Meet the executive team
Aleksandar Čabrilo
CEO
Aleksandar is a co-founder and the CEO of HTEC Group, leading the company from its inception in 2008 to its international expansion. An entrepreneur by passion, he is responsible for driving the company’s vision and growth. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade, he started his career at the semiconductor startup Silicon Hive. When Silicon Hive was acquired by Intel, Aleksandar formed its R&D center in Serbia, which became a part of Intel’s mobile group. Nowadays, Aleksandar is living and working in San Francisco, where HTEC is headquartered and where he manages our client relationships globally. Business digitalization, corporate innovation and venture acceleration are his specialties. Additionally, he makes sure that the technology excellence of HTEC meets relevant industry domain expertise to create the disrupting digital products that support innovative business models. He is an active member at YPO Global One Chapter and also a member of the Association for Corporate Growth – ACG Silicon Valley.
Dušan Kosić
President
Dušan is a co-founder and the President at HTEC Group. He is responsible for the company’s corporate organization and development, while also spearheading its M&A activities. Before joining HTEC as a partner in 2010, Dušan was a Foreign Direct Investment Advisor at SIEPA (Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency) and a fund manager at the Innovation Fund in Serbia. Dušan graduated from Saint John’s University in Minnesota, where he became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2017, making him the youngest board member in the university’s more than 160 year history. Dušan holds an EMBA from Cotrugli Business School and he has invested in several technology startups. As a leader, he is a true believer in people’s capacity to grow and his main objective is to create an environment that allows each individual in the organization to develop their full potential.
Miroslav Virijević
CFO
Miroslav is the Director of Finance at HTEC Group. He’s responsible for M&A activities, corporate finance, investor relations, planning, analytics and reporting. Before joining HTEC, Miroslav spent 12 years in investment banking and was a partner at Kvantum Capital Partners, prior to founding the independent M&A and corporate finance advisory boutique Temcour Advisory. He participated in more than 50 M&A deals during that period and was actively involved in almost all consolidation activities in the SEE, including IT, pharma, retail, healthcare, telecommunication and more. Miroslav has extensive experience in deal prospecting and origination, deal structuring and execution as well as post acquisition integration. Miroslav is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Belgrade.
Nathan Elsberry
CRO
Nathan is the Chief Revenue Officer at HTEC Group. He is responsible for all revenue-generating activities across the organization, as well as connecting revenue-related functions from marketing to sales, customer success, pricing, and revenue operations. Nathan started his career serving in the US Navy. Once honorably discharged, he continued his education in Wireless Engineering at Auburn University. His technology consulting career began on the delivery side at Capgemini, transitioned into sales with Infosys Consulting and overall sales management where he found his passion for revenue creation. Before joining HTEC, Nathan was North America Head of Sales for Thoughtworks. Nathan has a tireless focus on process execution and leads his teams towards success by having them focus on doing their jobs each day, rather than achieving specific results; if we do our jobs, the results will come.
Darko Todorović
VP of Engineering & Delivery
Darko is the VP of Engineering and Delivery at HTEC Group. He oversees delivery and is responsible for lead conversion, customer onboarding and tech excellence. Before taking on this role, Darko was the group’s head of R&D and the leader of HTEC’s development center in Nis. Darko has a special interest in the application of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science in business digitalization, improving organizational and business process efficiency across industries with a deep specialization in IoT and Robotics. Currently, he is working on his PhD dissertation in Human-Robot Interaction Anticipation with Application in Collaborative Robotics at the University of Nis, where he teaches in the department of Control Systems and also leads the Robotics Laboratory.
Srđan Jovanović
VP of People
Srđan is the VP of People at HTEC. He is responsible for the recruitment, organic growth and new offices expansion, as well as the HTEC experience. Before this role, Srđan was the Head of Hardware and Embedded Engineering at the company, where he led research initiatives in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Before joining HTEC in 2012, Srđan was responsible for R&D at the German company LMB Soft, producing high-end medical electronics for global markets. As a true philanthropist, he has contributed to younger generations through the electronics course he managed at the Petnica Science Center, where he’s educated gifted children from 1999. He is proficient in complex DSP algorithms, custom electronics engineering, embedded systems design, software architecture, and various compliance and certifications standards – the expertise he applied in leading the MedTech startup Humeds, as the CTO.
Katarina Urošević
Chief of Staff
Katarina is the Chief of Staff and Director of Communications at HTEC Group. Besides ensuring the company’s smooth operations, Katarina is in charge of managing our account portfolio and leading a number of horizontal initiatives across departments. She joined HTEC with 13 years of experience in science, technology and innovation policy and managing development projects within international organizations. While in the government, as the science advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Katarina worked on research sector reforms, developing research infrastructure, securing international financing and establishing the first financing instruments for innovative start-ups and business-academia collaboration. She also worked for the OECD in Paris as a policy analyst and project manager in South East Europe and was a consultant for the World Bank for almost five years, for projects in the Balkans and Sri Lanka. She is passionate about bringing out the incredible potential of Serbia and its people, which is why she returned to the country after completing her BA in Physics at Princeton University.
Vladimir Trbović
VP of Technology
Vladimir leads our Technology Excellence Team. He is responsible for technology sophistication and standards at HTEC, as well as career path development for engineers. Together with his team, he oversees technology implementation across our customer portfolio and provides technical support for business development. Previously, Vladimir was the Head of Software Engineering, where he led multiple teams across cloud technologies, data science and Artificial Intelligence. He is an expert in complex enterprise solutions, multi-platform, high bandwidth and big data systems, data optimization and analysis and system scalability. He leverages his cross-industry experience to deliver large scale transformational products in areas such as multimedia, networking, utility, payments, social media, productivity and logistics. He believes in agile development, adaptive planning and continuous improvement with flexibility in response to continuous change.
Bojana Noskov
Director of Legal
Bojana Noskov
Director of Legal
Bojana is an attorney-at-law who leads HTEC legal department and is responsible for the legal governance of the entire HTEC Group. She manages the provision of all legal services within HTEC Group to ensure maximum protection of its legal rights, as well as ensuring that all legal matters are managed properly and efficiently. Prior to starting cooperation with HTEC, Bojana has gathered a wealth of experience within the framework of a large international law firm. She has extensive expertise in a broad range of fields of law, including commercial, corporate, M&A, insolvency, real estate and dispute resolution.
David Thomson,
CEO, Momentum Design Lab, part of HTEC Group
Since 2002 with Momentum Design Lab, Thomson has served as the executive strategy and experience design leadership for over 650 software as a service platforms, big data, blockchain, adtech, healthcare, iot, financial services, HCM, analytics, and mobile projects. Prior to that, Thomson served as a software product designer for several startups, financial services and media companies. Thomson has a Bachelors in Applied Art with the Emphasis in Graphic Design from San Diego State University.
Meet the board of directors
Aleksandar Čabrilo
CEO
Aleksandar is a co-founder and the CEO of HTEC Group, leading the company from its inception in 2008 to its international expansion. An entrepreneur by passion, he is responsible for driving the company’s vision and growth. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade, he started his career at the semiconductor startup Silicon Hive. When Silicon Hive was acquired by Intel, Aleksandar formed its R&D center in Serbia, which became a part of Intel’s mobile group. Nowadays, Aleksandar is living and working in San Francisco, where HTEC is headquartered and where he manages our client relationships globally. Business digitalization, corporate innovation and venture acceleration are his specialties. Additionally, he makes sure that the technology excellence of HTEC meets relevant industry domain expertise to create the disrupting digital products that support innovative business models. He is an active member at YPO Global One Chapter and also a member of the Association for Corporate Growth – ACG Silicon Valley.
Dušan Kosić
President
Dušan is a co-founder and the President at HTEC Group. He is responsible for the company’s corporate organization and development, while also spearheading its M&A activities. Before joining HTEC as a partner in 2010, Dušan was a Foreign Direct Investment Advisor at SIEPA (Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency) and a fund manager at the Innovation Fund in Serbia. Dušan graduated from Saint John’s University in Minnesota, where he became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2017, making him the youngest board member in the university’s more than 160 year history. Dušan holds an EMBA from Cotrugli Business School and he has invested in several technology startups. As a leader, he is a true believer in people’s capacity to grow and his main objective is to create an environment that allows each individual in the organization to develop their full potential.
Mark F. Dziagla
Managing Partner, Brighton Park Capital
Mark F. Dzialga is the Founder and Managing Partner of Brighton Park Capital and is a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to starting Brighton Park Capital, Mark was a Managing Director at General Atlantic for more than 20 years and had been a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Portfolio Committee, and Human Resources Committee through September of 2018. He played a key role in helping GA invest in companies in a wide variety of end markets, including software, internet, health care, financial services, and consumer goods. Mark has been a member of HTEC’s board of directors since 2021 and has an important role in helping the company execute its global ambitions. He has a degree in accounting from Canisius College and an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Kevin Magan
Partner, Brighton Park Capital
Kevin Magan is a Partner at Brighton Park Capital. Prior to joining BPC in 2019, Kevin was a Vice President at Great Hill Partners, a growth-stage private equity firm focused in the technology space. While at Great Hill, Kevin was involved in multiple investments across software, internet, and business services, including Custom Ink, TodayTix, IntApp, and Bombas. Kevin began his career in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) group at Barclays. He has been a member of HTEC’s board of directors since 2021, supporting HTEC’s global goals and strategy. Kevin received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Finance.
Daniel Whalen
Partner and Advisor
Daniel Whalen
Partner and Advisor
Daniel is an active philanthropist, business and social entrepreneur, and a private investor. He founded or co-founded several successful businesses serving telecommunication firms, and also founded or helped transform a number of non-profit and non-governmental organizations in the US and overseas. Daniel’s public sector career included stints as a manager of an election campaign; an analyst with the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; a manager with the Institute of Medicine; a management consultant; a director of health planning for New York state and health policy specialist for the Governor of West Virginia. He received an undergraduate degree from Saint John’s University in Minnesota, and MBA and AM from Stanford University.
Peter Bisson
Board Member, Brighton Park Capital
Peter spent most of his career with McKinsey & Company. Over three decades, he has worked with Fortune 100 companies in a wide range of industries, including energy, telecommunications, media, and technology. His functional experience encompasses strategy, corporate finance, marketing, and business transformation. Peter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and won the Ford Award for outstanding academic performance. He also received his BA from Dartmouth College. As a member of HTEC’s board of directors, Peter helps management build HTEC into a distinctive services company for a future tech ecosystem where even mission-critical software and algorithms are entrusted to reliable business partners with the skills to curate distinctive technical talent.