Тonislav Popov is the new Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Management Board and Executive Director of bTV Media Group as of October 1^st 2018. He takes over the roles and responsibilities of David Stepan who will embark on new challenges after more than two years with the company.

Tonislav Popov has a broad financial and senior level management experience in various global and regional roles, gained in some of the world`s largest companies. Before joining bTV Media Group he served as Global Finance Director Consumer Healthcare Export at GSK, based in UK, where he has held various finance management positions on global and multinational level for nearly 8 years. Prior to that Popov worked at Unilever South Central Europe, where he gained experience for more than 7 years on several regional positions with increasing seniority. He started his professional career at Intrama-Suedpack Ltd, Bulgaria.

Tonislav Popov has studied Finance Management at University of Delaware, and he completed the Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate Program at Stanford University. He also holds Master’s degrees in Accounting and Business and in International Business from the Dimitar Tsenov Academy of Economics.

“I am very pleased to welcome Tonislav Popov on board. I am convinced his knowledge, expertise and experience, gained and successfully applied in a highly competitive international business environment, will be a great asset to bTV Media Group and will contribute to reinforcing our achievements. I am very grateful to David Stepan for his commitment, professionalism and immense work he did for the company in the past years, strengthening our leading position on the market. Working with him was a privilege for our team and I wish him every success in the future,” commented Florian Skala, CEO of bTV Media Group.