Jekaterina Smirnova
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Jekaterina Smirnova

Consultant

Vilnius

English, Lithuanian, Russian

Jekaterina is a Consultant at Euromonitor International based in Vilnius with a focus on services and payments industries. 

Jekaterina works in research covering consumer foodservice, travel and consumer finance. She is responsible for providing strategic analyses, monitoring trends, as well as conducting and managing the research process across Nordic markets. She has a special interest in consumer foodservice and aims to build definitive, global expertise in this industry. Jekaterina graduated from The Aarhus University School of Business and Social Sciences, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration and Marketing.

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