ELEKS is proud to announce Jaanika Merilo joins the team. A digital and IT innovator in the Ukrainian government, Jaanika will leverage her two decades of experience working within the investment and innovation sectors to strengthen ELEKS’ positions in Estonia and Scandinavia.
Jaanika became a software developer at the age of 16 and went on to set up her own IT company a few years later. For the last five years, she has been a Member of the Board of investment fund, US Invest. She has also worked for the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA), UANGEL and the Ukrainian Business Angels Network. Together with her teams, Jaanika successfully implemented innovative e-solutions.
Jaanika will retain her current positions as an Advisor at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation of Ukraine and deputy mayor of Dnipro, where she is responsible for e-government, technology, e-services, public services, public procurement, e-ticketing, city call centres and implementing innovation.
From 2015 until the present day, Focus magazine has included Jaanika in their list of Ukraine’s most influential women. PaySpace magazine have recognised her personal contribution in the development of start-ups by awarding her their Gold aware two years in a row.
About ELEKS
ELEKS is a Top 100 Global Outsourcing company that provides expert software engineering and consultancy services. For over 27 years, we’ve worked as a software innovation partner to Fortune 500 companies, big enterprises and technology challengers. Our team of 1,400+ professionals provides a full range of IT services. The software products that we build help the world’s leading brands transform their businesses, increase their revenues and save development time and operating costs.