Paul Kalaba

Head of Product at Embea

Paul Kalaba has a diverse work experience ranging from public relations to product management. Paul'smost recent role was as the Head of Product at Embea starting from July 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Chief Product Owner at VTB Bank, where they were responsible for launching products, managing agile teams, analyzing trends, and budget planning from June 2020 to July 2022. Before their role at VTB Bank, they were a Senior Project Manager at Beeline Russia from April 2018 to June 2020 and a Product Owner at Pay-Z from February 2017 to May 2018. Paul also worked as a Product and Marketing Manager at ARTIS from March 2017 to March 2018, a Marketing Manager at Silk Way from February 2015 to July 2016, a Marketing Manager at Vostokshintorg from March 2015 to February 2016, and a Public Relations Specialist at Kazzinc from March 2013 to March 2015. Throughout their various roles, Paul has demonstrated skills and experience in product strategy, project management, marketing, and crisis management.

Paul Kalaba completed their education at various institutions. Paul obtained a Master's degree in Marketing Management from The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) from 2016 to 2018. Before that, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Crisis Management from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics between 2012 and 2016.

In terms of additional certifications, Paul completed the Managers Training Program in Management at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) in April 2017. Paul also completed a Basic Course in Design-thinking at Wonderfull Lab., specializing in Marketing, in March 2017. Moreover, they obtained intermediate fluency in Italian through Duolingo in March 2016.

There are several other certifications listed, including Google AdWords from Google Adsense in September 2015. Additionally, Paul obtained several certifications from NOU INTUIT, such as "Business-plan, as a test for feasibility" in December 2015, and certifications in Customer Relationship Management, Ecology Ethics, Finance for IT-managers, Fundamental of Information Systems, Information Technology in Business Management, Marketing Communications, Marketing Organization, and Project Management with PMI PMBOK. However, the specific months and years of completion for these certifications are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Head of Product

    January, 2023 - present

  • Senior Product Manager

    July, 2022