Nikolai Balba

Current

CTO at Libra OnDemand

Past

Director of Strategic Development at Libra Hospitality
Deputy Managing Director at Micros Fidelio Distributor in Russia

Education

Finansovaja Akademija pri Pravitel'stve Rossijskoj Federacii

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Industry

Computer Software

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Nikolai Balba’s Summary

* Over 15 years experience in building, delivering and implementing hospitality and travel technology solutions
* Played key roles in shaping the hospitality technology landscape in Russia and Eastern Europe
* Early adopter of Web 2.0, SaaS and cloud computing technologies
* Currently focused on creating hospitality industry's first true CRM-driven on-demand technology solution on force.com platform

Nikolai Balba’s Specialties:

Cloud computing, SaaS, Web 2.0, hospitality & travel technology, global distribution, hotel operations, CRM

Nikolai Balba’s Experience

CTO

Libra OnDemand

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Lead Product management and technology direction for Libra OnDemand, a SaaS hospitality CRM, loyalty, analytics, catering and events management solution built natively on force.com platform.
Director of Strategic Development

Libra Hospitality

(Privately Held; Hospitality industry)

March 1998 — December 2008 (10 years 10 months)

I co-founded Libra Hospitality in 1998 as a hospitality technology consulting company. We further became distributors for Hotel Information Systems (now SoftBrands) and are currently among the leading hospitality technology vendors in Eastern Europe. Our head office is in Moscow and we operate a regional branch office in Prague (Czech Republic). Our clients are located throughout the region, primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia and Montenegro.
Deputy Managing Director

Micros Fidelio Distributor in Russia

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)

1992 — 1998 (6 years )

Through my 6 years at HRS Hotel & Restaurant Systems (Micros-Fidelio distributor in Russia) I've been involved in all aspects of the business, starting as Assistant Operations Manager, moving on to Operations Manager, Director of Sales & Projects and Deputy Managing Director.