Valentin Merzlikin

Current

VP of Sales at Alawar Entertainment

Past

Director, Digital Distribution at Alawar Entertainment Inc.
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

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Education

Novosibirsk State University

Connections

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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 2009 — Present (2 months)
Director, Digital Distribution

Alawar Entertainment Inc.

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

September 2007 — September 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 2005 — August 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 2005 — May 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 2002 — June 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 2000 — November 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 1998 — February 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 1998 — September 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 1997 — April 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 1996 — January 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 1992 — June 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