Meet Our Team

Victor Cabo, the founder of KV Consulting, has more than 20 years of experience in Aviation, IT and Telecom/Infrastructure segments connected with Strategies and Business Plans Development and Execution, Products&Services creation, helping Start-Up companies to compete against larger rivals and enter new markets.

His experience is focused on the following Professional Areas:

• Startup ventures, Product Portfolio and "Go to Market" Strategies
• Market Research and Competitive Analysis
• Airports' and Airlines' Digital Transformation and IT Strategies (Master Plan), Concepts and Execution
• Professional Services and Consultancy (Business, Commercialization and IT)
• IoT and Big Data/ML Consultancy for different segments (Transport, Hospitality, Telecom, and others)
• Passenger Processing, Flow Monitoring, and Prediction, Self-Service Application for Aviation and other industries
• Community Platforms for Aviation and other Industries
• Complex Infrastructure projects for Enterprises and Carriers
• Airports' Master System Integration and Complex New Terminal Projects
• IATA Resolution №753 and Baggage Consultancy for Aviation
• Industry Alliances and Non-orthodox approaches
• Entering Developing Countries markets: Russia and CIS countries, the Middle East, South-East Asia, and others

Being excited about Digital Technologies and Aviation/Transport Industry, Victor is eager to bring Innovations worldwide and using "the unorthodox approach" to help companies in Developing and Developed countries to excel.

Victor's previous experience includes executive positions in SITA, BELTEL (Russian Systems Integrator), Peterstar (now part of Megafon Group).

Victor is holding an MBA Degree from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Master's Degrees in Telecommunications and IT Management from St. Petersburg State Telecommunications University and National Research University "HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS" respectively.

Victor is fluent in English and Russian, has some conversational skills in other languages.

Azer has joined KV Consulting to help airports and airlines worldwide to adopt industry best practices effectively and help them in their Digital Transformation journey.

Azer's previous experience includes senior roles in IATA Consulting, The Northern Capital Gateway LLC (managed by Fraport AG), Lufthansa AG, American Express, and Air Transport Events (ATO). Azer is holding an MBA degree from The Open University's Business School, UK, Master's degrees in Sociology and Psychology from The Central European University, Prague and St.Petersburg State University respectively.

Being a passionate Travel and Aviation/Transport Industry professional since 1994, Azer loves to share his vast practical experience in Airport Planning, Operations, and Development with colleagues from other countries. Since 2011, Azer delivers training courses as an IATA Instructor.

Besides English, Azerbaijani and Russian Azer may speak French, Hungarian, and Czech.

Ilya has joined KV Consulting as a partner, responsible for Transport Infrastructure Modelling and Development. Ilya graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation in 2010 and completed his Ph.D. thesis about "Artificial Intelligence Passenger Processing system in Airport hub" in 2020.

At SpbGUGA as Assistant Professor Ilya is leading Transport Infrastructure Modelling and Development Department, applying advanced Mathematical Modelling Methods to forecasting and modeling transport traffic and passenger workflows. The holistic transport development approach and multimodal hubs engineering are helping a number of Developing and Developed countries to upgrade and extend their transport infrastructure efficiently.

Ilya has previously worked for some of the leading Russian airlines helping them to expand and gain new Regional markets and collaborate efficiently with airport partners.

Combining experience from both Academic and Business acumens, Ilya is contributing to the planning and development of transport infrastructures at the National level in some countries.

Nikolay has previously worked as Sales and Project Management executive and Subject Matter Expert in large multinational companies like Amadeus, SITA, and Microsoft, being responsible for multi-million USD business with top airline accounts and agencies. He holds Master's Degrees in Computer Science from Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (Technical University).

His professional expertise covers the following areas:

Airline IT Platforms (PSS: Reservations, Internet Booking Engine, B2B, Revenue management and e.t.c)

Airlines' Procurement Processes (RFIs/RFPs, tenders, evaluation and selection criteria)

Global Distribution Systems (Airline tickets/Hotel bookings/Car Rental)

Business travel, including OTE and start-ups

Market Research and Competitive Analysis

Nikolay is fluent in English and Russian.

Valeria is a Digital Marketing and PR executive specializing in Digital and Social Media Marketing. Valeria has graduated from London City Colledge and National Research University "HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS" with Marketing and Internet Marketing Specializations. She led marketing and PR activities in Russia and CIS countries working for companies like SITA, Ciena, RAD Technologies, ZTE, and Russian Transport Clearing Chamber.
As a part of KV Consulting team, Valeria is willing to help customers and partners worldwide to expand their activities in Russia, CIS and EU countries by conducting smart Digital and Social Media Campaigns, helping startup companies to attract customers and make first successful steps outside their home countries.
Being a vivid promoter of intercultural communications, Valeria is supporting SIETAR Russia as Vice President of Marketing and PR.
Valeria is fluent in English and Russian, is also conversational in Italian and French.