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About Dmitrii
Dmitrii Lamonov is a technology executive with 20+ years leading enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms and digital transformation across banking, retail and international industrial groups.
He currently serves as Group CIO of akYtec, a manufacturer of industrial automation and IIoT systems, and as CEO of MegaCore (Gamma Group), which supplies NVIDIA AI infrastructure across the Balkans. At Gamma Group he also advises on the global positioning of IT products.
Earlier, as Deputy Chief Architect of Infrastructure at M.Video-Eldorado — one of the region's largest retail networks — he ran infrastructure serving 86,000 users across 16,000 locations, 5 data centers and ~5,000 servers, on a $70M IT budget. He delivered enterprise disaster recovery, a 16,000-site SD-WAN rollout and hybrid multi-cloud (AWS + Azure) architecture, and negotiated eight-figure vendor contracts with Oracle and Cisco. His earlier career spans CTO leadership and IT infrastructure for Private, Retail and Corporate Banking, including PCI DSS and Visa/Mastercard card-processing platforms.
What sets his advisory apart is a rare, three-way command of AI: strategy at board level, hands-on delivery of agentic systems, and direct insight into AI-infrastructure economics through MegaCore's NVIDIA supply business. He also brings a perspective few operators have — he has both bought technology as a CIO and shaped how it goes to market as a positioning advisor.
Works with private equity funds and business owners across the GCC, Europe and globally.
Quick facts
- 20+ years in enterprise technology, cloud and digital transformation
- Managed a $70M IT budget; infrastructure for 86,000 users across 16,000 locations
- Currently Group CIO of akYtec and CEO of MegaCore (Gamma Group)
- Rare three-way AI stack: board-level strategy, hands-on agentic systems, and AI infrastructure
- Serves private equity funds and business owners across the GCC, Europe and worldwide
- Fractional CIO from $10,000/month; Advisory from $5,000/month
Common questions
- Who is Dmitrii Lamonov?
- Dmitrii Lamonov is an AI-native fractional and interim CIO who advises private equity funds and business owners worldwide. He has 20+ years in enterprise technology, currently serves as Group CIO of akYtec and CEO of MegaCore (Gamma Group), and previously ran infrastructure for 86,000 users on a $70M budget at M.Video-Eldorado.
- What is a fractional CIO?
- A fractional CIO is a senior technology executive who leads a company's IT and AI strategy part-time — typically a few days a month — for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. Dmitrii Lamonov offers fractional CIO leadership from $10,000/month.
- What is the difference between a fractional CIO and an interim CIO?
- A fractional CIO works part-time on an ongoing basis; an interim CIO works near-full-time for a defined term to cover a leadership gap, integration, transformation or turnaround, then hands over to a permanent hire.
- How much does a fractional CIO cost?
- It depends on seniority and market. Senior fractional CIOs in Europe and the GCC typically work on monthly retainers starting around $10,000 or day rates in the $1,800–2,500 range. Dmitrii Lamonov’s fractional engagements start at $10,000/month.
- What is technology due diligence in private equity?
- Technology due diligence is an independent assessment of a target company’s technology before an investment — covering architecture, cloud spend, vendor contracts, security, compliance, team, technical debt and AI-readiness — producing a committee-ready view of risks and where value can be created.
- What is an AI-native CIO?
- An AI-native CIO pairs traditional technology leadership with hands-on AI capability: setting AI strategy at board level, building agentic systems that run in production, and understanding the economics of AI infrastructure — rather than treating AI as slideware.
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