Xseet

Dr. Gerd Schwandner – Managing Director Xseet GmbH, Germany

• Studied Industrial Engineering and Management in Germany and the U.S., completed Ph.D. in Management on “strategies of software companies”
• Over 8 years of experience in line management and consulting
• Over 5 years with global top-5 mobile phone manufacturer in various positions
  • General manager Eastern Europe (P&L responsibility for region )
  • M&A director (led key topics in major transactions)
  • Business development director
• Extensive international experience - worked in Germany, the US, Norway, Belgium, and key markets in Eastern Europe
• In-depth knowledge in telecommunications, consumer electronics, software / IT and several industrial sectors
• Co-founder Xseet

Sergey Yakovlev – Managing Director Xseet LLC, Russia

• MBA graduate (Germany), studied electronics and computer sciences in Moscow, Russia.
• 7 years experience as CEO of the Russian local company of a Top-3 mobile phones vendor
• Over 15 years of sales and marketing professional experience in Russia, Germany and the Netherlands in the FMCG and electronics industries, therein as:
  • Head of consumer power tools division of a leading electrical power tools vendor, Russia
  • Head of consumer electronics division for leading automotive supplier, Russia
• Working business relations to the largest retail and wholesale companies in the CE and FMCG areas in Russia and the CIS republics.