Sten Tamkivi

Current

• Member at Informatics Council of Estonia
• Member of the Supervisory Board at Praxis
• Chairman of Supervisory Board at ASI Private Equity

• General Manager, eCommerce; General Manager, Estonia at Skype
• Co-founder, owner at Forwards Studio

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Past

• Business Development Director at Helmes
• Team Leader / Usability Consultant at Helmes
• Co-founder, owner, CEO / Director of Strategic Development at Halo Interactive DDB Estonia

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Education

• Tartu Ülikool

Connections

426 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Sten Tamkivi’s Summary

sten.tamkivi.com

Sten Tamkivi’s Specialties:

People management, internal and public communications, understanding of both the technical and creative side of internet business.

Sten Tamkivi’s Experience

• Member

  Informatics Council of Estonia

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  http://www.riso.ee/et/koordineerimine/IN

• Member of the Supervisory Board

  Praxis

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  May 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies is an independent not-for-profit think tank based in Tallinn, Estonia. Founded in 2000, the mission of PRAXIS is to improve and contribute to the policy-making process in Estonia by conducting independent research, providing strategic counsel to policy makers and fostering public debate.
  http://www.praxis.ee/?lang=en

• Chairman of Supervisory Board

  ASI Private Equity

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  March 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  http://www.asi.ee

• General Manager, eCommerce; General Manager, Estonia

  Skype

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; EBAY; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  http://www.skype.com/
  
  Past roles at Skype:
  * Director of Engineering, Devices (12/06-02/07)
  * Head of Operations (09/05-12/06)

• Co-founder, owner

  Forwards Studio

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  January 1999 — Present (9 years 10 months)

  http://www.forwards.ee/

• Business Development Director

  Helmes

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  http://www.helmes.ee

• Team Leader / Usability Consultant

  Helmes

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 6 months)

  http://www.helmes.ee/

• Co-founder, owner, CEO / Director of Strategic Development

  Halo Interactive DDB Estonia

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1996 — June 2001 (4 years 11 months)

Sten Tamkivi’s Education

• Tartu Ülikool

  Public Relations and Communication Studies 1996 — 1998

Additional Information

Sten Tamkivi’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Sten Tamkivi’s Honors:

The Order of the White Star (Class IV), Republic of Estonia, 2007

Sten Tamkivi’s Contact Settings

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