The Bulgarian Welding Society is governed by a Board of Directors and a Chair of the Board. The current Management Board consists of 11 members and is elected for a term of 3 years.
Structural diagram of the BWS
Governing Board, mandate 2025 – 2028


PhD Eng. Svetlana Boshnakova
Substitute Chairman of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 887 465 462
e-mail: boshnakova.sv AT bswins.com

Prof. Dr.Sc. Plamen Tashev
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 899 936 148
e-mail: ptashev@ims.bas.bg

Eng. Pavel Popgeorgiev
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
BWS General Secretary
Т: +359 899 962 220
e-mail: secretary@bws-bg.org

Eng. Valentin Angelov
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 888 723 910
e-mail: valentin.anguelov@arkonea.bg

Eng. Silvia Stoyanova
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 898 768 197
e-mail: s_veneva@abv.bg

Eng. Jordan Kostadinov
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 892 410 044
e-mail: ykostadinov@tuev-nord.de

Assoc. Prof. Manahil Tongov, D. Eng.
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 883 372 268
e-mail: tongov@tu-sofia.bg

Eng. Nikolay Stankov
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 884 90 16 24
e-mail: nikolay.stankov@bg.tuv.com
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Eng. Venetko Borisov
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 889 431 934
e-mail: venetko.borisov@abv.bg

Eng. Ivan Mariyanov
Member of the BWS Board of Directors
Т: +359 879 968 769
e-mail: ivan.mariyanov@aqg.se

Assoc. Prof. Petar Derzanov, D. Eng.
CEO
BCWQ
Bulgarian Center of Welding Qualification
Т: +359 886 218 071
e-mail: darjanov@tu-sofia.bg
