Moscow – IXcellerate, Russia’s premier carrier-neutral data centre operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roman Linin as Chief Financial Officer, joining COO Dmitry Fokin and CEO Guy Willner. Roman brings about invaluable business experience in management, finance and accounting. Before joining IXcellerate Roman held a position of Investment Director in the Elbrus Capital, a private equity fund, responsible …
Launched in 2008 by Oskar Hartmann, a German entrepreneur born in the former Soviet Union, KupiVIP quickly became Russia’s leading flash sales site in the field of fashion. When the cross-border e-commerce market emerged in Russia, the company lobbied against what Hartmann called – with some justification – “duty-free e-commerce.” But KupiVIP also launched its …
Groupon, which began operating in Russia in 2010, has asserted itself since then as a leader in the Russian coupon sales market. The site has also developed a cross-border business, selling virtually anything from smartphones to tableware and cappuccinators to Russian consumers. Erik Bosgoed, head of logistics at Groupon International GMBH Switserland, explained to East-West …
Over the past few years Boxberry, a relatively new player on the Russian e-commerce shipment market, has been developing a competitive offer for deliveries and customs clearance from the USA and Europe to Russia. The company specializes in express cargo – sending packages worth up to 1,000 euros and weighing up to 31 kg. Part of …