Inna Kuznetsova
Inna Kuznetsova | |
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| Born | 1968 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Corporate leader, CEO |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | CEO of ToolsGroup (2022–2025), CEO of 1010data, executive roles at INTTRA, CEVA Logistics, IBM |
Inna Anatolyevna Kuznetsova (; born 1968) is a Russian-American corporate leader who held the position of CEO at ToolsGroup from May 2022 until March 2025. She earned recognition as one of Boston's top 25 Tech CEOs in 2024 by Key Executives and was honored with the Top Women in Supply Chain award for four consecutive years.
Before her tenure at ToolsGroup, Kuznetsova was the CEO of 1010data, having initially joined the company as COO in July 2019. She currently holds an Independent Non-Executive Director role at Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO). Her previous executive roles include President and COO at INTTRA prior to its acquisition by E2open in 2018, Chief Commercial Officer at CEVA Logistics, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Systems Software at IBM. Kuznetsova serves on the boards of Freightos and SeaCube, and has formerly been a board member of Global Ports Investments PLC (LSE:GLPR) as well as Sage Group.
Kuznetsova completed her studies at Moscow State University’s Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics in 1990. She further advanced her education by obtaining an MBA from Columbia Business School. Beginning her career with IBM Russia in 1993, she progressed to lead a sales division by 1996. In 1997, she transitioned to IBM USA where she focused on market expansion and internal startup initiatives such as IBM Life Sciences. From 2007, she managed IBM’s Linux business segment. In 2009, she became IBM’s first Russian Vice President at its headquarters, overseeing Marketing and Sales for System Software.
Her professional growth and insights are also reflected in two books published in Moscow by Mann, Ivanov and Ferber: Up! A Practical Approach to Career Growth (2011) and A Month in the Sky: Practical Notes on Professional Growth (2013).
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