Oleg Firer
| Oleg Firer | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Oleg Pavlovich Firer Олег Павлович Фирер September 18, 1977 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR |
| Residence | Miami, FL, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO, Director of Net Element |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse(s) | Karina Firer |
| Parent(s) |
Pavel Firer Larisa Firer |
Oleg Firer (Russian: Олег Павлович Фирер, Oleg Pavlovich Firer; born September 18, 1977) is a business leader and entrepreneur.
Born in Ukraine, which at that time was the Soviet Union, to a Jewish family, Firer and his family became refugees in the United States in 1989.[1][2]
He is a founder of Unified Payments, Unified Payments a provider of payment processing services in the United States,[3] and currently serves as a Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE).[4] In addition, Firer serves as a Managing Member, member of the investment committee and a chairman of the board of directors of Star Capital.[2][5]
Firer sits on the boards of Net Element, (April 2013 – present), E2Exchange (December 2016 - present), RealConnex board member (December 2014 – present) and InList board member (November 2014 – present).[6]
Charitable Work
Mr. Firer supports the initiatives of the Firer Family Charitable Foundation, the charitable family fund focused on helping families and children in need. In addition, Mr. Firer is an advisory board member of Chabad Russian Center of South Florida.[7]
Awards and Recognition
- South Florida's Power Leaders of 2017 (South Florida Business Journal), January 2017[8]
- Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Award, June 2016[9]
- Recognized by Forbes as one of the 5 Incredible Entrepreneurs[10]
- #1 on the Inc. 500|5000 List (Inc. Magazine), September 2012[11]
- Top Entrepreneurs Award[12] (Business Leader Magazine), April 2013
- Top Private CEOs (ExecRank), 2013[13]
- Best in Biz Award in Executive of the Year Category (Best in Biz Awards), November 2013[14]
- Most Influential People in Miami (Poder Magazine), December 2012[15]
- Dealmaker of the Year Award (Finance Monthly), January 2014[16]
- Outstanding Leadership Award (Upwardly Global), June 2014[17]
References
- ↑ "Russian Jewish Business Whiz Tops Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies List". Algemeiner Journal.
- 1 2 "How Oleg Firer built America’s fastest growing company through acquisitions". SBN Online.
- ↑ "Unified Payments takes first place on Inc. 500 list". Bizjournals.com.
- ↑ "Interview with the CEO: Net Element International, Inc. (NETE)". The Wall Street Transcript.
- ↑ "InList, an app for A-list clubs, attracts $3 million in funding". Miami Herald.
- ↑ "What is the history of Oleg Firer and the latest information about Oleg Firer?". LaGrange Daily News.
- ↑ "About Oleg Firer". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Meet the 150 men and women shaping South Florida's biggest industries". South Florida Business Journal.
- ↑ "Get to know the 2016 40 Under 40 honorees". South Florida Business Journal.
- ↑ Pozin, Ilya. "5 Incredible Entrepreneurs and What We Can Learn From Them". Forbes.
- ↑ "Meet No. 1: Oleg Firer of Unified Payments". Inc.com.
- ↑ Business Leader Magazine South Florida Edition
- ↑
- ↑ Best in Biz Executive of the Year
- ↑ Poder Magazine
- ↑ "Net Element Receives Finance Monthly’s 2013 Deal Maker of the Year Award". Reuters.
- ↑ "Upwardly Global Honors Business and Community Leaders for Contributions to Immigrant Integration". Upwardly Global. Retrieved 5 August 2015.