Alexander Dimitrov ( bg, Александър Димитров) was born in 1973 in

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. He holds a master's degree in Electrical Machinery from the Technical University - Sofia and a master's degree in Marketing and Management from the

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. Alexander Dimitrov started his career in the cosmetic industry taking various leadership positions in Sarantis

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(1996 – 1999), Sarantis

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(1999 – 2000), and Intercosmetics (2000 – 2001). Alexander Dimitrov is

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, formerly known as Mtel, before its rebranding in 2018. He has over 15 years of experience in the

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. Alexander Dimitrov joined Mtel’s team from

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, another Bulgarian telecom, where he was

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since 2008. Previously, from 2001 till 2006, he was Commercial Director of Germanos Telecom Bulgaria, a mobile products and services dealers’ chain, and from 2006 till 2008 – a

of the company. He was named Manager of the Year 2018 in the most prestigious competition for leadership achievements in the Bulgaria. The award was given to him by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria

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, after months-long process of evaluation and selection of candidates carried out by

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Bulgaria. Alexander Dimitrov took with him two other prizes - the “Viewers’ choice” award by bTV, which was decided by a poll on the media's website and the special “Mission in favor of the society” award, which was given by the “

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” daily. Alexander Dimitrov is also a member of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria's Management Board as of March 2017.

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