Radu Georgescu

Current

• President and Chairman of the Board at GECAD Group

Recommended

4 people have recommended Radu

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• GECAD Group
• My Ro Blog

Radu Georgescu’s Summary

Serial entrepreneur with very deep knowledge of the software licensing market. Focus on Intellectuar Property, Innovation, Online. Huge believer of exponential growth and business models that support this.

Radu Georgescu’s Specialties:

Entrepreneurship, Corporate Structuring, M&A

Radu Georgescu’s Experience

• President and Chairman of the Board

  GECAD Group

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  1992 — Present (17 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), myself 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 – 200 distributors worldwide, 8,000,000+ mailboxes served (April 2009) – www.axigen.com;
  - ePayment – online payments system – www.epayment.ro;
  - Avangate - Electronic Software Distribution - www.avangate.com
  - Sentinet – Security Operating Center – www.gecadnet.ro
  - www.gecadshop.ro

Additional Information

Radu Georgescu’s Websites:

• GECAD Group
• My Ro Blog

Radu Georgescu’s Interests:

entrepreneurship, leadership, investment, VC, high-tech, e-commerce, software, licensing, communications/messaging, security

Radu Georgescu’s Groups:

•    e-BIZ
•    ARIES
•    Entrepreneurs in Romania
•    Romania Business and Professional Network
•    ANIS
•    Avangate Software eCommerce
•    softwareCEO.com
•    ANEC - Asociatia Nationala pentru E-Commerce
•    GECAD ePayment
•    Axigen
•    Orange First Tuesday

Radu Georgescu’s Honors:

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

Radu Georgescu’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch