LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: Annual General Meeting 2023

Dear BBBA members,

We have the pleasure to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of the British Bulgarian Business Association. Let's look back at an eventful year, and plan together the upcoming 12 months for the BBBA community. Join us for networking drinks after that, too.

When: Thursday, 19 October, 5.00 pm

Where: Novotel Hotel Sofia

Please RSVP at the button below no later than 17 October. This invitation is also published with the corporate file of BBBA in the register of non-profit legal entities kept by the Registry Agency in the legally required time frame.

Please find HERE the official invitation for the Annual General Meeting signed by Gilbert McCaul, BBBA Chair. You can review the Financial Statement 2022 below and the Cashflow Forecast 2024.

AGENDA:

1. Welcome and introductory remarks by BBBA Chairman, Mr. Gilbert McCaul

2. Welcome by the British Ambassador, Dr. Rob Dixon HMA

3. Activity Report for the period October 7th 2022– October 19th 2023

4. Presentation of the Bulgarian Expansion Bridge (BEX) by Genoveva Christova and Dilyana Haralanova

5. Scope of 2023 - 2024 BBBA Activities and Budget

6. Approval of the financial statements for the period January 2022 – December 2022

7. Changes in the BBBA Statutes

8. Change of the number of members to be appointed to the Board

9. Release of Board Members from Office and Liability

10. Presentation of Board Member Candidates

11. Election of Board Members

12. Miscellaneous

13. Networking Cocktail

You can review the proposed changes in the Statute HERE.

VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Please take note that the member representative attending the meeting to vote should be the Authorised Person (МОЛ) and should bring suitable ID. In case this person is unavailable then the authorised person may appoint a proxy for the purpose of voting at this meeting. In any case where a member is represented at the meeting by a person other than its statutory representative(s), the provision of written power of attorney (download template HERE), evidencing the representative powers of the respective person shall be required.

Note that there will be 7 vacancies for the BBBA Board of Directors, in case the proposal to increase the number of Board members from 7 to 9 is accepted at the AGM. Nominated candidates will have the opportunity to present themselves in front of BBBA members at the Annual General Meeting. In case you won't be able to attend the event you can see video presentations of the candidates below.

Following subsequent discussion, the BBBA Board of Directors decided to supplement the proposed amendment to the BBBA Statutes regarding the increase of Board member mandates from two to three. The change states the amendment will not apply to current members of the Board. As a result, the nominations of Gilbert McCaul and Genoveva Christova for board members have been withdrawn.

This event is for Members only. Please register below by October 17.

BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES:

Barry Brand