Mariana Iteva has worked for over 10 years in the BUK water and wastewater sector and her experience includes practical knowledge and understanding not only of the specificities of the privatisation of this sector in England and Wales, but also in-depth knowledge of the water and wastewater sector of Central and Eastern Europe.Before Veolia Water, Mariana has worked as a representative of the British water company Cascal for Bulgaria and Eastern Europe, as well as for another UK water sector company, Severn Trent, in Russia. In 2009 Mariana received a 3-month secondment at UK Trade and Investment section at the British Embassy in Moscow, in order to study the water supply and wastewater sector in Russia and identify potential opportunities for British water sector companies. The official report from the 3- month survey was published on the official webpage of the UK Department of Trade and investment (UKTI).Mariana has worked on various projects funded by the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the British International Development Department (DFID).She has a Master’s degree from Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski", as well as an MBA with specialty in international business development from Aston University in Birmingham, UK.She is fluent in English and Russian and has working knowledge of French.