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Education
In 1991 he entered MGIMO at the Faculty of International Journalism, Marketing and Advertising. In 1995 he graduated from the University of Southern Utah in the USA. Later he also studied at Harvard and London Business Schools in programs for senior executives.
Career
1997-2012
Since 1997, he worked in the Russian office of Wrigley, later he headed the entire office.
In 2009-2010 he was vice president, managing director of the Wrigley office in Mexico.
In 2011-2012 headed the Russian office of Kimberley-Clark.
2013-2017
Since November 2013 - Chief Executive Officer of the Spar retail chain in Russia.
In June 2015, he was appointed commercial director of Yandex.
Since May 2017, he has been the general director of the Yandex.Market service.
2023: Appointment as CEO of Lamoda
On June 5, 2023, online retailer Lamoda announced the appointment of Maxim Grishakov as the new CEO of the company. In this post, he will replace Geri Kalmis.
 | I am honored to be the leader of such a unique company. Lamoda in recent years has not only successfully gone through a number of crisis periods in the economy, but also emerged from them stronger and more sustainable. The foundation laid by the team will be an ideal basis for the future growth of Lamoda and strengthening its position in the fashion segment, - said Maxim Grishakov, who will officially begin performing new duties on July 1, 2023. |  |
As noted in the press service of Lamoda, under the leadership of Geri Kalmis, the company has a steadily growing profitable business with a positive cash flow. Kalmis commented on his departure as follows:
| | The management of Lamoda has become the most intense and useful experience in my long career. I am extremely proud of the team that has developed and the results that we managed to achieve. Lamoda is a truly unique company in this market, a true online expert in fashion and lifestyle. I wish Lamoda to continue to strengthen its leadership. | |
Geri Kalmis's new place of work has not been named by June 5, 2023. The reasons for the change of leadership are also unknown.[1]
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