Our Team

Vladimir Balabanovicz

CEO IKL Group
Vladimir Balabanovicz
Education
State Polytechnic University of Minsk
1996 - 1998

Bachelor's degree in Technical Sciences.

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Specialization: hydrostatic plain bearings, electrical insulating bearings.

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Alex Ananyev

Head of the Engineering Center (R&D Director)
Alex Ananyev
Education
PMBOK Project Management, IMISP (International Management Institute of St. Petersburg)
2018
St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University (LETI)
1996
Faculty of Industrial Electronics
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Devapati Philip

Regional Director for Development of the IKL Group
Devapati Philip
Experience
30 years of experience in the bearing industry.
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Ivan Petrov

Head of the Laboratory Testing Complex
Ivan Petrov
Personal Information
Address:
68, Filip Makedonski, 4002, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Mobile:
E-mail:
Nationality:
Bulgarian
Date of birth:
22/08/1955
Gender:
male
Work Experience
May 1980 – March 1981
Designer

Main activities: Development of machine and equipment design documentation

Employer: VMZ AD, Bearings manufacturing plant, Sopot, Bulgaria

Sector: Machines and equipment for bearing manufacturing industry

March 1981 – June 1984
Post-graduate student

Main activities: PhD dissertation defense

Employer: Department of Mechanics, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Sector: Tribology of Rolling Bearings

August 1984 – October 1994
Head of Laboratory 'Rolling bearings Tribology and Reliability'

Main activities: Testing, evaluation and quality improvement of rolling bearings

Employer: VMZ AD, Bearings and bearing units Institute, Sopot, Bulgaria

Sector: Bearing industry

November 1994 – March 1997
Head of Bearing Design Department

Main activities: Development and homologation of new bearing designs for Bearing Plant Sopot

Employer: VMZ AD, Bearings and bearing units Institute, Sopot, Bulgaria

Sector: Bearing industry

April 1997 – February 2002
Director of 'Bearings and Bearing Units Institute' and Deputy Director of Bearing Plant VMZ AD Sopot

Employer: VMZ AD Sopot, Bulgaria

Sector: Bearing manufacturing and research

March 2002 – October 2008
Process / Product Engineering Manager

Department: Engineering / Automotive Division / Small DSBB

Employer: SKF Bearings Bulgaria EAD

Sector: Bearing manufacturing

November 2009 – Present
Head of the Laboratory Testing Complex

Accreditation: EN ISO/IEC 17025

Main activities: Rolling Bearings testing. Technical reports concerning bearing application and operation