The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms. Stanimira Hadjimitova in the month of May.

With her smart haircut, tailored dark suit and crisp white shirt, Stanimira Hadjimitova is every inch the tough businesswoman. One of only a few women to graduate in a technical field from the University of Sofia, she could have stayed on the same path, climbing from one success to the next. But, after a fateful trip to Vienna, her fate was turned upside down.