Managing Board
Composition and Functions of the Managing Board of AOR "Atlantic"
Maj. Gen. Stefan Dimitrov, PhD (Ret.)
Chairman
General Dimitrov has graduated the Military University "Vasil Levski", Veliko Tarnovo (1965); Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski", Sofia (MA 1975 and PhD degree) and Military Academy of the General Staff, Moscow (1988). He has studied French language in the French Cultural Institute, Sofia; Specializations in USA and France. He has served as: Commander of a tank platoon and company; lecturer at the Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski"; Deputy Head of the Operative Department of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces (1982-1992); Head of the Military Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria (1992-1997); Defence attaché in Moscow (1997-2000); Executive Director of the Balkan Political Club (2002-2005) and Consular-Minister Plenipotentiary in Novosibirsk (2005-2006). Currently, senior military and policy expert. He has a good working knowledge of Russian, uses French as well as some English.
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Col.
Dimitar Bouzekov (Ret.)
Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board of AORA
Administrative Director
Colonel Bouzekov has graduated the Military University "Vasil Levski", Veliko Tarnovo (1974); Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski" (1982), Sofia, Bulgaria; Royal College of Defence Studies - the Hague, the Netherlands (1995); Military Academy of the General Staff in Moscow (1997); Col. Bouzekov has surved as: Commander of unit; Chief of service in a motor-rifle division; Chief of department at the Center for National Security and other departments of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces; Defence attaché; He has a good working knowledge of English, Russian and Turkish languages.
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Maj. Gen. Sabi Sabev (Ret.)
Member of the
Managing Board of AORA
Director “Programs and Projects”
General Sabev was born in Zhelju Vojvoda, Sliven. He has graduated the Technical High School "Marie Curie", Sliven; Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropolia, Pleven ("Engineer of radioelectronics", 1975); Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski", Sofia (MA on "War Studies", 1982); training course at the Military Academy "Yuri Gagarin", Russian Federation (1987); US Air Force Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (1994); In the period (2001-2002) he has graduated a number of training courses in NATO member countries. He has served as: Head of Operations Directorate (A-3), Bulgarian Air Force HQ (1997-2000); Head of Operations Directorate (J-3), General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces (2000-2001); Head of Strategic Planning Directorate (J-5), General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces (2001-2002); National Military Representative to NATO Military Committee (2002–2004). He has a good working knowledge of English and Russian languages, uses French.
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Col. Petar Dimitrov (Ret.)
Member of the Managing Board of AORA
Director “Analyses”
Colonel Dimitrov has graduated Higher Aviation Military School "Georgi Dimitrov", Shoumen ("Computer maintenance engineer", 1973-1977); MA on "War Studies" (Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski", Sofia, 1986-1988); Specializations at: US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth (KS, US-general military training, 1994-1995); Royal College of Defence Studies, London (UK-strategic management of defence, 2002); Kings College, London (UK-MA on International Relations, 2002). He has an excellent working knowledge of English and Russian languages.
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Associate Professor Zlatogor Minchev, PhD
Member of the Managing Board of AORA
Director “IT & Cybersecurity”
Associate Professor Zlatogor Minchev was born in Bourgas; Graduated High Technical School "Alexander Popov", Sofia ("Radio & Television", 1997); BSc on "Informatics & Mathematics" (University of Veliko Tarnovo "St. St. Cyril & Methodius", 2001); PhD degree on "Cybernetics & Robotics" (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2006); Associate Professor on "Automation & Control" (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of ICT, 2010). Since 2005 Dr. Minchev works in the field of security studies in a number of research and applied projects funded by the government, EU, NATO, USA and the non-governmental sector. He has an excellent working knowledge of English and Russian languages as well as some French and German.
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Brig. Gen. Dinko Ivanov (Ret.)
Member of the Managing Board of AORA
Director “Domestic & International Cooperation”
General Ivanov has graduated Air Force Academy, Dolna Mitropolia, Pleven (1972-1977); Defence and Staff College "Georgi S. Rakovski", Sofia (1985-1987); US Air Force Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (1995-1996); He has served as: Business Development Manager, „EODT”, Iraq (2008-2009); Executive Director „Inter Air” Ltd. (2004-2007); Commander of 24 Helicopter Airbase (1999-2003); Deputy Commander of 24 Helicopter Airbase (1998-1999); Inspector of 24 Helicopter Airbase (1996-1998); Squadron Commander (1993-1995); Squadron Deputy Commander (1987-1992); Unit Commander (1981-1985); Crew Commander (1979-1980); Co-pilot (1977-1979); He has a good working knowledge of English and Russian languages.
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Captain 1st Rank Vasil Danov (Ret.)
Member of the Managing Board of AORA
Director “Public Relations”
Master of Arts on Political Sciences and BA on Journalism. Expert on International Humanitarian Law and PR Officer of the General Staff of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. NATO scholarship on the topic "Comparative Analysis of the Armed Forces Reforms in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria" (1999-2001). Founder and editor of the Bulgarian officers legion "Georgi Rakovski" newspaper "Legia". Former Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Marine Forces newspaper.
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