Stefan Babatchev
Full Name: Stefan Ivanov Babatchev
Position and Company Name: Chief project engineer at Condra
Main Activity of the Company: Condra is a manufacturer of cranes, hoists and material handling equipment
Date and Place of Birth: August 5, 1959, Kozarsko, Bulgaria
Schools and Tertiary Education: I attended TET Lenin in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where I earned an N4 certificate in electronics, and VMEI Varna, where I qualified as a mechanical engineer
First Job: Maintenance fitter at VAMO, in Varna, Bulgaria
Size of First Pay Packet: 300 Bulgarian Lev a month, which is equivalent to about R2 800 at the current exchange rate
Career Path to Date: After starting off at VAMO in Varna as a maintenance fitter, I went on to work as a design engineer in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and as production supervisor at a crane manufacturer in Pazardjik, also in Bulgaria, before moving to South Africa, where I first worked for Sachmech as a technician/supervisor, before joining Condra, where I have had the roles of production manager and project engineer
Value of Assets under Your Control: Not stated
Number of People under Your Leadership: About 100 employees
Management Style: Be one of the workers
Personal Best Achievement: My children and my grandchildren
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My mother
Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: Josef Kleiner, the founder of Condra
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Vasil Levski, a nineteenth-century Bulgarian revolutionary who is regarded as a national hero in his home country
Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Elon Musk
Philosophy of Life: Don’t look for problems; look for solutions
Biggest Ever Opportunity: Joining Condra
Biggest Ever Disappointment: None
Hope For the Future: That we will have more clever politicians
Favourite Reading: Crime novels and science fiction
Favourite TV Programme: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Favourite Food/Drink: Perfectly cooked steak and craft beer
Favourite Music: Bulgarian folk music
Favourite Sport: Soccer
Hobbies: Do-it-yourself – anything at home
Car: Audi Q5
Pets: Charly, a dog of the Chow Chow breed
Miscellaneous Dislikes: Lying
Married: To Zita Georgieva Babacheva for 41 years
Children: Ivan Stefanov Babachev, 40; Gergana Stefanova Young, 36
Clubs: The Bulgarian Society in South Africa
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