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Our Team

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Max Azarov
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Experienced IT entrepreneur with a passion for EdTech. Formerly at Google, co-founded Cloudike. Enjoys electric motorcycles and karaoke, and is a father of three.

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Dmitry Malin
Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer

IT professional with a successful career. Co-founded Novakid with expertise in technologies. Enjoys languages, LEGO, traveling, and is a father of four.

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Aksana Maiseyeva
Chief Financial Officer

Multinational finance expert with ACCA membership. Beyond finance, she writes non-fiction stories and volunteers for children's charity projects.

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Elena Campanella
Teacher Operations Director

20 years of ESL industry experience. Former IELTS Senior Examiner. Enjoys cross-country endurance horse racing.

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Michael Lisovski
Engineering Director

Tech industry leader with a history of building high-performance teams. Former CTO at TRU Risk.

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Elvira Mambetova
Chief Education Content Officer

Seasoned education and language expert with 15+ years in the field. Polyglot enthusiastic who enjoys tennis and hiking outside of work.

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Irina Kuznetsova
Product Director

Experienced edtech professional with 8+ years in product and people management. Passionate about research, growth, and building a product culture. Budding musician, art, photography, and tennis lover.

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Artem Shaevich
Commercial Director

Experienced leader in Sales and Customer Success. Over ten years in telecom and B2C sectors. A music enthusiast who plays in a rock band.

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Olena Strutynska
Support Excellence Director

Certified COPC Implementation Leader with a passion for travel, psychology lectures and Latin American dances.

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Kate Busby
Acting Marketing Director

11 years in global marketing operations. Wife, mother, yoga practitioner, investor and art collector.

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Olegs Ustinkovs
HR Director

Over 25 years leading Talent Acquisition. Enjoys reading, cooking, is married with a son and a dog.

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Maria Greku
Culture & Internal Comms Lead

Vast corporate culture expertise in leading roles at international IT companies, and a fervent advocate of tools enhancing corporate processes. Enjoys surfing and motorcycles.

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Adrienne Landry
Senior Content Manager

ESL teacher since 2017. Enjoys scuba diving, triathlons, and learning new things. Volunteered as an English teacher.