The prize is personal and recognises Prof. Voutov’s well-deserved reputation as an industrialist, an investor, a scientist and a public figure. The companies from GEOTECHMIN GROUP have implemented some of the most significant projects in mining, construction, infrastructure, environmental engineering sectors and have contributed to the country’s GDP growth. Furthermore, Prof. Vоutov has rendered great services to science and public benefit – he is a Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Union of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy; a member of: Managing Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National Board of Tourism, Advisory Board of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria, etc.