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Leonard Livschitz has served as a director of Grid Dynamics’ board of directors since 2006 and the Chief Executive Officer of Grid Dynamics since 2014. Prior to joining Grid Dynamics as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Livschitz co-founded the LED solutions company Luxera, serving as director from 2010 to 2014 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2010 to 2014. Prior to that, was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ledengin. Mr. Livschitz has over 25 years of experience in the high tech industry. He has held executive and management roles in sales, marketing, business development, and R&D with Philips Lumileds Lighting, Ledengin, Visteon Lighting and Ford Motor Company. Mr. Livschitz holds a Masters of Science degree in Systems and Control Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kharkiv State Polytechnic University, Ukraine. We believe Mr. Livschitz’s extensive experience in and knowledge of the high tech industry, as well as his experience with executive and management roles and responsibilities at Grid Dynamics, provide him with the necessary skills to serve as a member of the board of directors.

Valery Zelixon brings 30 years of experience in driving business transformation through the use of technology. His background includes technology and business consulting, startups, solution development, software and technology services sales, and leadership. Throughout his career, Valery played both individual contributor and organizational leader roles, leading teams in such companies as EMC and Wipro. For the last 6 years, Valery built and led a hunting sales team at EPAM, as Vice President and Head of North American Sales. This high-performing hunting sales team made significant contributions to the growth of EPAM.

Rahul Bindlish has 27+ years of experience in IT services and consulting. He specializes in helping Tier-1 enterprises with their digital initiatives to improve business performance and drive industry leading growth. Throughout his career, Mr. Bindlish has been recognized as an innovative leader who excels in building high-performing teams and developing customer relationships. He is currently the Vice President of Strategic Business Development at Grid Dynamics. Mr. Bindlish holds a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the Asian Institute of Management.