Katerina Samoylova has an international executive search background, having worked in the industry for over five years serving clients across EMEA. She has extensive experience working with executives and other leaders, and is highly skilled in relationship building. She assists in all aspects of searches, with an emphasis on sourcing candidates and forming data-based search strategies. Professional Focus More than 5 years’ experience in executive search in EMEA Expertise in research, analysis and reporting, including a strong academic background in international information analytics Functional expertise in finance, sales and corporate governance Business skills including project management, marketing and account management Native Ukrainian, English and Russian Business Expertise International Executive Assistant - EMEA at another of the world’s leading executive search firms Senior Partner Service Manager at Aegon Life Insurance Ukraine, subsidiary of global Aegon Group; promoted from Executive Assistant to the CEO, Head of Secretaries Team PR Specialist at the Dutch-Ukrainian Centre for Agriculture Technology Transfer (DUCATT), Kyiv, Ukraine Sector Expertise Financial Services Insurance Professional Services Corporate Governance Education & Certifications Post-graduate studies in psychology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Continuing Education Master's degree in international information analytics, translation from KROK University of Economics and Law - Kyiv, Ukraine Bachelor’s degree international information analytics from KROK University of Economics and Law - Kyiv