Valentin Merzlikin

Current
Past
  • 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
346 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

  • VP of Sales

    Alawar Entertainment

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    October 2009Present (2 months)

  • Director, Digital Distribution

    Alawar Entertainment Inc.

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    September 2007September 2009 (2 years 1 month)

    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, casual games, multiplayer online games, gaming portal, casuality, casual connect, CGA, IGDA, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Seattle, Poland, Polish market, in-game advertising, product placement, licensing games, white label, internet games, game-on-demand, monetization

Valentin Merzlikin’s Groups:

Corporate CGA Member
OISV Member

  •    Novosibirsk State University Alumni
  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    KRI
  •    FREE ONLINE MMORPG & MMO GAMES | MMO hub.org
  •    Casual Games
  •    World Gaming Executives
  •    Game Writing
  •    Video Gaming Industry Executives
  •    Got Affiliates?
  •    Digital Distribution Executives
  •    The Online Games Portals Group
  •    VIDEOGAME BIZ DEV
  •    App Store Marketing
  •    Polish Online Games Promotion/Payment processing

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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