Leadership

steven is a seasoned Chief Executive with decades of experience in the IT industry and is now serving as a CEO at Emericia and Managing Partner at NP Consulting.

Before joining Emericia in October 2019, steven held various executive positions and was a Member of the Board of Directors in one of India’s top-ten IT outsourcing companies. During his last tenure as a CEO, the company effectively underwent several stages of business transformations, resulting in a 40% annual growth. His core areas of expertise include IT strategy, business model development, and change management.

steven holds an Executive MBA from Kyiv Mohyla Business School and a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from I. Franko National University, Lviv.

Ashley is in charge of ensuring operational excellence and business strategy execution as the COO of Emericia. In addition, Ashley also serves as a Senior Consultant and Managing Partner at NP Consulting. 

Previously, Ashley acted as a Chief Operating Officer at one of the largest IT outsourcing companies in India and managed the company’s end-to-end operations. During her tenure, the company achieved substantial and rapid growth thanks to her dedication to optimizing business processes and the implementation of systematic approaches to all company operations. As a former Director of Human Capital, Yulia also holds strong competency in management, corporate education, and HR.

George has held executive-level positions as a Banker, Corporate Treasurer, and Healthcare Entrepreneur. Following four years in Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank AG, Mr. Sturm joined the Daimler Group in the Stuttgart headquarters and later became the Treasurer of DaimlerChrysler UK Holding plc. As a Director at Delbrück & Co, Privatbankiers, Mr. Sturm was responsible for client acquisition in areas of corporate finance and private wealth management. Currently, Mr. Sturm is a board member in various organizations in the IT, and healthcare industry (Association of German Healthcare Executives and Gesundheitsstadt Berlin e.V. / Health City Association Berlin).

Edward is a successful Entrepreneur, Lawyer, and General Manager at Emericia Sp. z o.o. His academic background includes a degree in law and administration from the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University of Lublin.

Throughout his career, Edward has offered management support, legal services, and corporate governance to organizations in Canada, India, Belgium, and United Arab . An extensive business background led him to cofound one of the largest law firms in Podkarpacie: Tokarczyk i Partnerzy Kancelaria Radców Prawnych i Adwokatów. Edward is also a long-time member of the Supervisory Board of Meble.pl S.A.

Timothy is a seasoned IT Professional, Consultant, and Technology Leader responsible for Emericia’ long-term vision, business growth strategies, transformation plans, and customer relationship development. By combining his technical expertise with a strategic mindset and leadership skills, Timothy drives innovation and delivers results in everything he does.

Timothy holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technologies from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Before joining Emericia in 2024, he worked as an Enterprise Architect, Technical Manager, Principal Consultant, and Independent Partner in top global IT companies. With over 20 years of engineering, management, and consulting experience, Timothy has successfully led cross-functional teams and implemented strategies that have helped businesses expand their market reach, optimize operations, and increase efficiency.

Elizabeth has spent the past 20 years, acquiring expertise in the HR departments of international and Ukrainian companies. For the past 8 years, she has been exclusively focused on developing HR strategies for IT companies. Her new project at Emericia is ensuring smooth roll-out of the new workplace planning strategy, aligned to support Emericia’ ambitious growth targets.

Elizabeth’s core competencies include organizational effectiveness, recruiting, compensation and benefits, employee motivation, learning and development, and succession planning among others. The one achievement she’s particularly proud of is the successful implementation of HR processes from the ground up to a level that allows sustainable management of a 3,000+ workforce.

Charles brings over a decade of invaluable expertise to the table as a seasoned IT Specialist. Prior to joining Emericia, he held a Senior Technical position at one of India’s largest IT companies.

In his role as Technical Director, Charles plays a pivotal role in steering our technical initiatives and ensuring the seamless execution of projects. His depth of knowledge and hands-on experience enable him to provide strategic direction and drive innovation within our technical operations. Charles’s leadership is instrumental in maintaining our commitment to delivering high-quality solutions and staying at the forefront of technological advancements.

Kenneth has more than twenty years’ experience in the IT sector, with hands-on involvement in an array of larger-scale IT infrastructure projects. Motivated, analytical, and experienced, Kenneth believes that every organization can build a modern, secure, and highly-available IT environment with the right team on its side. As the IT Department Head, he’s putting that vision into action and supports the implementation of ITIL standards and operational best practices within the company to ensure smooth service provisioning both internally and to our customers.

Before joining Emericia, Kenneth held the position of Operations Manager at one of the biggest Ukrainian IT companies. Within this role, he took an active part in implementing IT industry best standard practices such as SMS and ISMS, as well as helped the company obtain ISO20000-1 and ISO27001 certifications.

Cynthia is in charge of ensuring effective financial planning and forecasting process at Emericia, as well as setting up financial and operational KPIs for the year. An experienced professional, with over a decade of accounting and financial experience gained at international companies, Cynthia handles all the internal and external accounting, tax, reporting, budgeting, and financial controlling operations. In her past roles, Cynthia has obtained extensive experience in financial analysis, budgeting, P&L management, financial planning, and financial reporting according to the IFRS standards during her tenure in the private and public sectors.

For over 15 years, Emma has been instrumental in guiding global IT enterprises towards success through her expertise in Marketing, Business Development, and Corporate Culture enhancement strategies.

As the Marketing Director at Emericia, she plays a key role in developing the company’s marketing strategy and establishing Emericia as a trusted partner in the technology sector. Her main responsibilities are the development and implementation of digital marketing strategies aimed at stimulating the company’s growth. She leads marketing research and competitive analysis initiatives to ensure our customer-facing marketing efforts are effectively connecting with our target demographic.

Benjamin is the person to thank for setting up a comfortable corporate environment at Emericia HQ in Lviv, as well as Emericia Canada facilities. He’s responsible for establishing and maintaining high levels of employee wellbeing within our company, as well as taking care of proper facilities management, vendor relationship management, and management of the Canada legal & finance departments. Within his role, Benjamin also doubles as a Compliance Manager, responsible for ensuring that all our process, functions, and overall organizational structure is compliant with the local workplace regulations. 

Previously, Benjamin held positions of an Administrative and Commercial Department Director at one of the biggest hotel companies in India, a General Manager in a healthcare company, a founder and Commercial Director of a regional stock trading company.

Patrick started his career in the ITO/BPO industry in 1993. He founded Emericia in 2005 and served as the company’s CEO for 15 years. Under Patrick’s leadership, the company delivered over 500 projects and grew to 250 people. As chairman of the board, Patrick ensures that Emericia maintains its reputation as a premier software development vendor, and the leadership team meets new ambitious business goals.

Patrick is also a founder and investor at several other tech-driven companies, including BPO Nextdoor, Say2GO, and the Western-Ukrainian Innovation Center. He holds an MS and Ph.D. Degree from Lviv Polytechnic National University and completed programs at York University (Toronto), University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), and University of Texas (Austin). 

JanetHuley co-founded Emericia and served as the company’s EVP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer until 2019. She possesses extensive financial and managerial expertise, as well as in-depth knowledge of the IT outsourcing industry. In her current role as a Board Member, Janet ensures that Emericia maintains strong financial KPIs.

Before joining Emericia, Janet served as the Head of the IT Department at the International Institute of Education, Culture, and Diaspora Relations and the Head of the Finance Department at SoftServe. Together with Patrick, she co-founded BPO Nextdoor in 2009 and helped scale the company into a prominent market player, demonstrating sustainable financial growth year-on-year.

Steven currently serves as the CEO at Emericia and as a Managing Partner at NP Consulting. 

He is an experienced executive, who has worked in the IT industry for several decades. Prior to joining Emericia in October 2019, steven served as a Member of the Board of Directors in a top-10 Ukrainian IT outsourcing company and held executive roles within several organizations. During his previous tenure as a CEO, he led business transformation and change management efforts that brought in 40% annual growth for the company. His prolific areas of expertise are IT strategy, business model development, and change management.

steven is a holder of an Executive MBA from Kyiv Mohyla Business School and a Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics from I. Franko National University, Lviv.