RDA - Key Persons


Aleksandar Tonkov

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
Senior Expert in RDA BSC SMEs (Regional Development Agency with Business Support Centre for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Plovdiv), Member of the Management Board and Executive director of RDA BSC SMEs Over 30 years of experience in the preparation, implementation, management/ coordination of national and international projects funded by various programs and donors. Work in the field of regional development, small and medium enterprises, vocational training, etc. Experience in the real, non-governmental sectors Participated in the development and discussion of numerous strategic documents at municipal, district and regional level; Member of Councils development at district and regional level as well as a number of committees at municipal and regional level Publications in the field of business start-up, training modules on management, marketing, tourism, regional development planning, etc.

Aleksander Tonkov

Job Titles:
  • Senior Expert

Atanas Tonkov

Job Titles:
  • Project Assistant

Mariana Hristeva

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
  • Economist / Financial Manager RDA BSC SMEs ( Regional Development Agency With Business Support Centre for Small and Medium - Sized Enterprises - Plovdiv )
Over 25 years of experience in accounting and control in the real, non-governmental sectors Experience in the preparation, implementation, financial management of national and international projects funded by various programs (INTERREG EUROPA, INTERREG DANUBE, operational programs, etc.) and donors

Tsvetana Petkova

Job Titles:
  • Project Assistant

Velizar Petrov - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Engineer
  • Manager
Over 21 years of experience, incl. in the preparation, implementation, management/coordination, monitoring and evaluation of national and international projects funded by different programs and donors. Work in the field of regional development, small and medium enterprises, vocational training, etc. Experience in the real, non-governmental sectors and administration. Participated in the development and discussion of numerous strategic documents at municipal, regional and regional level. Member of councils for development at district and regional level. External evaluator of national and international programs ( EACEA, EU-level bilateral relations fund of the EEA and NFM 2009-2014, Operational Program "Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy", Operational Program "Administrative Capacity", etc.