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Denis Litvinov

@denislitvinov

I lead P&L turnarounds, market expansion, and commercial growth across Europe and CIS.

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to full-time C-level roles as CEO, CCO, or Country Manager, as well as interim and turnaround engagements across Europe and CIS.

I've led turnarounds and commercial growth at Choco Holding, nōtem, ExpertCapital, MKB, VTB, Rosbank, and Sberbank. As an independent fractional CEO and CCO, I step into growth-stage and turnaround companies across Europe and CIS.

At Choco Holding, I turned SaaS EBITDA from –$1.4M to +$636K in 12 months, launched Digital Restaurant in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia, and prepared California market entry. At VTB, I built an SME acquisition channel through partners including Wildberries, Yandex, Rostelecom, Alibaba, Ozon, and Avito, adding 20,000 SME clients in a year.

I've owned major regional P&Ls, built sales organizations from scratch, and improved operating models across banking, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer brands. I hold an INSEAD MBA and bring hands-on leadership across sales, partnerships, operations, CRM, finance, and market expansion.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

PP
Current

Independent Management Consultant

Private Consulting Practice

Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Fractional CEO and CCO engagements for growth-stage and turnaround companies across Russia, CIS, and Europe. Key engagements include CEO at nōtem, Commercial Director at SEIGL/Ansaligy, CEO at ExpertCapital, Managing Director at MKB, Head of Sales at Valuar, and CCO at Choco Holding.

Private Consulting Practice logoPP
Current

Independent Management Consultant & Fractional Executive

Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Fractional CEO and CCO engagements for growth-stage and turnaround companies across Russia, CIS, and Europe.
Key engagements (reverse chronological):
— CEO · nōtem (Oct 2025 – May 2026)
Premium consumer brand (candles, home décor, fragrance). Full operational leadership: team, CRM, production, logistics, finance.
— Commercial Director · SEIGL / Ansaligy (2023–2024)
First celebrity skincare brand i

VTB logoVT

Managing Director

Jul 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 4 months)

VTB is the top 2 bank in Russia, with more than $ 289 billion in assets
• Created a new SME acquisition channel from scratch via strategic partnerships with Wildberries (+7,680 clients), Yandex (+2K), Rostelecom, Alibaba, Ozon, Avito.
Result: +20,000 new SME clients in 12 months.

Non-Profit Organization "Dialog" logoND

Regional Director

Oct 2020 - Jul 2021 (9 months)

Dialog is the largest government IT-company in the field of Internet communications, Internet sociology and processing with feedback from the public
• Successfully launched federal media project in the Siberian Federal district from the ground up
• Responsible for HR, Informational systems, GR, Budgeting, Legal, Corporate Affairs, Production, and SMM
• Built and managed 10 teams (one in each regio

Sberbank logoSB

Sales Director

Aug 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 2 months)

Sberbank is the largest bank in Russia, with assets of more than $ 571 billion
• Developed a new sales department team (SME, b2b) consisting of 6 managers and 50 sales reps
• Responsible for the successful onboarding and retention process of key customers
• Generated +10K new key customers

Rosbank logoRO

Managing Director

May 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 3 months)

Rosbank is the top 3 private bank in Russia, Ex-Societe Generale group
• Responsible for sales and business development in Moscow city and the Moscow region (65 outlets, ~380 sales reps; 38 direct sales agents, 22 payroll specialists; SME dept)
• Achieved financial results: EBITDA, P&L, Operating income of $85M, Net income of $36M
• Led Moscow region to the best in Russia growth tempo (YoY): +$

Sberbank logoSB

Head Of Retail Banking

May 2015 - May 2017 (2 years)

Sberbank is the largest bank in Russia, with assets of more than $ 571 billion
• Responsible for retail sales in the east of Moscow Region: 5 cities with a population of 1.3M people
• Generated $183M in operating income and $141M in net income
• Managed retail sales department (160 outlets, ~350 sales reps), direct sales department (60 direct sales agents, 25 payroll specialists), partner’s depart

Sberbank logoSB

Regional Director

Jan 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 4 months)

• Responsible for driving retail sales in 5 cities with a population of 1.3 million people in the Eastern Branch of the Moscow Region
• Supervised 5 regional supervisors and ~350 sales reps across 160 outlets
• Recruited and coached new staff, and increased retail profit share in the branch from 61% to 66%

Sberbank logoSB

Head of Partner's Department

May 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 8 months)

• Responsible for B2C, B2B & B2G sales in the Far Eastern Federal District, including following sales channels: acquiring, mortgage, car loans, billing, and attracting pensioners to the bank through the branches of the State Pension Fund
• Leading a team of 5 regional supervisors, 10 middle-level managers, and ~150 sales representatives
• Secured 1st place in Sberbank's Federal Partners Depart

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Lomonosov Moscow State University logoLU

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Digital Communication and Media Management

2021 - 2022

Studied digital communication and media management.

LR

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) Russia

Digital Communication and Media management

2021 - 2022

IN

INSEAD

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management

2016 - 2017

Insead & Sber MBA program "Sberbank 500"

INSEAD logoIN

INSEAD

Master of Business Administration, Management

2016 - 2017

Pursued an MBA as part of the Sberbank 500 program, focusing on management.

CC

Central bank of Russia college

Banking

2007 - 2009

Diploma with honors

CC

Central Bank of Russia College

Banking

2007 - 2009

Grade: Diploma with honors

Completed banking studies with honors.

NU

North-East State University

Foreign languages (German & English)

2002 - 2007

I won the competition of the best students and was sent to study on an exchange in Germany, Osnabrueck university (2006-2007).

NU

North-East State University

Foreign Languages

2002 - 2007

Activities and societies: Won competition for best students and studied abroad in Germany.

Studied foreign languages (German and English) and participated in an exchange program at Osnabrueck University in Germany.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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