Roumen Galabinov is a Bulgarian national with over 25 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, insurance, and financial services regulation. He holds a PhD in Insurance from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia. Galabinov currently serves as the Regional Director for IUC in Istanbul, Turkey, and has previously held executive roles with insurance companies and brokers in Bulgaria, Austria, and Turkey. He is also the Chairman of the National Program for Catastrophe Risk Management in Bulgaria.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name and Surname: Roumen Galabinov
Nationality: Bulgarian
Date of Birth: 26.08. 1966
Telephone number: +359 (0) 888099007
roumen_galabinov@yahoo.com
Professional skills:
Capital Markets and Investment Banking;
Insurance, Reinsurance and Risk Management;
Financial Services Regulation and Supervision;
Memberships:
National Program for Catastrophe Risk Management – Chairman (www.npcrm.org)
Bulgarian Association of Insurance Brokers – Deputy Chairman (www.baib.bg)
Education and Trainings:
University of National and World Economy, Sofia, PhD in Insurance
University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Master degree in Economics
International Insurance Forum, Istanbul, Turkey
World Forum of Catastrophe Programs, Bern, Switzerland
AIIF - 2012 Azerbaijan International Insurance Forum, Baku
XPRIMM Insurance and Reinsurance Conference, Bucharest, Romania
BEIED, Turning Economic Adversity into Competitive Advantage
Swiss Re, Solvency II, Munich, Germany
Munich Re, Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance, Munich, Germany
Vienna Insurance Group, Underwriting and Claims Management, Vienna, Austria
Vienna Insurance Group, Reinsurance, Vienna, Austria
Insurance Supervision, Joint Vienna Institute, Vienna, Austria
Bank Risk Management, Georgetown University, Washington, USA
Insurance Management, St. John’s University, Colleague of Insurance and Risk
Management, New York
Health Insurance Management, Central European Business School, Budapest, Hungary
Banking and Finance, Centre for Management Studies, University of Exeter, UK
Life and Pensions, the Chartered Insurance Institute, London, UK
Capital Markets and Investment banking, ING Bank Amsterdam, Netherlands
Management Development & Banking Skills, Rabobank, Utrecht, Netherlands
Banking Management, the American Intercontinental Corporation and Chamber of Commerce
at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Insurance Management, Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V., Koln, Germany
Fixed Income Markets, Euromoney, London, UK
Repo Market, IBC London, UK
Risk Management, ING Barings London, UK
International Regulators, Financial Services Authority, London

2. Employment Records:
January 2014 – now
Regional Director
IUC, Istanbul, Turkey
January 2013-December2013
Executive Director
Health Insurance Company Nadejda AD, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 2009 – December 2012
General Manager
EOS RISQ Insurance Broker member of Greco Group Vienna, Austria
September 2003 – December 2009
Member of the Management Board and Executive Director,
Life and Non-Life Insurance Companies Bulgarski Imoti,
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG), Vienna, Austria
March 2003 – September 2003
Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) – Deputy Chairman
January 1-st 2002 – March 2003
Ministry of Finance, Insurance Supervision Agency (ISA) – General Director
September 1999 – December 31, 2001
AIG Life (Bulgaria) a member company of American International Group (AIG) New York,
USA – Manager Financial Institutions
July 1995-1998
ING Bank, Sofia, Bulgaria – Head of Money Market and Cash Management
1993-1995
Central Cooperative Bank (CCB), Sofia, Bulgaria – Head of Financial
Markets
1991-1993
State Insurance Institute (DZI), Sofia, Bulgaria – Underwriting, Claims and
Reinsurance Manager
Languages: Speaking Reading Writing
Bulgarian mother tongue mother tongue mother tongue
English excellent excellent excellent
Russian excellent excellent excellent