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Bas Godska

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Digital Dutchman in Russia / Ukraine

Specialties: e-Commerce, digital strategy, internet marketing, international e-business building, start ups. Sectors: fashion, online travel, gaming. Roles: executive, consultant, advisor, marketeer, investor.

Bas is an e-business and digital marketing expert who spent over ten years in the e-commerce, digital media and retail arena across Europe, Australia and Russia.

Bas served as Commercial and Marketing Director on the Benelux board of lastminute.com | Travelocity. In his role as European Marketing Director for Ebookers | Orbitz Bas managed a nine digit marketing budget across thirteen countries. Other roles: CMO and Deputy CEO of Index Ventures’ OZON.RU, Eastern Europe’s largest e-commerce company; Vice President Marketing for Gloria Jeans Corporation, Russia’s leading vertically integrated fast fashion company; CMO for Lamoda.ru, Russia’s leading fashion startup funded by the Samwer Brothers’ Rocket Internet incubator; Digital Marketing Director Kupivip.ru, Russia Nr.1 Shopping Club.

Bas is founder of the Gogol Group (www.gogolmedia.com) with presence in Netherlands, UK, Russia, Ukraine) which over a number of years consulted and executed recommendations for such European companies as: ReedBusiness, Sanoma International (Publishing), TNT Post, Royal Ahold and Unigro (Food Retail), Randstad (HR), Hyatt Hotels, DHU (Pharma), Skype, Elite Models, Borjomi (FMCG), Sportingbet.com and Postcode Lottery (Gaming). Consultation topics: marketing innovation, digital media buying, market- and consumer research, LBO setup, e-business, digital media and e-commerce.

In the startup segment Bas consulted and invested in steape.com (mobile), GV Machines (e-fulfilment), travelfed.com, gekko.com, travelata.ru (travel), zooshopping.com.ua and others.

Bas studied Law and Russian in the Netherlands (University of Amsterdam), E-commerce and Internet Marketing in Australia (University of Technology Sydney). Bas is fond of writing and learning languages (he knows nine).

Email: bas.godska@gmail.com Skype: basgodska Twitter: @basgodska

Recent Milestones

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  Bas Godska added a position as e-Commerce Director (Consultant) Enter.ru at Enter-Svyaznoy. (1/1/13)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Marketing Advisor | Stakeholder at Oktogo.ru. (7/1/12)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Managing Director Russia & CIS at myThings. (5/1/12)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Country Representative for Russia at eCommerce Foundation. (5/1/12)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Marketing Strategy Advisor | Investor at Displair LLC. (2/1/12)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Lecturer Digital Marketing | Skolkovo MBA & Startup Academy at Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO. (1/1/12)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Marketing Strategy Advisor | Shareholder at Chocolife.me. (11/1/11)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Co-Founder | Investor at Travelata. (11/1/11)
  Posted 4/30/13 at 3:43am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Internet Marketing and e-Commerce Director (consulting) at Gloria Jeans. (2/25/10)
  Posted 11/9/10 at 11:59pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as Advisor / Shareholder at GVMachines. (2/1/10)
  Posted 11/10/10 at 12:00am
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  Bas Godska added a position as Advisor / Shareholder at Travelfed.com. (6/1/08)
  Posted 11/9/10 at 11:56pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as CMO / Dep. CEO at OZON.ru. (5/1/08)
  Posted 8/23/10 at 10:37pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as Shareholder at Gekko. (7/1/07)
  Posted 8/23/10 at 10:37pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as Marketing Director Europe (Ebookers.com) at Orbitz Worldwide. (3/1/07)
  Posted 8/23/10 at 10:37pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as Founder at Gogol Media. (1/1/05)
  Posted 11/9/10 at 11:59pm
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  Bas Godska added a position as Country Director at Sportingbet PLC. (1/1/05)
  Posted 11/10/10 at 12:01am

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