Andrey Borisovich Zuzin

Bio

Mr Zyuzin is a Managing Director of DFJ VTB Aurora based in Moscow. His investments focus includes IT, media, telecommunications, and enterprise applications. Mr Zyuzin spent the last 11 years working as a manager and an investor in the technology industry. Prior to joining DFJ-VTB, Aurora Mr Zyuzin was the first deputy general director of NVision Group. Between 2004 and 2005, Mr Zyuzin served as a senior vice president of AMT Group. His responsibilities involved forming new business divisions to market new, innovative solutions and launch sales of new products and solutions by coordinating the efforts of numerous corporate divisions: marketing, sales, and technical and legal support. For eight years prior to AMT, Mr Zyuzin served as deputy general director of the Russian branch of Cisco Systems. In this position, he was in charge of business development and sales for modern digital communication systems in the markets of Russia and the CIS. During his time at Cisco Systems, the company's sales in Russia and the CIS rose tenfold. Mr Zyuzin has extensive experience developing technology business strategies, marketing, and personnel recruitment and training. Throughout his employment with Cisco Systems, Mr Zyuzin acquired both unique experience of managing technology business in Russia and first-hand knowledge of the international practice of developing high-tech companies. Mr Zyuzin holds an MBA from Duke University.