Maksim
CEO - Russia - iCEO #98013

Experience

CEO and Executive Chair with 20+ years of experience leading mid-market, private-equity-backed companies through transformation, growth acceleration, and post-acquisition integration. Proven in turnaround and scale-up situations, board-facing, internationally experienced across digital, SaaS, consumer, and industrial sectors.

Major Achievements

Led a 240-person, 12-country regional organization through regulatory recovery and digital scale-up, resolving a multi-year national compliance blockade and restoring full platform operations. Drove a 12× increase in unique users (0.1M → 1.2M), 5× growth in active accounts, and large-scale data monetization by enabling search across 100M+ historical records through localization, partnerships, and cross-functional execution—reporting directly to VP and board level.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Consumer Goods

Media

Private Equity

Fitness, Genealogy

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Executive Chair, Operating Partner, Non-Executive Director

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Middle East, Singapore, Europe

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

India

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Russia

USA

Operational Competencies

AI strategy (Professional)

ESG & sustainability strategy (Professional)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Professional)

Pre or post investment audit (Expert)