Valentin Merzlikin

Director, Digital Distribution at Alawar Entertainment Inc.

Russian Federation

Current
Past
  • Distribution Manager at Alawar Entertainment Inc.
  • CEO & Owner at Exclusive Games, LLC
  • Business Development Director / Co-founder at Avantel, JSC
  • Marketing Manager at Novosoft, Inc.
  • Deputy Director at Kraftsvyaz-Novosibirsk, ZAO
  • Executive Director at Tomsk Investment&Production Co., Novosibirsk branch
  • Financial Analyst at Tomsk Investment&Production Co.
  • Commercial Banks Supervisor at Bank of Russia
Education
  • Novosibirsk State University
Connections
200 connections
Industry
Computer Games
Websites

Valentin Merzlikin’s Summary

Casual games industry professional, specialized in partnerships development and sales management.

Valentin Merzlikin’s Specialties:

Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Internet Marketing, Guerilla Marketing


Valentin Merzlikin’s Experience

  • Director, Digital Distribution

    Alawar Entertainment Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year 4 months)

    Managing distribution partnerships in US/Europe. Developing new local markets for casual games.

  • Distribution Manager

    Alawar Entertainment Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

    December 2005August 2007 (1 year 9 months)

    Managing channel sales in casual games publishing company: working with game portals, content aggregators and independent distributors of games.

  • CEO & Owner

    Exclusive Games, LLC

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

    June 2005May 2007 (2 years)

    General management and marketing duties. Company provides development and distribution of downloadable computer games for PC and Macintosh. Company was acquired by Alawar Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.

  • Business Development Director / Co-founder

    Avantel, JSC

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    August 2002June 2005 (2 years 11 months)

    Acted as Deputy CEO and Marketing director in start-up telecommunication company "Avantel" (Novosibirsk, Russia). Avantel provides local businesses with long-distance call and Internet services.

  • Marketing Manager

    Novosoft, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    March 2000November 2001 (1 year 9 months)

    Managing online marketing activities. Company provides custom software development services for overseas customers.

  • Deputy Director

    Kraftsvyaz-Novosibirsk, ZAO

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    December 1998February 2000 (1 year 3 months)

    Managed marketing and direct sales activities in small Internet/IP-Telephony services company.

  • Executive Director

    Tomsk Investment&Production Co., Novosibirsk branch

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Capital Markets industry)

    May 1998September 1998 (5 months)

    Managed development of Novosibirsk branch of Investment company. Company provided investment services on capital and government bonds markets.

  • Financial Analyst

    Tomsk Investment&Production Co.

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Capital Markets industry)

    August 1997April 1998 (9 months)

    Analysis of government bonds market movements and recommendations for potfolio management. Broker activities on Siberian Interbank Currency Exchange (Government Bonds Section).

  • Commercial Banks Supervisor

    Bank of Russia

    (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

    June 1996January 1997 (8 months)

    Supervised activities of local commercial banks. Working with bank reports, accounting control and inspections.


Valentin Merzlikin’s Education

  • Novosibirsk State University

    Master, Economics, September 1992June 1998

    Major in Finance and Banking. Dissertations titled "Financial Crises Forecasting" (1998), and "Application of Neural Networks on Stock Market" (1996)


Additional Information

Valentin Merzlikin’s Websites:

Valentin Merzlikin’s Interests:

business development, marketing & sales, online games, MMOG, casual games, localization, Russia, Russian market, Runet, casual games, multiplayer online games, gaming portal, casuality, casual connect, CGA, IGDA, Amsterdam, in-game advertising, product placement, licensing games, white label, internet games, game-on-demand

Valentin Merzlikin’s Groups:

Corporate CGA Member
OISV Member

  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    KRI
  •    MMOhub.org; Online casual (MMO/RPG) Games
  •    Casual Games
  •    World Gaming Executives - 5000+ Members
  •    Game Writing
  •    Video Gaming Industry Executives
  •    Got Affiliates?

Valentin Merzlikin’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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