Vladimir Marakhonov

Vladimir Marakhonov is an experienced CEO and investment manager with over a decade of top-management expertise in various industries. He has a unique background in crisis management and strategic planning, having worked for large Western investment funds struggling with their portfolio companies. Marakhonov has a remarkable ability to learn the industrial specifics of different branches of industry, such as FMCG, packaging, automotive components, chemical, plastic, and fashion. He has a broad experience in finding, analyzing, and managing various investment projects, from start-ups to large industrial ones, and private equity and venture capital investments.

Marakhonov has a strong academic background, with degrees in ISO 9001, PhD in Physics, and EDP Fellow in Private Equity Investment, International Trade Financing. He has also studied Sales and Marketing, Company Financing, and General Management at Mercuri International Group, Finance and Quality Management at Toyota Motors at Toyota seminar of Ito Goro, and received a Certificate of Russian Academy of National Economy and State Service at the President of RF.

He has held executive positions at several companies, including being the CEO/General Director of IKP Ltd, Continental Plast LLC, Poligran, and the Deputy CEO of 1-st Petersburg Pasta factory. He has also worked as an Investment Manager at Quadriga Capital Russia and NORUM/EBRD RVF, among others.

Marakhonov is an Advisor to the Board of Directors at Hansastroy Oy Group and Former Deputy Chairman, Board of Trustees at Institute for Applied Research in Facility Management. He has a proven track record in providing operational management and improving the company's performance, understanding what is crucial for increasing a company's capitalization and attractiveness for possible strategic investors.