Nikolai Nikolov

• Advise on private equity and commodities trade opportunities through sell-side and buy-side mandates. • Facilitate cross-border transactions using a strong international network. • Provide local knowledge and strong market penetration. • Engage own management time for project implementation and operations. • Welcomes innovation and mutual understanding with interested parties.

Responsible for the provision of real estate agency services on behalf of Danos and BNP Paribas Real Estate in Bulgaria.

• Engage and sustain direct business relationship with potential corporate clients • Participated in the preparation of the subsidiary budgeting, including projected sales data and project acquisition costs • Prepared bid proposals and unsolicited offer quotations • Personally responsible for the Facility Management of large corporate accounts in terms of after-sales management: coordination with Operations Manager; management of all supervisors and their teams on-site • Monitored for adherence to SLAs

TOBOKO GROUP LIMITED was a venture that catered to connoisseurs in Bulgaria and the official importer of the boutique limited-edition hand-made champagne Armand de Brignac. My responsibilities: • Engaged in building and maintaining strong long-term relationships with corporate clients • Managed all sales activities in Bulgaria • Monitored closely the competitive environment • Coordinated the local marketing activities with the Global Sales & Marketing Manager of Armand de Brignac Holdings LLC

• Constructively challenge the development and implementation of the strategy of the company; • Provide assistance for company network enrichment and intermediary support for capitalizing on opportunities for expansion;

• Advised management on business development/investment opportunities; • Assisted the management of SAX Ltd. in capitalizing corporate bank services; • Informed and guided management to benefit from the opening of the European Union Structural Funds in Bulgaria;

• Studied in detail and worked in the departments: Risk Management, Sales & Marketing, Finance& Accounting, Relations with Private and Corporate Clients, International Credit Cards; • Gained insight into the synergy and interrelatedness between functional departments of a young fast-growing company

• Developed a strategic business plan for cooperation and development between Fortis Windenergy and Clear Resource, with a team of three students from RSM Erasmus University as a part of the Strategic Business Planning course

• Developed abilities to attract clients and sustain company interrelations

STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN MULTINATIONAL HOLDING COMPANIES: A Case Study of European Energy Companies and Their Reaction to European Union's Emission Trading Scheme; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Muel Kaptein; Dr. Bettina Wittneben; Peer Contributors: Martin Ahe, Daniils Goroluks

Development of Graduation Project on Roma Minority Conditions in Bulgaria Sept. 04 – May 05 • Analysed the Roma Minority problems to integrate in the Bulgarian society and prepared a documentary with the help of National TV Evrocom Bulgaria; • Video accessible @ http://tinyurl.com/6dtnub