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Executive Leadership
Dimitri Boylan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Dimitri Boylan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Prior to founding Avature in 2004, Dimitri co-founded HotJobs.com in 1997. As Chief Operating Officer and later CEO, Dimitri’s responsibilities at HotJobs.com included the direct management of all of its business activities. Dimitri took HotJobs.com public on the NASDAQ (HOTJ) in 1999 and grew the company to over 100MM in revenue before it was acquired by Yahoo! in 2002 for 433MM. When purchased, HotJobs.com was pro-forma profitable, cash flow positive, and the 49th most visited site on the Internet.
From 2002 to 2009, Dimitri served on the Board of Directors of Zhaopin.com. Headquartered in Beijing, Zhaopin (ZPIN/SEEK) is the second largest employment website in China.
Dimitri is a noted authority on the labor market and has appeared on CNNfn, CNN, Fox News, The Fox News’ Cavuto Report, and CNBC Power Lunch, and has been featured in Business Week, The New York Daily News, Investor’s Business Daily, and other print publications.
Dimitri is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained a BA in biophysics. In his post-graduate research at the University of Illinois, Dimitri used Cray supercomputers to model macromolecular movements. His graduate research has been sighted in over 30 scientific publications, including Nature.
Publications:
- Motions of Tropomyosin: Characterization of Anisotropic Motions and Coupled Displacements in Crystals, Dimitri Boylan and George N. Phillips, Jr.
- Biophysical Journal, 1986 January; 49(1): 76–78.
Ana Laura Darino
Chief Financial Officer
Robert Griffith
SVP Security & Information Technology
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Robert Griffith
SVP Security & Information Technology
Before joining Avature, Robert acquired significant experience in different fields and industries, which enabled him to develop a unique perspective on technology, business processes, and domain.
He began working as a cabinet maker in 1984, an experience that paralleled his work making virtual systems inside computer systems. In 1986, he started working for Paragon Podiatry Labs to design and implement the first CAD/CAM system to produce custom foot orthotics. He was later sought after by other prosthesis labs and did consulting work in the 90s. In 1991, he worked for Ovid/CDPlus on a team that built pioneering online medical and legal journal full text search product. In 1994, he started worked on high-volume workflow engine used by Blue Cross Blue Shield, where he continued working until 1997. He then became a lead architect at InterWorld, where he invented a cross platform Java E-commerce Web server framework with many unique features. The software has been used by major companies in the U.S. In 2000 he started his own business; Navu invented and produced NAVU (Networked Audio Visual Unit) hardware and software system. He joined Avature in 2004 as the SVP Security & Information Technology.
In his free time, Robert enjoys traveling with his wife and exploring new places; teaching and learning math, science, and technology with his two sons; and working towards his pilot license.
Cristian Dujmovic
SVP Operations
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Cristian Dujmovic
SVP Operations
In his role as SVP Operations, Cristian is responsible for the operational aspects of Avature’s global teams for core engineering, IT, technical services, and customer service.
Since joining Avature in 2008, Cristian has served in a variety of positions and has been a driving force in the evolution of Avature’s customer-centric approach to service delivery. His ability to understand both the technical and human dimensions of the fast-growth software business has allowed him to scale the organization to meet demand while maintaining a culture of innovation and excellence. Cristian continues to optimize the company so that a diverse and creative team of “Avaturians” can find and define their professional lives based on their individual talents and collective spirit.
Prior to Avature, Cristian worked for MasterCard and Oracle. He studied systems engineering at University of Salta and attended Ginastera Conservatory of Music for classical guitar.
In addition to his official position, Cristian is part of the Avature football team and the company band. He loves playing jazz guitar and is a professional tango dancer.
Analia Kozieniak
Treasurer
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Analia Kozieniak
Treasurer
Analía joined Avature in 2006 to control the company’s treasury, accounts payable, cash flow, accounting, budgets, taxes payroll, and financial and tax strategy.
A certified public accountant, Analía graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Económicas in 1998. Prior to Avature, she worked as an accountant for Barcos, Miyasaki and Associates; a controller for VM Beauty S.R.L.; an administrator manager for Kumon Instituto de Educación de Argentina S.R.L.; and an international accountant for Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Analía thrives while working in a multinational company with a team that recognizes cultural diversity as a competitive advantage. She enjoys developing activities in accounting environments in order to expand her own knowledge, support colleagues, and maintain the financial well-being of the organization.
Ernest Kueffner
SVP Americas
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Ernest Kueffner
SVP Americas
Ernest Kueffner has 20 years or HCM technology management experience. Ernest joined Avature shortly after it was founded and currently manages Avature’s North American operations. Before joining Avature, Ernest served as a Product Marketing analyst for Yahoo, where he was responsible for vertical growth strategy and software business planning. Prior to Yahoo, Ernest had multiple roles during his five year tenure with HotJobs.com. His responsibilities included software product marketing and product management, as well as enterprise client services management for HotJobs.com’s ASP Applicant Tracking System released in 1997 and built using the Netscape browser. Ernest started his career with ING Barings Investment Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Policy Analysis from Cornell University.
Julian Boylan
SVP APAC
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Julian Boylan
SVP APAC
Julian has 15 years of experience in HCM and over 25 years in technology. He has traveled and lived around the world establishing Avature’s global presence, most recently setting up Avature’s China operations. Prior to Avature, he was CTO of a New York City based investment trust (NYSE: SLG). Julian holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the City University of New York.
Jan Christian Seevogel
SVP DACH
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Jan Christian Seevogel
SVP DACH
Jan is responsible for Avature’s business development strategy and execution for the DACH region and central Europe and works out of our Munich office.
Prior to joining Avature, Jan has been involved with several tech startups in Germany, one of them supported by a scholarship from the German Ministry of Economics and Technology and the European Union.
He has also served as a lawyer and a manager with major law and consulting firms (last at KPMG) that focus on information technology, licensing, intellectual property and data privacy as well as law tech solutions. He has experience as a lecturer (e.g., for Campus M21 in Munich, the German Press Academy in Berlin and the Institute of IP and Media Law in Munich), he is an expert speaker and he has had his work published regularly in trade magazines. Driven by his passion for people, technology, recruitment and innovative solutions, Jan aims to find the best experience for hiring managers, employees, recruiters, agencies and candidates with a strong focus on how to leverage technology to achieve talent acquisition, talent attraction and talent management objectives. Jan holds degrees in law (first and second state examination as well as doctoral thesis) and his studies have been supported with a scholarship from the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (Foundation of German Business).
Jan is a passionate surfer, snowboarder and mountain biker.
Publications:
Facebook und Recht (Facebook and Law), O’Reilly 2014
El contrato de suministro de contenidos digitales en Alemania: Particularidades de régimen jurídico (Digital Content Supply Contracts in Germany: Legal Particularities), Estudios sobre el contrato de compraventa, Thomson Reuters ARANZADI 2016
Die Zukunft der Talentgewinnung hat bereits begonnen (The Future of Talent Acquisition has Arrived), HR Performance 5/2017
Recruiting Technologie neu gedacht (Recruiting-Technology Reinvented), HR Performance 5/2017″