Spotware Leadership Team | Key Personnel

Ilia Iarovitcyn

CEO

Ilia has been achieving results in the fintech industry for more than 15 years, both in brokerages and IT companies. He has delivered over 20 impactful projects of various kinds: partner programmes and social trading systems, bonus rewards and trading tournaments, integrations of payment service providers, performance metrics and others. In 2017, Ilia joined Spotware to manage the development of a new cTrader product that is currently one of the best solutions on the market for social trading. Now, Ilia is at the head of the company as the CEO. Not only does he architect and promote the trading platform, he also inspires the company’s employees to achieve great results.

Adriana Ivaylova

Account Manager

Adriana is an accomplished professional with over five years of experience in the financial industry. After honing her skills at established and reputable brokers, she embarked on an upward trajectory, advancing from a Support Agent to a Finance Representative, and from a Partner's Agent to supervising a partner's entire team. Currently, as the Account Manager at Spotware, she gathers and analyses client needs and queries, fostering seamless internal communication and overseeing the implementation process with precision. Adriana's innate ability to cultivate strong relationships with existing and prospective clients is instrumental in driving growth for the brokers she collaborates with, making her a true asset to the organisation.

Alexander Strelnikov

Head of Integration

With over 15 years of experience in financial markets and over eight years of experience in financial technology, Alexander is a valuable and respected member of the Spotware team. After joining the company in 2012, he brought in his vast expertise, gained through both top positions at global financial institutions as well as leading his own brokerage business. He is currently responsible for guiding and controlling all server-side products, adding and developing new functionalities, controlling performance and architecture and sure Spotware’s products both live up to and surpass the industry’s ever-rising standards.

Alex Avanesov

Head of Network Operations

Alex has been managing Spotware’s network operations since March 2012. He played a key role in helping the company scale over the years and ensured flawless connectivity and data distribution to traders worldwide. Today, Alex manages the day-to-day operations of the company’s physical hardware and global infrastructure. Alex joined Spotware after 10 years as a senior engineer and, later, a network operations manager at PrimeTel PLC, a leading telecommunications provider in Cyprus.

John Parnaby

Head of Support

With nearly 20 years of experience under his belt, John is responsible for the smooth operation of Spotware’s Support team. Having worked in customer-facing roles throughout his entire professional life, John brings all the necessary skills to ensure that Spotware’s clients always receive unparalleled support and guidance for any enquiry. From a simple everyday request to more complicated system issues, Spotware’s Support team is available around the clock to assist the company’s clients.

Stanislav Ivanenko

Head of HR

Stanislav Ivanenko is a Human Resources expert with over 17 years of experience. Having worked for multiple reputable companies throughout his career, he brings specific financial and IT personnel recruitment expertise to Spotware Systems in his leading role as Head of HR. It is thanks to his hard work with his team that Spotware discovers, attracts and retains the many talents that help take the company to new heights. His leadership is also vital when it comes to making new personnel feel at home in the Spotware family, aiding with relocation, building new connections and organising successful corporate events.

Andrey Pavlov

Founder and Chairman

Prior to starting Spotware, Andrey spent over 10 years at NatWest, Citi and EBRD. He then became an entrepreneur, specialising in fintech and trading solutions. Andrey has made several successful exits in the fund management, hosting and liquidity aggregation sectors. In 2010, he founded Spotware. During this time, he devoted 100% of his time to Spotware and cTrader, the two brands he has always been passionate about. Andrey built cTrader to fill a gap in the market for a trader-focused, STP trading platform instead of numerous workarounds for the legacy product that dominated the market. Today, cTrader is the most current and complete online trading platform available to banks, brokers and exchanges.