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# Team

### 🔹 Core Team

LumiVault is led by a seasoned team of professionals with decades of experience across mining, blockchain technology, exchange infrastructure, finance, and global markets. Their combined expertise ensures the successful execution of the project’s gold-backed digital asset strategy and its long-term vision.

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**CEO — Alexey Drozdov (Kazakhstan)**

Alexey is a seasoned executive with two decades of experience in infrastructure development and natural resources. He began his career at **PSK TransStroy** in Moscow as Deputy General Director for Infrastructure Development (2005–2015), before moving into mining and exploration as Director of Exploration & Development at **Uguumur Alt LLC** in Mongolia (2016–2018). He later served as Strategic Advisor in the Natural Resources sector with **Yer-Tai LLP** in Kazakhstan (2018–2023). In 2025, Alexey became CEO of **LumiVault**, where he leads strategic growth, mining partnerships, and RWA-backed asset innovation.\
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**CMO — Anna Kowalska (Poland)**

Anna brings 17 years of expertise in strategic marketing and brand leadership across Europe. She started at **EduSoft** as a Marketing Specialist (2008–2013), before advancing to **Bright Media** as Marketing Manager (2013–2018). She then joined **NextWave** as Senior Marketing Manager (2018–2023) and later served as Head of Marketing at **Nordic Creative** (2023–2024). In 2025, Anna became CMO of **LumiVault**, overseeing global marketing strategy, brand positioning, and ecosystem adoption.\
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#### **CTO — Dmitri Smirnov (Estonia)**

Dmitri is a technology veteran with two decades of experience in software engineering and blockchain architecture. He began as a Software Engineer at **Tallinn Software House** (2004–2009), later becoming Lead Programmer at **Infinitum Interactive** (2009–2011). He contributed as Systems Engineer at the **Tallinn Open Source Initiative** (2012–2018), then worked as Senior Systems Architect at **ZA/UM** (2018–2021). Most recently, he served as Backend Developer at **MyCointainer** (2021–2024). In 2025, Dmitri joined **LumiVault** as CTO, where he leads technical infrastructure, on-chain proof-of-reserve development, and RWA integrations.

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#### **CSO — Miroslava Petrová (Czech Republic)**

Miroslava is a strategy leader with deep expertise in fintech and blockchain ecosystems. She started her career at **PwC Czech Republic** as a Strategy Consultant (2008–2015), then joined **CoinMate.io** as Business Development Manager (2015–2019). She later held senior roles as Head of Strategy at **Kriptomat** (2019–2023) and Senior Systems Architect at **MyCointainer** (2023–2024). Since 2025, Miroslava has served as CSO of **LumiVault**, driving long-term business strategy, exchange partnerships, and adoption in the RWA sector.

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