Dorothea Ianeva LLM

Experience

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  WAZ - Zeitungsgruppe Bulgarien

  Mar 2000 - Mar 2002

  Legal Assistant

  Prepared internal legal documents, rules and procedures and company agreements; supported the implementation of the WAZ Group standards to the local company and the establishment of the local representative offices.

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  National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2005

  Chief Legal Counsel at the Parliamentary Media Committee

  Prepared draft amendments of laws, organised the sessions of the Parliamentary Commission and prepared the Commission’s statements and reports for first and second reading of the legislative procedure at the plenary sittings of the Parliament; carried out the communication and the reporting process to respective EU and CoE authorities with regards to the implementation of EU Aquis and CoE recognised media standards.

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  Deutscher Bundestag

  Mar 2003 - Jul 2003

  IPS - Internationales Parliamentspraktikum
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  Union of Publishers in Bulgaria

  Apr 2005 - Dec 2007

  Executive Director

  As a first operational director of the Union (at that time the biggest national and regional print media business association) established the entire internal framework, designed its procedures and reporting processes, including to its EU and international partner organisations, set up the offices and managed all operational and strategic activities.Represented both non-government associations before their European and International partner associations: European newspaper publishers association, World association of newspapers, Alliance of Independent Press Councils. Show less

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  National Counsil for Journalism Ethics

  Feb 2006 - Dec 2007

  Executive Director

  Made the newly created Ethics councils fully operational, including: setting up and staffing of the Print and Electronic Media Councils, drafting of the operational documents and procedures, establishing the council’s offices; Performed preliminary research of complaints, organized the sessions of the Ethics councils for resolving the cases and supported the mediation procedures.

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  Bridgecorp

  Dec 2007 - Oct 2009

  Executive Director

  ▫ Portfolio and operations management, negotiations with clients and partners;▫ Supported the acquisition of Lendmank JSC portfolio– over 200 mil EUR real estate deal in 2007-2008, the largest to that date in Bulgaria, the portfolio included high class office buildings, commercial parks and land plots.

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  Administration of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2011

  Advisor of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Bulgaria

  Advisor with portfolio covering: banking and non – banking financial sector regulation, capital markets, financial supervision; restructuring and institutional development of regulatory authorities; social security system and respective concerned parties communication.▫ Legislative procedure facilitation, including coordination and communication among government authorities and non-government stakeholders (ministries, parliamentary committees, National three-party-council, industry);▫ Responsible for the compliance of government decrees and laws with legal requirements, statutory forms and procedures, when proposed by the Prime Minister;▫ As member of various legislation groups and councils for structural and legislative reforms developed numerous law amendments – agreed and enforced by the Parliament (National administrative reform – resulted in significant cut in government staff and streamlining of public agencies; Pension reform 2010 – resulted in increase of required length of service, rise of retirement age and improved collection of contributions,etc.). ▫ Conducted analysis, drafted and coordinated the execution of strategies for large public projects among which: Strategy for privatisation of Bulgarian Stock Exchange and Central Depository – approved by the Bulgarian Government, respective legislation changes enforced by the parliament; Restructuring and listing of BSE; Restructuring of BDB; Launch of privatisation of government shares and entities with the Privatisation Agency. Show less

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  Bulgarian Development Bank

  Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  Member/Chair (since January 2011) of the Supervisory Board

  ▫ Supervised the management restructuring process and the implementation of new internal framework of the Bank;▫ Organized sessions of the Supervisory Board, reviewed Management reports and Internal Audit reports & reported to the Minister of Finance on the activities & performance of the Bank.

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  European Investment Bank (EIB)

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Member of the Board of Directors

  ▫ Participated at the Board of Directors meetings to approve all financial operations of the bank, its policies and operational strategy; ▫ Reported to and counselled the Minister of Finance of Bulgaria on the activities, strategic initiatives and projects of the Banking Group and its portfolio in Bulgaria.

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  PAC Doverie AD

  May 2013 - now

  ▫ Legal analysis and decision support to the executive management▫ Compliance risk management - developed & introduced the compliance risk framework (compliance risk management policy, matrix & procedures)▫ Data Protection - developed & introduced the data protection framework– as a member of the Data Protection Management Team (impact assessment & risk analysis, adjustment of business processes; data protection policies, rules & procedures; employee trainings).

  • Sustainability Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Compliance Manager

    May 2013 - now