Experience

Skylark Learning Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Co-Founder

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  Skylark Learning is creating international award-winning learning resources that help parents/carers and early years practitioners in many countries around the world to provide children with more opportunities. Our products are for fun, play-based early education, grounded in research from leading universities. Skylark Learning is creating international award-winning learning resources that help parents/carers and early years practitioners in many countries around the world to provide children with more opportunities. Our products are for fun, play-based early education, grounded in research from leading universities.



Umnitsa

• Russian Federation
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2012

  The company develops, publishes and distributes educational books, toys and games for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.Acting as Chairman and CEO, Alexey was responsible for all aspects of company operations, strategy development and execution. During his tenure Umnitsa opened stores in six cities across Russia and 60 more shops in four countries via a franchise programme; Umnitsa's revenue grew tenfold. As a result of a carefully prepared succession planning program, Alexey was able to hand over the job to a colleague and move to Cambridge, UK, as featured in the book New Business: Next Steps (Pearson, UK, 2015).

• Deputy CEO

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Alexey created and managed the divisions of finance, customer service, Direct-to-Consumer sales and production. Alexey managed all legal, administrative, financial and HR-related aspects of the business, with up to 25 staff reporting to him.



CA 17 International

• France
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2001 - Jan 2003

  An international consulting firm specialising in rural development. Alexey developed projects for tenders held by the EU, the World Bank, the French Government, and governments of developing countries - Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Northern and Central Africa. Reported to the CEO.Negotiated with EU officials in Brussels and with consortia member firms from France, Germany, Spain and Greece.Successfully worked with partner consultants and government officials from all the above-mentioned parts of the world.Developed the expertise and became in charge of the budgeting part of all projects that were prepared in the company.



Vakakis International

• Co-operative Extension Adviser and Assistant to Resident EU Expert

  • Nov 1998 - Sep 2001

  A Greek rural development consultancy implemented an EU sponsored project in four regions of Russia. Duties included translation, office management, travel and events organisation, local government relations and management accounting. A Greek rural development consultancy implemented an EU sponsored project in four regions of Russia. Duties included translation, office management, travel and events organisation, local government relations and management accounting.