Iryna van der Meij

Iryna van der Meij has over 15 years of experience in the business world. Iryna began their career in 2004 as a PR Manager at Insight Advertising Agency. In 2005, they moved to Office Solutions Ukraine as Head of Corporate Communications. In 2006, they became the Head of Corporate Communications at JSC Ukreximbank. Iryna also served as Marketing Director, Deputy Commercial Director, and Member of the Board (interim) at Gazotron-Lux, Ltd. (Lummax™) in 2007. That same year, they started their own business, First Floral Company, where they served as Owner / Non-Executive Director and Owner / Chief Executive Officer. In 2018, they co-founded Nurtio Technologies and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer.

Iryna van der Meij completed their Bachelor's degree in International Economics from Kyiv National Economics University between 2000 and 2003. Iryna then went on to pursue a Master's degree in International Business Administration from the same institution between 2003 and 2004. In 2014, they attended a five-week course on entrepreneurship for business owners and top managers at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Iryna then completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration and Management, General from TIAS School for Business and Society between 2016 and 2017. In 2017, they also completed a Visiting student program in International Management from Esade.