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our team
Our two country directors in Switzerland and Russia work with several partner companies and young professionals. They help us to ensure high quality of services and fexibility for our customers.
Alain Bourgnon
Alain is the founder and CEO of YourFirstSteps. He holds a Master Degree in Russian and Economics and has seven years professional experience on Russian market. From 2007 to 2008 he worked as a key account and business development manager for a Swiss law firm in Moscow. Back to Switzerland in 2009 he was responsible for the Russian Market at BaselArea Economic Promotion Agency till May 2013 and spent about four months a year in Russia travelling to different regions and cities attracting and supervising FDI projects. He speaks Russian fluently and has a deep understanding of Russian culture and traditions.
Marina Bourgnon
Marina works as a Project Manager for our company in Basel. She has a Master in Corporate Management and seven years experience as a HR Manager from her previous job in Moscow. Beside Russian she speaks good German and some English.
our partners
Veronika Arti Boskovic - CH
CEO VAB Consulting - Basel
Valeria Raceeva - RUS
CEO & Founder World Women Startups & Entrepreneurs - Berlin
Andrew Yurkin - RUS
IT technology specialist
CEO Tripmersion - Moscow
Baptiste Janin - CH
Creative director - Geneva