Leadership

Pavlin Petkov is an accomplished executive leader with over 25 years of international experience across the US, Western and Eastern Europe. His career spans senior roles in private equity, insurance, banking and pension fund management, combining strategic insight with operational excellence.

Most recently, Pavlin spent eight years as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board Member of Allianz Bulgaria, where he oversaw €5 billion in assets and more than doubled operating profit through strategic transformation, disciplined capital management and growth initiatives. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at Allianz’s global headquarters in Munich, Axxess Capital Private Equity, Kaolin, as well as at Lehman Brothers, PwC, and the Bulgarian National Bank.

Pavlin brings to AG Capital a distinctive combination of board-level perspective, investment expertise and hands-on execution. His track record includes major capital raisings, M&A, restructuring and partnership building, consistently delivering results in complex and competitive environments.

He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy. He is a CFA charter-holder, a Fellow of ACCA and is fluent in English, German, Italian and Russian.

Ivaylo Vatev has a wealth of experience in investments and corporate financing. Before joining AG Capital, Ivaylo has held senior roles and has served as the CFO of Aurubis Bulgaria for 15 years, part of Aurubis Germany, a leading international metals group and the largest company in Bulgaria. Prior to that for 12 years he held the position of Director of Transactions for Southeast Europe at PwC.

He holds a degree from the American University in Bulgaria and is certified by the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).

Yordan Angelov joined AG Capital in 2006 as part of BLD’s management team. He acted as Finance Director of the first Bulgarian licensed operator of electronic payments between 2008 and 2011, being promoted the same year to Finance Director at AG Capital. In 2016 he became CFO of BLD.

Yordan Angelov holds a Master’s in Finance Degree from the University of Economics in Varna.

Dirk Pergoot has over 25 years of experience in port management and port operations. He has managed audits and concession preparations for several ports in Bulgaria, Romania, Belgium, Greece, Turkey and Poland. He has extensive expertise in start-up development, strategic planning, marketing, transportation and logistics. Dirk has held management positions in international companies such as Euroports Group, Van Moer Logistics, and ADM – Amylum Group.

He has worked as an advisor to Bulgaria’s Minister of Transport and was appointed as the General Manager of the State Company Port Infrastructure in Bulgaria.

He holds a Master’s degree from Ghent University, Belgium, and a Port Management Specialisation (Harbour Master) from LLyod’s Maritime Academy, London. Dirk is fluent in English, Dutch, Bulgarian, French and German.

Svetlana Yordanova is a senior investment management, private equity, investor relations and business development executive. She has over 25 years of global deal execution experience, of which more than 15 years in the GCC and MENA, with a track record in financial advisory, fundraising, operational value creation and business improvement across multiple sectors and industries including infrastructure, real estate, energy, retail, healthcare, consumer products and special situations. Svetlana has developed an international client base that includes C-suite management, family offices, private equity investors, investment banks, and corporates. Her professional repertoire also comprises multiple senior consultancies, executive management and Board of Director roles.

Svetlana started her career in Mergers & Acquisitions and Structured Finance at JP Morgan Chase in the US. She acted as a Partner and Managing Director of Investments at Solera Capital, a private equity fund based in New York as well as Maalem Holding in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since 2017, Svetlana has been based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Svetlana holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and a Master of Arts in Applied Behaviour Analysis from Ball State University.