Grisha Ganchev | |
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Born |
Grisha Danailov Ganchev 10 December 1962 Lovech, Bulgaria |
Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Nationality | Bulgarian |
Alma mater | UNWE |
Occupation | Owner of Litex Motors Owner of Litex Commerce AD Shareholder of Petrol AD Shareholder of CSKA Sofia |
Net worth | US$215 million (Sept 2015) |
Spouse(s) | Temenuzhka Gancheva |
Children | 2 |
Grisha Ganchev (Bulgarian: Гриша Ганчев) (born 10 December 1962) is a Bulgarian businessman and entrepreneur who is the owner of a multitude of businesses in Bulgaria, such as Bulgarian oil distributing company Petrol AD which has 470 petrol stations, 80 petrol depots and 3 petrol port terminals throughout the country, Litex Commerce AD company that has a focus on petrol products as well, Litex Motors AD and many others. He is currently one of the major shareholders of Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia.
Ganchev attended sports high school "Asen Draganov" in Lovech, specializing in wrestling. He subsequently graduated from the UNWE, earning a degree in accounting and control. Ganchev also completed management studies in St. Louis in 1990, making use of the distance learning option.
He is the founder of the Litex Commerce AD company that specializes in various petrol products. Ganchev also owns the Litex Motors company, a subsidiary and a representative of the Chinese automobile manufacturer Great Wall Motors.
Ganchev has sponsored numerous sports, including football, wrestling, boxing, sambo, volleyball and motor sports.