Todor Batkov celebrates 68th birthday

Todor Batkov, a prominent Bulgarian lawyer and businessman, is celebrating his 68th birthday. He is widely recognized for his long-term ownership and management of the football club Levski Sofia from 2001 to 2015.

Batkov's career includes roles as an organizational secretary for the Oborishte district council in Sofia and an advisor to the Council of Ministers between 1984 and 1991. Following 1991, he became a manager at the law firm Batkov, Stoev, Botev & Co. and joined the International Bar Association in Paris.

His professional affiliations include serving on the supervisory board of Mobiltel and acting as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Standard News, the publisher of the Standard newspaper. In 2008, he was awarded the ‘Stara Planina’ Order, first class, by President Georgi Parvanov.