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Management Team

Management Board

Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD is represented jointly by the Executive Directors Nikolay Stoykov Stoykov and Anastas Atanasov Petrov.

Nikolay Stoykov
Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Nikolay Stoykov is CEO of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD and has many years of experience in managing almost all segments of the banking and non-banking financial services market.

His working career started and passed successively through the Ministry of Finance, Bulbank and Chiosbank. From 1994 to 2001 he was Director of Financial Markets at ING Bank in Bulgaria. He has led NN Pension Insurance Company and NN Life Insurance Company in Bulgaria since their establishment in 2001 and 2006 respectively. Following the acquisition of NN Bulgaria's business by KBC in 2021, he continues to lead the pension insurance company under the company's new brand - "Pension Insurance Company UBB".
He graduated from the UNWE with a degree in International Economic Relations. His career has been accompanied by numerous trainings and specializations in Amsterdam, London, New York, Athens. In 2006 he completed a two-year CEDEP programme for senior managers at INSEAD, France.
Nikolay Stoykov is a member of the board of Junior Achievement Bulgaria.

Anastas Petrov
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Executive Director of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Anastas Petrov is Deputy Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD. Prior to NN Pension Insurance joining KBC Group in Bulgaria in 2021, Anastas Petrov was CEO of NN Pension Insurance since September 2009 and Commercial Director of NN Life Insurance since January 2012.

He started his career with the company in April 2003 as Head of Investment Management at ING Pension Insurance Company.


Anastas Petrov has considerable experience in the financial sector from his work at CIBANK in Sofia, where he successively headed the Liquidity Department and the Corporate Clients Department of the financial institution. Anastas Petrov is a member of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Association of Supplementary Pension Insurance Companies and Chairman of the Staff Qualification Committee of the Association.
He is a graduate of the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, majoring in Business Management and Administration. He holds a Bachelor's degree in European Business Administration from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (ULH) in the UK. He also holds an Executive Master in Finance, Banking & Real Estate from the American University in Bulgaria and SDA Bocconi in Italy.

Maya Ruseva
Head of Legal and Compliance Department of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Maya Ruseva started working at NN Pension Insurance in 2002 as a lawyer for the company. Since 2006 she has been Head of Legal and Compliance Department at NN Life Insurance and since 2007 she has been a member of the Board of Directors of NN Pension Insurance.

She started his professional career at the Privatisation Agency, where she worked as a senior expert in the Legal Directorate from 1997 to 2002. She graduated in Law from St. Kliment Ohridski University. She has undergone specialized training at the Adam Smith Institute London, as well as various risk management trainings at NN Group. In 2012 and 2018 she participated in projects related to the compliance function for Natinaonale-Nederlanden Spain and NN Group.

Elitsa Zancheva
Head of Tied Agent structure of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Elitsa Zancheva started working at NN Pension Insurance in 2007 as a manager of the Business Development Department. Since September 2009, she has been the Director of Sales, and since July 2015 she has held the position of Head of Tied Agent Structure of NN Pension Insurance and NN Life Insurance.

Elitsa Zancheva started her career in the financial sphere at United Bulgarian Bank and later continued at Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria, where she held the positions of Manager of the specialized network of mobile bankers of Raiffeisenbank and Manager of Raiffeisen Property. She graduated from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia and holds a Master's degree in Finance.

Veneta Manova
Finance and Risk Manager of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Veneta Manova started her professional development in 2007 as Manager Operational Risk at ING Insurance Bulgaria. Prior to that she held the position of Internal Auditor at ING Bank and Piraeus Bank Bulgaria respectively. 

Veneta Manova holds a Master's degree in International Economic Relations and Accounting and Control from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. In 2010, she obtained her professional qualification as a Certified Internal Auditor from the Global Institute of Internal Auditors (the IIA, USA). She is also certified by the same Institute in the area of Self-Assessment of Risks and Controls. In the period May 2015 - July 2021 Veneta Manova is the Risk Manager of NN Pension Insurance and NN Life Insurance in Bulgaria. Since August 2021, she has held the position of Finance and Risk Manager at UBB Pension Insurance Company EAD.

Supervisory Board

Kosta  Cholakov
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Kosta Cholakov has been elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD as of 09 August 2021. He has been the Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of DZI since 2013. He started his career at Interamerican Insurance Company. In 1999, he became Manager of Claims Management at Interamerican Bulgaria and from 2001 to 2013 he was CEO of Interamerican Bulgaria Insurance Company and Interamerican Bulgaria Life Insurance Company.

In the period 2011-2019 he was a member of the Board of the ABZ, and currently he is a member of the Board of Trustees of National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1996 from the Department of Law, Faculty of Economics and Legal Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and his Master of Laws degree in 1997 from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.

Ani Angelova
Deputy Chairman and Member of the Supervisory Board of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Ani Angelova is a member of the Supervisory Board of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD as of 03.01.2023. Member of the Country Team of KBC Group for Bulgaria, Member of MB, Executive Director Retail Banking at UBB

Effective from November 2022 Ani Angelova has been elected to hold the Executive Director Retail Banking position at UBB. Ani Angelova has been part of KBC Bank Bulgaria (formerly Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria EAD) since 1995 and until her election for the position of Executive Director and MB member in 2007, she has been Procurator in the Distribution Channels domain.

Since June 2016 she was Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of KBC Investment Management (formerly Raiffeisen Asset Management 08.2008 – 03.2012 (Bulgaria) EAD)

Ani Angelova has graduated from Konstatin Kiril Filosof National Ancient Languages and Cultures High School, then she acquired a degree in Business Management and Administration from the Unversity of National and World Economy and an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management in The Netherlands. She worked for Fortis Bank, The Netherlands. In 2013 she graduated from the Advance Management Programme at IESE, University of Navarra, Barcelona.

Ani Angelova is fluent in English and versed in French.

Prof. Dr. Grigor Dimitrov
Member of the Supervisory Board of Pension Insurance Company UBB EAD

Prof. Dr. Grigor Dimitrov is a member of the Supervisory Board of UBB Pension Insurance Company EAD, effective from 09 August 2021. He is a lecturer at the Higher School of Insurance and Finance. He is a member of the Academic Council.

He has a higher technical and higher economic education. PhD in Economics. Professor. Prof. Dr. Grigor Dimitrov has worked as CEO and Deputy CEO of a pension company and a health insurance company. Chief Director of Insurance Relations at the Bulgarian Industrial Association. He was a long-standing member of the Supervisory Board of the NHIF. Member of the Insurance Relations Committee of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. Professor. Grigor Dimitrov has more than 70 publications on labour relations, pension and health insurance. He is the author of two monographs and lectures and teaching materials on pension and health insurance issues. He is a member of the editorial board of. Member of the editorial board of "Problems of Labour". He was awarded the prize "For overall contribution to the development of Bulgarian insurance" by the "Veleslav Gavriiski" Foundation.

Trustee and Advisory Counsils

List of the Counsil's members are available in Bulgarian part of this website.


For contact with the UPF and PPF Counsils of Trustees and the DPF Advisory Counsil: 89B, Vitosha Blvd, UBB Millenium Center, fl. 16, 1463 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel. 02 / 960 8444, contact person: Paulina Ivanova