST & YOUNG BULGARIA
• EVN BULGARIA
• GEOTECHMIN
• HONEYWELL
• IDEAL STANDARD VIDIMA
• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL - IBS
• IPO BULGARIA
• JOBTIGER
• KAMENIZA
• KAOLIN
• KPMG
• MEDIA GROUP BULGARIA
• MEDIA GROUP HOLDING
• MEDICO ENGINEERING
• MELEXIS BULGARIA
• METRO CASH & CARRY BULGARIA
• MUSALA SOFT
• NAVIGATION MARITIME BULGARIA
• NEOCHIM
• NESTLE BULGARIA
• PHILIP MORRIS BULGARIA
• PIRIN TEX PRODUCTION
• PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS BULGARIA
• PROMMONT
• RAICOMMERCE CONSTRUCTION
• RAIFFEISENBANK BULGARIA
• ROSTA BALKANI HR
• SENSOR NITE BULGARIA INDUSTRIAL
• SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC BULGARIA
• SHELL BULGARIA
• SIEMENS
• SIKO TRANS
• SOLVAY SODI
• SOPHARMA TRADING
• ST.CYRIL AND ST.METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TURNOVO
• SUN SPREE HOLIDAYS EOOD
• TELELINK BUSINESS SERVICES
• TOMBOU BULGARIA
• UHY BRAIN STORM CONSULT
• UNION OF BREWERS IN BULGARIA
• UNION OF HOME PRODUCERS
• UNIPHARM
• ULEN
• VP BRANDS INTERNATIONAL
• YURI GAGARIN
• ZAGORKA

Chairpersons:

Mr. George Randelov, Public Sector Lead CEE Multi-country, Microsoft

(BAIT)

The ICT and e-Government Committee was renamed ICT Committee in May 2013. The main goals of the ICT Committee are: to work for ICT business development in the country by mainly focusing on the strategies and development programs; to be a medium for an exchange of ideas between the ICT companies – members of KRIB. The ICT committee prepares and submits to the Managing Board proposals regarding legislative and practical problems in the sector.
 

Members:

• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES (BASSCOM)
• CONFINDUSTRIA
• FTS BULGARIA
• GED
• HEWLETT-PACKARD BULGARIA
• MELEXIS BULGARIA
• MICROSOFT BULGARIA
• MUSALA SOFT
• PIRIN TEX PRODUCTION
• RISK ELECTRONICS
• SOLVEY SODI
• TELELINK

Chairperson:

Dr Mimi Vitkova, Executive Director of United Health Insurance Fund Doverie

The Committee was established in March 2012 by resolution of the Board of KRIB. The activities of the Healthcare Committee are focused on the following priorities: the financial framework of the National healthcare system;

the production and distribution of generic medicines; the functioning of the medical institutions; health insurance; e-healthcare and use of innovative IT methods in the sector; the activity of the Health and Safety at Work Services.
 

Members:

• ACTAVIS
• AMGEN BULGARIA
• ACIBADEM CITYCLINIC
• ASSOCIATION OF BULGARIAN INSURERS
• ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IN BULGARIA
• ASSOCIATION OF THE RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL MANIFACTURERS IN BULGARIA /ARPharM/
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICINE PARALLEL TRADE DEVELOPMENT
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL WHOLESALERS (BAPW)
• BULGARIAN GENERIC MEDICINE ASSOCIATION (BG PHARMA)
• BULGARIAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
• BULGARIAN PHARMACY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
• CITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• DR. ATANAS DAFOVSKI - MULTIPROFILE HOSPITAL FOR ACTIVE TREATMENT, KARDZALI
• GE HEALTHCARE BULGARIA
• GLAXOSMITHKLINE
• HIGIA HOSPITAL
• HILL CLINIC
• IBM BULGARIA
• KONTRAX
• KRIB DOBRICH
• MEDICO ENGINEERING
• MSD BULGARIA
• NADEZHDA HOSPITAL
• SCS FRANCHISE
• SIEMENS HEALTHCARE
• SOFIAMED HOSPITAL
• SOPHARMA PLC
• SOPHARMA TRADING
• TOMBOU BULGARIA
• TRAKIA HOSPITAL
• UNITED HEALTH INSURANCE FUND DOVERIE

Chairman:

Dipl. Eng. Zdravko Dereliev, Chairman of the Board, National Association of Companies for Trade Security (NAFTSO)
 

Deputy Chairmen:

Mr. Stoyan Boev, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies (BAIT)

Mr. Boyko Mitev, Security Manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Hewlett- Packard Bulgaria

The Committee was established in September 2012 with the following main goals: to promote the development of security, continuity and sustainability of the business; to be a platform for exchange of ideas and information in the security sector, including physical, cyber and information security; to draft proposals for legislative amendments concerning the business security to the Managing Board; to provide the Confederation’s members with data on the security systems current status.
 

Members:

• 3S SOT
• CITIBANK EUROPE PLC BULGARIA BRANCH
• CONFINDUSTRIA BULGARIA
• EQE BULGARIA
• ESI CENTER, MEMBER OF THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES (BASSCOM)
• GED
• GEOTECHMIN
• HEWLETT-PACKARD BULGARIA
• INTERCONSULT BULGARIA, MEMBER OF THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BAIT)
• INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL - IBS KRIB DOBRICH
• INTERSERVIZ UZUNOVI
• LIREX.COM, MEMBER OF THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BAIT)
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMPANIES FOR TRADE SECURITY (NAFTSO)
• NORD HOLDING
• S GROUP INTERNATIONAL
• STEMO, MEMBER OF THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (BAIT)
• TELELINK

CHAIRPERSONS:

Mr. Ivaylo Konstantinov, General Manager of Union-Ivkoni Ltd.

Mr. Hristo Hristov, President and CEO of Discordia Ltd.

Mr. Iavor Pantaleev, Procurator of Eurosped Ltd.

The Committee was established on March 22, 2016 as an initiative by members of KRIB with the following main objectives: to propose legislative amendments concerning the transport sector; to ensure the protection of the interests of the business in the EC; to insist on the improvement of the relations with the neighboring countries of Bulgaria and the EU countries; to strive for more effective dialogue with the responsible state institutions concerning the sector regulations and the staff training; to initiate support for the establishment of an united Chamber of carriers in Bulgaria.

MEMBERS:

• AIT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
• ABRITES
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT UNIONS (BASAT)
• BULGARIAN PETROLEUM AND GAS ASSOCIATION (BPGA)
• BULGARIAN RAILWAY COMPANY /BRC/
• CENTRALNA ENERGOREMONTNA BAZA /CERB/
• DEUTSCHE LEASING BULGARIA
• DHL EXPRESS BULGARIA
• DISCORDIA
• EURO FERT SA
• EUROSPED
• EUROSPEED
• GEORGIEV, TODOROV&CO., ATTORNEYS AT LAW
• LASER LOGISTIC OOD
• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUS TRANSPORT IN BULGARIA
• PETKO ANGELOV BG LTD
• PIMK
• PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS BULGARIA
• SHELL BULGARIA
• SIKO TRANS
• SPUTNIK 96
• ТASHEV TRANS
• TBD -TOVARNI PREVOZI EAD
• TK BUS PERNIK
• TRANSPRESS
• UNION-IVKONI

The Committee was established on 22 June 2017 with main priorities to provide the Managing Board of KRIB with reasoned proposals for positions on: vocational secondary education, the encouraging of innovations and rating systems in secondary education, the relationship between business and local authorities, communication with young people, holding specialized meetings with the competent state institutions, lack of staff for the business and seeking a joint decision with the secondary and higher schools, improving the status of the Bulgarian teacher and others.

Chairpersons:

Mr. Stoyan Stavrev, Executive Director of Bulgarian Consultancy Organization

Mrs.  Detelina Smilkova, Vice-president of  VUZF University

Mr. Lyubomir Minchev, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telelink

Members:

• A 1 BULGARIA
• AGROPOLYCHIM
• AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BULGARIA /AUBG/ARCUS
• ASSOCIATION FOR MODERN TRADEASSOCIATION OF THE ACCOUNTANTS AND THE ACCOUNTING COMPANIES /AAAC/
• BANKER
• BMF PORT BURGAS
• BRAND MEDIA BULGARIA
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LEASING (BAL)
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE MANAGEMENT (BAPM)
• BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOFTWARE COMPANIES (BASSCOM)
• BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF MINING AND GEOLOGY (BMGK)
• BULGARIAN CONSULTANCY ORGANIZATION
• BULGARIAN HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (BHRA)
• BULGARIAN RAILWAY COMPANY
• BULGARIAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY / VIVACOM
• CENTRALNA ENERGOREMONTNA BAZA (CERB)
• COCA-COLA HBC BULGARIA
• EUROSPED
• FOT
• GARITAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
• GED
• GEOTRADING
• HEWLETT-PACKARD BULGARIA
• INFORMATION SERVICES
• INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
• INTERSERVICE UZUNOVI
• ISA AUDIT
• MICROSOFT BULGARIA
• PLASTCHIM-T
• RISK ELECTRONICS
• SOLVAY SODI
• ST.CYRIL AND ST.METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF VELIKO TURNOVO
• SUN SPREE HOLIDAYS
• TAL ENGINEERING
• TELELINK
• VUZF UNIVERSITY
• ZAGORKA