President and Chairman of the Board, GECAD Group
Romania
President and Chairman of the Board, GECAD Group
Romania
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
1992 — Present (16 years)
After the successful exit in 2003, where GECAD sold its RAV technology to Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/Jun03/06-10GeCadPR.mspx), I and key employees decided not to relocate to Redmond, but to stay in Romania and further develop new businesses.
GECAD Group started four new businesses:
- Axigen – mail server technology – 22 distributors worldwide, 2000 servers installed (June 2006) – www.axigen.com
- ePayment – online payments system – www.epayment.ro;
- Avangate - ESD - www.avangate.com
- Sentinet – Security Operating Center – www.gecadnet.ro
- www.gecadshop.ro
entrepreneurship, leadership, investment, VC, high-tech, e-commerce, software, licensing, communications/messaging, security
Romanian Cross – Awarded by H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania, 2003
Romanian Personality of the year – Awarded by H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania, 2003
Oscar Capital for the businessman of the year – Awarded by Capital Magazine, 2003
Excelency award – Awarded by IDG, 2003
Leader of the year – Awarded by Euroleader, 2005
Special merits in software research – Awarded by the Bucharest Politechnical Institute, 2005
Most successful personal brand in the Romanian ITC – Awarded by Saptamana Financiara, 2006