Board of Directors

Natalya Kaspersky
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Co-Founder of Kaspersky Lab, CEO InfoWatch

Natalya Kaspersky graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MSIEM) with a degree in applied mathematics. She also has a bachelor’s degree from The Open University. In 1994 Natalya embarked upon her career as a software product seller at the KAMI Information Technologies Center and shortly afterwards she took a lead role in the AVP antivirus project which laid the foundations of Kaspersky Lab. The sales volume of AVP at that time amounted to $200 per month.

In 1997, Natalya, in cooperation with three programmers, founded Kaspersky Lab and became the company’s CEO. Under her leadership, the company grew from an unknown start-up into a leader on the international IT security market with a turnover of several hundred million dollars. In summer 2007, Natalya was elected to the post of chairperson of the board of directors at Kaspersky Lab.

Another business idea of Natalya’s was the setting up of a new company, under the aegis of Kaspersky Lab, to develop software to protect confidential corporate information against internal threats (DLP systems). At that time, Natalya’s project anticipated the rapid growth of the DLP market and allowed the new company – InfoWatch – to develop a unique and highly effective solution that is in demand both in Russia and abroad. In 2007, Natalya took over the helm at InfoWatch and is currently the company’s CEO. InfoWatch is now a leader in the Russian DLP market and is expanding rapidly into the European, Asian and American markets.

In April 2008, Natalya was elected to the board of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce. This was motivated primarily by the fact that Kaspersky Lab was the only Russian company to play a leading role in any sector of the German market (Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security are the absolute leaders within the home user segment on the German-speaking market).

In 2008, Natalya came 4th in the Top 200 Business Ladies of Russia. Her name is well-known in IT circles and she has won numerous awards from both Russian and international IT associations and publications.

Alexey De Mont De Rique
Non-executive Director

Alexey de Mont de Rique graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1988. In 1991, he joined Eugene Kaspersky, who was developing the AVP antivirus project at the KAMI Information Technologies Center. In 1997, he co-founded Kaspersky Lab. Today Alexey de Mont de Rique is a member of the Board of Directors

Eugene Kaspersky
Chief Executive Officer

Eugene Kaspersky’s love for mathematics determined his “technical” future. One of his hobbies during high school was to solve problems published in mathematical journals. During his last few years in high school, he attended extracurricular classes in physics and mathematics at a dedicated program organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Eugene spent his last two years of high school taking physics and mathematics courses in a specialized program for gifted students organized by and affiliated with Moscow State University.

In 1987, Eugene graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science, where he studied mathematics, cryptography and computer technology, majoring in mathematical engineering.

After graduating, Eugene worked at a multi-disciplinary research institute. It was there that Eugene first began studying computer viruses after detecting the Cascade virus on his computer in October 1989. Eugene analyzed the virus and developed a disinfection utility for it – the first such utility he developed. He started collecting malicious programs and disinfection modules for them. This exotic collection later formed the foundation of the famous antivirus database in Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Today, this database includes more than 1.3 million records and is one of the most complete antivirus databases in the world.

In 1991, Eugene joined the KAMI Information Technologies Center, where he and a group of colleagues developed the AVP antivirus project, which became the prototype for Kaspersky Anti-Virus. International recognition of the project arrived in 1994, when the virtually unknown AVP won a contest conducted by Hamburg University’s test lab, demonstrating a higher virus detection rate than the most popular antivirus programs at the time.

In 1997, Eugene and his colleagues decided to establish an independent company, becoming the founders of Kaspersky Lab. From that moment, he has headed the company’s antivirus research.

In 2007, Eugene was named CEO of Kaspersky Lab.

Eugene is a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, and a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.

Eugene Buyakin
Chief Operating Officer

Eugene was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Kaspersky Lab in 2007. In this role he is responsible for the overall running of the company’s operations worldwide. Eugene joined Kaspersky Lab in 1999 as finance director and oversaw a period of record growth in the company’s turnover and operations.

Prior to Kaspersky Lab, Eugene worked for MKT Bank, where he rose from a managerial role in the marketing department to become the deputy chairman of the bank’s board. He also worked as finance director for the Rossiskii Kredit Group.

Eugene graduated from the Moscow State University with a degree in economics.

Andreas Lamm
Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab Europe

Andreas holds an executive Master of Business Administration from the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt as well as a diploma from the University of Applied Sciences, Regensburg.

Andreas, a communications engineer, worked in managerial positions in such companies as maxiBIT, Trusted Information Systems, Network Associates, and Articon-Integralis AG, where he rose to the position of Technical Director of Integralis Group. Mr. Lamm has successfully passed the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

From 2003 until 2008, Andreas Lamm served as Executive Director of the Kaspersky Lab office for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. His principal objective was to expand activities in the region and to adapt the company’s marketing and sales strategy to market conditions. Since January 2008 Andreas Lamm has held the position of Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab Western, Northern and Southern Europe.

Garry Kondakov
Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab EEMEA

Garry has held the position of Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) since January 2008. His responsibilities include the company's marketing, business development, sales, and customer service functions in the region. Garry previously held the position of Managing Director for Russia, the CIS and the Baltic states at the company.

Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, Garry worked for APC, Intel Technologies and Oracle Corp. He also managed the Gatehouse International Consulting Project in Alborg, Denmark.

Garry graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in physics. He also completed a post-graduate course at the University’s Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics. He has an MBA from the London Business School (LBS).

Stephen Orenberg
Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab Americas

Steve has been Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab Americas, overseeing the company’s operations in North and South America, since January 2008. Prior to that, Steve was president of Kaspersky Lab USA, Kaspersky Lab’s North American operation headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Steve has held senior management positions in information technology for over a decade and has specialized in the software industry throughout. Before joining Kaspersky, he was president of antivirus company Sophos, Inc. Steve has also held the position of president at both Netguard, Inc. and at antivirus vendor Dr. Solomon's Software, Inc. During his tenure at Dr. Solomon's, he grew the company from a raw start-up to a major player in the North American market.

Steve attended Emerson College, where he majored in communications.

Harry Cheung
Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab Asia-Pacific

Harry was appointed Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab Asia-Pacific in January 2008. He provides executive leadership for the company's primary business objectives of long-term growth and profitability in the region. From 2004 until his present role, he worked as Managing Director for Kaspersky Lab China.

Prior to joining the company, Harry was President of Information Security One (China), which was recognized as one of the top providers of information security in China. Harry also worked as Managing Director of Beijing Glorysun Technology Co., the sole distributor for Trend Micro in China.