qiibee’s latest additions to the team
At qiibee we strive to continuously grow and expand our team. Through this expansion we can encounter unique and talented individuals. During Q2 and Q3 of 2020 we onboarded a new Head of Marketing, Head of Sales, Full Stack Developer as well as a new addition to the Sales and Marketing team.
This year’s team expansion phase brought us over 400 applicants of which an impressive amount coming from big name companies such as Google, P&G, Dell as well as Intel/McAfee, just to name a few. And exactly 1% of these 400 applicants did it.
To truly find the best of the best, we dedicate a phase of the application process to testing and specific interviews.
The application process
For the new full-stack position we had over 200 applicants after which 70 passed onto the next phase, as they successfully completed an initial filter-test. The next phase incorporated new challenges as well as a “take-home” assignment that would determine the finalists. In the last phase of the application, the final 8 applicants were interviewed by our Head of Blockchain, Aaron de Miranda Colaco, and our Head of Application Development, Elvis Dedic.
For the new Head of Marketing and Head of Sales positions we received over 100 applicants from various international companies, such as: Google, P&G, Dell, Intel/McAfee, eBay and other well-known DACH companies, such as: Swisscom, RTL Group, HolidayCheck and AutoScout24. Moreover we had one candidate who was among the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
Out of these 100 applicants, 20 individuals were chosen to interview and had to complete an assignment. After which 4 applicants had successfully entered the second round of interviews; The successful finalists, participated in further team interviews, where current team members were also able to e-meet the new potential candidates.
The final candidates
In May we then onboarded our new Head of Marketing, Florian Lehwald and since the beginning of August, we integrated a new Head of Sales, Francesco Pagano.
Florian Lehwald brings two decades of marketing experience to the table, with specialties and deeper knowledge in the German Market. He started his own businesses, such as KissMyAds and RiTZELMUt Ventures GmbH which he successfully sold to Stöer.
On the sales side, we want to introduce Francesco Pagano, apart from his vast experience in sales and finance, he carries an impressive network of decision makers. His deeply rooted passion for food can be described as chauvinistic.
In Q3 the tech team saw the inclusion of a new member, Balaji Peddamuthu, a passionate engineer with over 11 years of experience in software development and leading frontend development.
Along with our newest Sales and Marketing team member, Gioele Giancola, who has completed his BASc in Human Sciences and Technology at IE University as well as completing a business administration course, attaining a GPA of 9/10 at the University Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago de Chile.
Meet the newest additions to the qiibee team
Florian Lehwald — Head of Marketing
Florian developed and managed loyalty programs for the Hewlett Packard and Microsoft sales teams in the mid-90s to 00s.
Additionally, he was responsible for building the international team at StudiVZ.
Our new Head of Marketing started his own businesses, such as KissMyAds and RiTZELMUt Ventures GmbH which he successfully sold to Stöer.
Francesco Pagano — Head of Sales
Worked in the Finance, FMCG and Fashion industries, across EMEA and Americas, with 20 years of experience, and most times just hard-selling, commercial campaigns and products, delivered across the globe.
Created a nonprofit organisation in NYC, which teaches confidence and respect to kids via theatre, while giving space to young talent.
Brings with him a wide network of professionals and friends, who want to win in the marketplace, while doing something good for the planet.
Balaji Peddamuthu — Full Stack Developer
Has experience in full-stack development with an emphasis on front end development. Developed a great passion around TypeSafety (Haxe, Kotlin, Typescript, etc).
Developed more than a decade of experience in JavaScript, React JS, ReactNative, Redux, HTML5, CSS, Angular, MEAN Stack, Jenkins, Kotlin/Android Development and Docker.
Business Unit Super Star Award for exceptional teamwork and agility towards developing innovative and compelling products in the Blockchain area.
Gioele Giancola — Sales and Marketing
Brings a multicultural and fresh ‘zoomer’ mindset to the team. Providing greater insight on consumer behaviour and Sales Psychology. As well as providing his linguistic abilities in English, German, Italian and Spanish.
IPSOS Research Project: Conducted a quantitative report on consumer behavior, analyzing 2000+ cases in Madrid, Spain. And wrote his Thesis about: “The Sinister Counterpart to Social Media Platforms and the Internet: To What Extent Can a Space for Public Deliberation be Abused as a Platform to Influence Political Landscape?”
As things in the world are continuously changing and evolving, so are we. Strength lies in persistence and adaptability, even in the times of crisis, therefore we adapt and grow, to succeed.
About qiibee
Through qiibee’s plug-and-play solution, enterprises worldwide are running and operating their loyalty programs on the blockchain in just a few hours.
More details on www.qiibee.com
