Alexander Naydenov

Head Of Sales at Hygraph (previously GraphCMS)

Alexander Naydenov has a diverse work experience that spans multiple industries and roles. Alexander is currently the Head Of Direct Sales at Hygraph, where they have been working since 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Enterprise Sales Director for Hygraph from 2018 to 2021, leading sales efforts for their GraphQL Headless CMS platform.

Before joining Hygraph, Alexander was the Co-founder and Head of Marketing at PaperHive from 2015 to 2019. Alexander played a key role in establishing and promoting the company in the market.

In 2011, Alexander co-founded and served as the Chairman of United Ideas for Bulgaria, an organization focused on increasing youth's civil pro bono activity and promoting a strong social-entrepreneurial culture in Bulgaria. The organization's flagship project, "We are the Ideas," brought together over 150 young individuals annually to work on various social innovations.

Additionally, Alexander has experience as a Sales Development Representative at Celigra, where they worked in 2015. Alexander also co-organized the first startup weekend of the German National Academic Foundation at IdeaHub Berlin in 2014 and served as the PR and Marketing Coordinator at Junges UNO Netzwerk in 2011. Furthermore, Alexander held the role of Chairman at Model United Nations Mannheim e.V. from 2010 to 2011.

Overall, Alexander Naydenov has showcased their ability to excel in various leadership, sales, marketing, and organizational roles throughout their professional journey.

Alexander Naydenov completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics from the University of Mannheim between 2009 and 2012. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in IT and Economics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin from 2012 to 2015.

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  • Head Of Sales

    January, 2021 - present

  • Enterprise Sales Director

    September, 2018