Meet the Team

The most valuable asset of Palms Royale Sofia is its employees. The complex provides jobs for over 400 people. We employ capable and knowledgeable specialists with many years of experience in the field of gambling, catering and customer service. The management team is one of the reasons why Palms Royale Sofia has established itself as a leader in the entertainment industry.

Executives

WHO WE ARE

Ангел Ирибозов

Rudi Bakov

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

rudi.bakov@palmsroyalesofia.com

Ангел Ирибозов

Dimitar Arseniev

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

dimitar.arseniev@palmsroyalesofia.com

Ангел Ирибозов

Angel Iribozov

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

angel.iribozov@palmsroyalesofia.com

Ангел Ирибозов

Aigars Jurgelans

GAMING OPERATIONS MANAGER

aigars.jurgelans@palmsroyalesofia.com

Customer Service Team

Рами Обейд

Dalila Nedjar

RECEPTION & GUEST RELATION MANAGER

dalila.nadjar@palmsroyalesofia.com

Рами Обейд

Demokan Edis

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER

demokan.edis@palmsroyalesofia.com

Рами Обейд

Antonio Guijarro

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER

antonio.guijarro@palmsroyalesofia.com

Rudi Bakov

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

General Operation Manager for CT gaming and Chief Executive Officer of Palms Royale Sofia. Chairman of the Board and Director in the company Bargame AD. Successfully managed Ground Operations (Casino and Slot). The operating portfolio, led by Mr. Rudi Bakov, includes the trademarks Palms Bet Gaming Halls, with 20 locations in Bulgaria, 2 casinos Royale Palms and over 14 Eldorado gaming halls in Serbia. Mr. Bakov's professional path began with his experience as a Dealer, Inspector and Pit Manager, in which he quickly proved himself as a professional with leadership qualities. In 2008, he continued his career as a Project Manager at Casino Technology and founded the first poker club with automated PokerPro and Lightning Poker tables in six Bulgarian cities. Organizer of the first international poker tournament on 18 automated tables. Graduated with special honors from University of Nevada, The Slot Academy. Mr. Rudi Bakov creates successful teams of highly motivated professionals.

Dimitar Arseniev

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Angel Iribozov

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Chairman of Bulgarian Trade Association of Manufacturers and Operators in the Gaming Industry and CFO of Palms Royale Sofia. Mr. Iribozov works as President and Operational director in various companies in the gaming sector. He worked in globally recognized Bulgarian and international insurance and pension companies as C-level executive in different management positions. He consulted many financial and insurance and pension projects, small and medium-sized enterprises and business. He was Board member of Qualifications Commission and Bulgarian Actuarial Society. He is member of quality committee of The Higher School of Insurance and Finance.

Aigars Jurgelans

GAMING OPERATIONS MANAGER

Mr. Aigars Jurgelans has more than 30 years of experience in integrated Casino & Resort operations across Europe and Middle East on key managerial positions related to Casino Cage, Slots and Live Game, Junket operations and analytics. For the past seven years he worked in Cyprus and Ukraine as Player Development Manager, Casino Manager and General Manager. He studied Business Administration in International Black Sea University and Physics and Mathematics in University of Latvia and has deep knowledge of serial specialized casino and hotel software (Fidelio; eFloor; Octavian, Logismos, DRGT, Advansys Nexio, CMS and others). Fluently speaks English, Latvian, Russian and Turkish languages. Mr. Aigars Jurgelans is skilled in all operational aspects of large projects, and he has successfully represented the General manager position in all the casinos he has worked with.

Dalila Nedjar

RECEPTION & GUEST RELATION MANAGER

Reception & Guest Relation Manager at Palms Royale Casino Sofia with over 15 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry across the Middle East. She is a former Sales Executive in five stars hotel (Qatar), Contracting Manager and Operations Manager in First Tours and Sunday Tourism (Habtoor Grand JBR, Dubai) Dalila has worked in Dubai for the past 7 years in Hotels like Rixos Premium JBR, Hilton The Walk JBR, Double Tree by Hilton Business Bay. Dalila is both diligent in delivering the best customer service and committed to her profession. Her fluency in Bulgarian, French, English, Arabic and Russian helps her to communicate with all her guests.

Demokan Edis

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER

Antonio Guijarro

FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER

Mr. Antonio Guijarro has over 40 years of international hospitality and tourism industry experience, including Europe, Australia and southeast Asia, holding corporate executive positions within the hotel and integrated resorts industry. Over the years Mr. Guijarro have been involved in pre-opening, renovation and management projects in Australia, Macau, China Philippines, Vietnam and Laos with projects in hotels, cruise ships, casino food and beverage, training within hospitality and integrated resorts companies. Founder of Australasian hotel services and Australasian hotel college managing Hospitality and vocational education & training in hospitality. He is a committed hospitality professional with extensive leadership and operational experience, energy and passion for excellence in Guest satisfaction, quality, service and team members development.