Levon Hampartzoumian is the CEO and Chairman of the MB of UniCredit Bulbank since 2001. He is also Chairman of the Management Board of the Association of banks in Bulgaria. Hampartzoumian was chosen Deputy Chairman of Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG) and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of BORIKA (Card Processing JV).
Levon Hampartzoumian is a member of AmCham BoD in Bulgaria, non-executive member of the Board of the Institute for Market Economy, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sofia University, a member of the Board of Trustees of Higher School of Insurance and Finance and a member of the Board of Trustees of City University of Seattle in Bulgaria.
Levon Hamparztoumian is awarded with the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana) and is honoured with the title Commendatore of the Order at the beginning of May 2008 with a Decree of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
In 2007 Mr. Hampartzoumian was awarded by “Atanas Bourov” Foundation for bank management; he is also announced “Banker of the year” twice – by Finance Central Europe magazine in 2005 and by Banker weekly in 2007. In 2006 Mr. Hampartzoumian is awarded for management by Manager Magazine.
Levon Hampartzoumian has a degree in Chemical Engineering and professional experience working for PriceWaterHouse Coopers and Earnst&Young.
During 1999-2001 he was consecutively Deputy Minister of Economy and Executive Director of Sofia’s Privatization Agency.