Profile
Andrey Kessel is an investment manager with Amadeus.
Since joining the firm in 2003, he has worked on a number of investments and has sat on the board of several portfolio companies as a non-executive director or observer.
These include: Openbravo, a developer of open source software for business management; TeraView, a terahertz instrumentation company; Solexa, a company developing revolutionary DNA sequencing instruments (sold to Illumina); Staccato, a company delivering wireless USB chipsets; Solarflare, a company providing 10Gb Ethernet enabling products for server networking equipment; and Valista, a software company providing payments and offer management software to wireless and fixed line operators and ISPs.
Prior to joining Amadeus, Mr. Kessel gained substantial international experience in technology start-ups.
His previous roles were predominantly commercial positions in software and telecommunications sectors in such companies as: Scala Business Solutions, a multinational business software company; PanTel Telecom, the eastern European subsidiary of KPN; and Nextra, an internet division of Telenor.
He started his career at Baltic Communications, a Russian subsidiary of Cable & Wireless.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc in Computer Science from the Air-Space Instruments University in Russia.
A Russian native, he is fluent in Russian and English and speaks basic Hungarian.
Former positions of Andrey Kessel
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Texdrive | Founder | 2012-12-31 |
Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.
 Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd is an independent venture capital firm is founded by Anne Glover and Hermann Hauser in 1997. The firm is headquartered in London, UK. | Private Equity Investor | 2010-11-30 |
Openbravo SL
 Openbravo SL Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Openbravo SLU develops commercial open source cloud business software for specialty retailers. It offers Openbravo Commerce Suite, a multichannel retail business solution that allows specialty retailers to manage their entire business and transform their physical store channel to deliver shopping experiences. The company was founded by Ismael Ciordia, Nicolas Serrano and Moncho Aguinaga in 2001 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. | Director/Board Member | - |
| Cable & Wireless, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Scala Business Solutions NV
 Scala Business Solutions NV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Epicor Software Corp., Scala Business Solutions NV develops ERP software and integrates Internet technology into existing systems. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch company was founded by Jan-erik Lundberg, Andreas Fredrik Kemi. Scala Business Solutions was acquired by Epicor Software Corp. on June 18, 2004 for $89.59 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Andrey Kessel
| INSEAD | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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Solarflare Communications, Inc.
 Solarflare Communications, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Solarflare Communications, Inc. develops server networking solutions. Its products include app acceleration, server security, network capture and network adapters. The firm offers electronic trading, database caching, networked storage, server security, software load balancers and web server solutions. The company was founded by Derek Roberts, Ben Charny, David Riddoch, Ahmet Tuncay, George A. Zimmerman and Pope Steve in 2001 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Scala Business Solutions NV
Scala Business Solutions NV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Epicor Software Corp., Scala Business Solutions NV develops ERP software and integrates Internet technology into existing systems. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch company was founded by Jan-erik Lundberg, Andreas Fredrik Kemi. Scala Business Solutions was acquired by Epicor Software Corp. on June 18, 2004 for $89.59 million. | Technology Services |
Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.
Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd is an independent venture capital firm is founded by Anne Glover and Hermann Hauser in 1997. The firm is headquartered in London, UK. | Finance |
Nextra
 Nextra Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nextra is an internet service provider. The company is based in Oslo, Norway and ultimately controlled by the Government of Norway. | Communications |
| Cable & Wireless, Inc. | |
Openbravo SL
Openbravo SL Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Openbravo SLU develops commercial open source cloud business software for specialty retailers. It offers Openbravo Commerce Suite, a multichannel retail business solution that allows specialty retailers to manage their entire business and transform their physical store channel to deliver shopping experiences. The company was founded by Ismael Ciordia, Nicolas Serrano and Moncho Aguinaga in 2001 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. | Technology Services |
| PanTel Telecommunications & Communications Co. | |
| Texdrive | Finance |
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