Born on 20 July 1960 in the town of Lovech.
Graduated the Varna Technical University, receiving a degree in Shipbuilding Engineering. Later, he acquired a management qualification in Micro- and Macroeconomics in the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, in Svishtov.
He started work at Kozloduy NPP in 1986. Over the years he has held the positions of NDT technician, field operator, mechanic, primary circuit chief expert, and head of a group in the reactor building of units 1-4, Electricity Production - 1; primary circuit maintenance chief expert, Central Management Division; primary circuit chief expert, head of the HVAC systems sector at Electricity Production - 2; head of the Marketing and Procurement department in the Business & Finance Directorate; he has been acting head of the Commercial Division.
He has received further specialisations under IAEA programmes in Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Japan, etc.
In 2003 – 2005, he was adviser to the Finance Minister. He has held senior management positions in a number of companies such as Public Investment Projects EAD, Toplofikatsiya Sofia EAD, Information Services AD, SE RAW, etc.
He is fluent in German, English and Russian.