Nikita Kazakov is an accomplished recruitment professional with over 18 years of experience in Executive Search, Management Selection, and Headhunting. He earned his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Corvinus University of Budapest. Nikita has 14+ years of experience living and working in Central and Eastern Europe, including Serbia and Hungary, and is fluent in four languages - English, Russian, Serbian, and Hungarian.

Over the course of his professional career, Nikita has held several senior recruitment positions in various organizations across Europe and the Middle East. He is currently a Managing Partner and freelance headhunter at S.P.A.R.T.A. Int. Nikita has previously worked with prestigious companies like Microsoft, Russian Export Center, and United Shipbuilding Corporation. He has expertise in diversity recruitment, CDiO-CInO-CDaO-CTO, Big Data, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Lean\6Sigma\Kaizen, Project Management Office, Shipbuilding & Aviation, Railway & Ports, among other domains.

Nikita is also an experienced coach and mentor, helping individuals and groups with career development and job search strategies. He is a certified "Sourcing Ninja" and a consultant on the MMPI assessment methodology. Nikita has spoken at recruitment-focused events and given lectures and webinars on the recruitment process.