Ivan Astakhov

Ivan Astakhov has extensive work experience in various roles related to sales, presales, and solutions engineering. Ivan began their career in 2011 as an IT Security Sales Executive at First BIT and later worked as a Partner Account Executive at Softkey. In 2014, they joined Doctor Web, Ltd. as a Regional Sales Executive and went on to serve as a Sales Executive at Mindbox LLC in 2015. From 2016 to 2017, Astakhov worked as a Business Development Executive at Creatio. In 2017, they joined Customertimes Corp as a Senior Sales Executive and then progressed to become the Head of Presales CIS until 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Solutions Engineering EMEA at Customertimes Corp. Additionally, Astakhov has experience at Customertimes Kazakhstan as the Head of Strategic Marketing, starting in 2023. Ivan also served as the Head of Presales at Customertimes Ukraine from 2020 to 2022.

Ivan Astakhov attended the State University of Management (SUM) from 2009 to 2015, where they studied state and municipal management. Additionally, they obtained a certification in Strategic Management in a Crisis from Action-MCFR Mediagroup in April 2022. In October 2021, Ivan obtained a certification in Crisis Leadership from the same institution. Ivan also holds a Salesforce Administrator certification from Salesforce, obtained in June 2019, and a Salesforce Accredited Sales Professional certification, obtained in October 2017. Further certifications include Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Volume Licensing Specialist, Small and Medium Organizations from Microsoft, obtained in August 2013, and Theory and Practice of Managerial Decision Making in Local Government of Federal Cities from Moscow State University, obtained in October 2011.