Veronika Pountcheva

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Veronika Pountcheva has been a full-time member of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) since 2022. Prior to her appointment, Ms Pountcheva served as Senior Vice President of corporate responsibility of METRO AG and as Co-Chief Executive Officer of NX Food, with responsibility for developing the company’s long-term sustainability strategy. She previously held leadership roles at METRO in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Germany, and Serbia, and she chaired initiatives at the Consumer Goods Forum and Leading Executives Advancing Diversity. Ms Pountcheva holds a Master’s of Economics from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia and a Master’s of Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry from the Technical University of Sofia.