Igors Žirkovs

Igors Žirkovs has a diverse range of work experience. Igors started their career in 1995 as a Programmer and System Architect at Inkomerc Holding, AS. Igors then worked as an Assistant to the President at Riga Commercial Bank from 1996 to 1998, and later as an IT Auditor at the same bank.

In 1999, they joined IBM Latvia as a Sales Manager, responsible for selling IBM products and services to banks and financial institutions. Igors worked there until 2002, developing strong relationships with clients and identifying new sales opportunities.

From 2002 to 2004, they worked as an Account Manager, Baltic States & CIS at Nomad Software, where they were responsible for sales of the CORTEX payment card transaction processing system to financial institutions in the Baltic region and CIS countries.

In 2004, they became a Regional Sales Representative at Trūb Baltic AS, a role they held until 2005. Igors then joined ID Data Ltd. as a Regional Sales Manager from 2005 to 2006.

In 2005, they also served as the Head of Sales and Marketing at Zabbix, where they created and managed marketing materials and programs to support the company's open-source monitoring software.

Since 2006, Igors Žirkovs has been associated with Proact IT Latvia. Igors initially worked as a Sales Executive, generating leads and sales opportunities for IT infrastructure solutions, and building strong relationships with key clients. In 2013, they were promoted to Sales Director, where they were responsible for designing and executing strategic plans to achieve sales targets and grow the customer base. Igors also maintained relationships with important clients and generated leads for new opportunities.

Overall, Igors Žirkovs has demonstrated their expertise in sales and marketing roles, building relationships with clients, and generating revenue through their extensive work experience in the IT industry.

Igors Žirkovs has a Master of Science (MS) degree in Management of Information Systems from Latvijas Universitate, which they obtained from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, they earned an Engineer's degree in Economic Informatics & Automated management systems from the same university, from 1990 to 1995. Additionally, they attended 44 vidusskola from 1980 to 1990, but no degree or field of study is specified for this period. In terms of certifications, Igors has obtained various certifications in sales, data protection, server virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure, and cloud technologies from institutions such as Dell Technologies, VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Hitachi Vantara, Veeam Software, and NetApp.