Pixel United
Dima Kovalchak has extensive work experience in various fields, primarily in finance and corporate development. Dima currently holds the position of Senior Vice President / Head of M&A at Pixel United since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Head of Corporate Development at iDeals Solutions Group from December 2020 to March 2022. Dima also has experience in corporate development at Wargaming from June 2018 to December 2020. Dima has worked as an Associate at One Equity Partners from July 2017 to April 2018, and as a Private Equity Associate at Dragon Capital from November 2015 to July 2016. Dima began their career as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company from November 2012 to October 2015. Dima also has experience as a Trader on the Quantitative trading desk at Dragon Capital from July 2012 to October 2012, and as an intern at the Fixed Income Trading Department at Troika Dialog in July-August 2011.
Dima Kovalchak has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the London Business School, which was obtained from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, they completed a Masters Program in Economics (MA) from the Kyiv School of Economics (EERC) from 2010 to 2012. Their undergraduate education was undertaken at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, where they studied Mathematics from 2006 to 2011.
Pixel United
Pixel United is the free-to-play, mobile-first video games business of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX: ALL). Our purpose is to build the best games and drive positive change — for our people, partners, players and global communities. At Pixel United, we help independent games studios and start-ups to scale and top talent to thrive. We have grown to become a top 5 games publisher in tier 1 western markets with three major operating businesses: Product Madness (UK), Plarium Global (Israel), and Big Fish Games (USA). The portfolio spans multiple key game genres — including Strategy/RPG, Casual, Action and Social Casino – and encompasses a growing workforce of 3,000 employees in ~21 locations worldwide. As our global footprint continues to expand, with recent studio additions including Northern Stars (Helsinki, Finland), FuturePlay (Helsinki, Finland) and Playsoft (Gdansk, Poland), so too does our ambition to do better. We will continue to lead this industry forward: through our investments, in our performance, founded on a culture of excellence and guided by our people, partners and players – so that we have a positive impact on our planet. We are steadfast in raising standards and as a world leader in mobile-first games, we have made bold ESG commitments, recognising our responsibilities to our players and our vibrant industry. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us to live our mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play — every day. Our vision is to be the greatest mobile-first games business in the world — each powerful Pixel, United. Please be alert to scams offering employment opportunities. Any communication to candidates regarding employment opportunities at Aristocrat or its subsidiaries will come from an @aristocrat.com, @bigfishgames.com, @pixelunited.com, or @productmadness.com email address.