I am Kolyo Boichev- born in Bulgaria (EU),with two Master’s Degrees (in Finance & Marketing) and Certificate in Public Finance, International Business, Marketing and New Ventures from the University of Delaware.
A professional C-suite manager & accomplished executive-level business leader with a lot of firepower, excellent business acumen & practical functional and transformational expertise.
Visionary, gutsy, fun, responsible, highly motivated with a social conscience and … with an old dream, as old as the world, to explore the secrets of “Life, the Universe and Everything”.
Deeply appreciate and always take a hands-on approach on the matters I am dealing with.
I worked for highly recognizable companies and distinguished business people and entrepreneurs from different countries. Some of them are:
I successfully managed and accomplished a variety of tasks and projects and among them:
I strongly believe that you should START where you are, USE what you have and DO what you can. Ring the bell as early as possible. And remember that PASSION never fails. Set GOALS. REACH. REPEAT.
A professional C-suite manager & accomplished executive-level business leader with a lot of firepower, excellent business acumen & practical functional and transformational expertise.
Visionary, gutsy, fun, responsible, highly motivated with a social conscience and … with an old dream, as old as the world, to explore the secrets of “Life, the Universe and Everything”.
Deeply appreciate and always take a hands-on approach on the matters I am dealing with.
I worked for highly recognizable companies and distinguished business people and entrepreneurs from different countries. Some of them are:
- Coca-Cola
- Carlsberg, Denmark
- Actavis, Iceland (now part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.)
- Amylum, Belgium (later part of Tate & Lyle, UK and now of US ADM - Archer-Daniels-Midland Company)
- Petrol Holding – once the largest fuel trader in Bulgaria
I successfully managed and accomplished a variety of tasks and projects and among them:
- Registering new companies and interacting with different authorities along the way
- Adequate relationship sand effective collaboration with tax authorities and different state internal revenue and other regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance in all fields
- Feasibility studies, assessing investment risks (risk management solutions), investment appraisal &commercial viability evaluations for multiple investment projects& initiatives
- Development, management & post-project performance monitoring, assessing and reporting of EU-funded projects for third-party beneficiaries, incl. under the EU’s research & innovation funding programe Horizon 2020 and under the ERC (European Research Council) Synergy Grant 2013 Call where the research proposal was prepared with international participation. Ensuring gap financing (bridge loans) during the project implementation.
- Led financial due diligence processes for several private equity funds during M&A deals (UK, Bulgaria & Romania) and for an international generic pharma group’s London Stock Exchange listing (working with legal & financial teams from the UK & Iceland)
- Attracting funding for start-ups in their initial phase, incl. seed rounds, venture capital, angel financing, IPO’s, related financial roadshows, grants, subsidies, equity, mezzanine capital, subordinated loans, convertible bonds, bank credits, incl. syndicated ones
- Drafting, introduction & adherence to internal policies, procedures, MACS (Minimum Accounting Control Standards), SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Introduction, maintenance and using of management and statutory reporting systems according to IFRS, UK & US GAAP, incl. implementation (localization & customization) of several different ERP integrated systems. Identification, introduction, calculation and monitoring of business-specific KPIs
- Treasury & cash flow management, incl. foreign currency exposure monitoring and hedging techniques application leading to optimizing the inventory levels and working capital locked in
- MBO (Management By Objectives) systems implemented, incl. interim and annual performance appraisal and proposals for improvements/trainings.
- Establishing a Supply Chain structure on plant level
- Several successful tax optimization projects
- Double Tax Treaties application and profit repatriation
- Managed turnarounds and restructuring activities aimed at recovery of poorly performing & troubled businesses, experiencing a severe financial distress
- Member of different Boards of Directors
- Management Coach and Mentor of top managers
I strongly believe that you should START where you are, USE what you have and DO what you can. Ring the bell as early as possible. And remember that PASSION never fails. Set GOALS. REACH. REPEAT.