Dimitar Tsotsorkov
Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Asarel-Medet JSC
Dimitar Tsotsorkov has been the Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Asarel-Medet JSC since 2017.
He has been the Chairperson of the UN Global Compact Network Bulgaria since 2023. For his contribution to digital transformation, he was honored as one of the ten global pioneers for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2022. Thus, he became the first Bulgarian and the first manager of a mining company in the world with this recognition from the UN Global Compact in New York. Mr. Tsotsorkov is the winner of the Mr. Economy award for 2022.
He participated in a number of national and international forums, including the UN Global Compact World Leadership Forum in 2021 and the Green Conference. Transition, which accompanied the COP 29 climate change summit in Baku.
Dimitar Tsotsorkov holds two bachelor's degrees: in Economics and Finance and in Computer Science from the American University of Richmond in London. He holds a master's degree in Information Management and Finance from the University of Westminster in London. He has been involved with Asarel-Medet JSC since 2001 as a sales and hedging expert, after which he became the head of the department and director of Corporate Development. He became a member of the company's Management Board in 2014 and its chairperson from 2015 to 2017 he was. He is the Executive Director of the Asarel-Investment EAD subsidiary.
Mr. Tsotsorkov is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Lachezar Tsotsorkov Family Foundation which funds initiatives in the areas of education, culture, healthcare, child protection and volunteer activities. He is a member of the boards of trustees of St. Ivan Rilski University of Mining and Geology and the American University in Bulgaria.
He was born on August 26, 1975 in Panagyurishte. Married, with three children.