Maelle Gavet Quotes

Maelle Gavet

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : May 22, 1978

When a handful of tech giants are gatekeepers to the world's data, it's no surprise that the debate about balancing progress against privacy is framed as 'pro-data and, therefore, innovation' versus 'stuck in the Dark Ages'.

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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.

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I think Russia is a difficult country, and it's very difficult for people to adapt here, especially if they don't speak the language well.

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Once in a while, I still witness occasionally sexist behavior and comments from men (which experience has taught me you should always deflect with humour rather than anger). Old habits die hard, after all, and it's unrealistic to expect dinosaurs to fall silent overnight.

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At Ozon, salaries are evaluated every year based on market benchmarks which are gender neutral.

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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.

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The goal wasn't to create a billion-dollar company. The goal was to create something useful where I could learn things.

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If you have drive and energy, everything is possible.

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I can be more cold than people would like me to be.

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E-commerce is applicable to Russia, just as it's applicable to any other market.

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The biggest deficit in terms of gender equality at Ozon lay in our IT department. So we made a decision, along with our key IT leaders, to remove all filters and systemically interview all the women who apply.

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Ozon.ru is made up of four businesses. Ozon.ru is an online retailer, O'Courier focuses on shipping, Ozon.Travel, and our most recent acquisition, Sapato, the leading online shoe and accessory retailer.

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After I completed the project for BCG, I was offered the position of Director of Marketing for Ozon.ru.

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Everyone in the United States asks me about being a woman CEO. To be honest, it has had no impact on my career. While I was at BCG, it didn't matter whether you were a man or a woman. The only thing that mattered was that you were good at your job.

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My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.

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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.

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Within Internet users, you have a big chunk of people who can convert to online shopping.

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I have American friends in France, and when I meet with them, they tell me about everything that is wrong with France. I think there is a general expat syndrome, which means that whatever country you are in, you are always missing your own country and always thinking that the country you live in is actually not as good as it could be.

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I am an optimist. I believe the future is bright. I think people who see life painted in dark colors are the ones who do not take ownership.

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I tell my colleagues that it is actually all right to make mistakes, and I am worried when they do not make them, because it means that they either hide them from me or are not trying hard enough.

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