Step Ahead 2.0: Meet the Mentors!

We are happy to present the Mentors from the different companies that have volunteered to take part in the edition of AmCham’s Step Ahead Mentoring Program. Building on this success, the second edition is growing both its academic and corporate network, welcoming Medical University – Sofia and Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, alongside new corporate partners – Fantastico Group, Sensata Technologies, Kaufland Bulgaria, Moto-Pfohe and UniCredit Bank, who will contribute mentors and speakers and host the program’s joint sessions.

You can read more about the Step Ahead 2.0 on the following link.

IBM Bulgaria

André Carletto dos Santos
Technical Support (Enterprise COBOL Compiler for z/OS & Automatic Binary Optimizer), (Software Development)

Asen Asenov Global Offering Manager, IBM Z and LinuxONE (Product Management and Leadership)

Blagovest Yordanov
IBMm z/OS DevOps Engineer (Software development and AI)


Iskrenna Panayotova
Global Program Manager, IBM Z Advocacy (Program Management, Community Engagement and Leadership)

Ivo Stoyanov
Manager, z/OS Development (Software Development and Leadership)

Liliya Koynashka
Senior Project Manager (Client Incident Management, Service Delivery and Leadership)


Lyubomir Dzhagarov
Business Transformation Consultant (Finance Transformation and Client Transformation Solutions)


Kyndryl Bulgaria

Adriana Bogdeva
Global Procurement Operations Leader

Batyr Orazov
CHQ Finance Transformation
Lead

Mila Tonozlieva
Associate Director, Global Business Operation


Toni Ivanova
Associate Director, Finance Enablement & Transformation


MSD Bulgaria

Elina Petrova
Assoc. Dir. Market Access

Maria Dimitrova
Associate Director, Market Access

Martina Nikolaeva
Specialist, Pricing & Market Access


Veselina Stoynova
Regulatory Affairs Lead Bulgaria and North Macedonia


Sensata Technologies

Ali Feta
Operations Manager
Location: Plovdiv

Desislava Oblakova
Global Demand Planning Manager

Emanuil Chankov
FEA Simulation Engineer


Kalin Gyoshkov
Advanced Engineering Manager, Member Technical Staff
Location: Botevgrad


Fantastico Group

Diana Yordanova
Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility Director

Reni Yavriyska
Director Customer Experience and Market Insights

Svetoslav Gavrilov
Chief Executive Officer


Kaufland Bulgaria

Anna Pancheva
HR Director

Denitsa Panova
Director Data & AI

Dimitar Delibaltov
Category Manager Beverages


Kremena Georgieva
PR Manager