Maxim Kuzemchenko

Maxim Kuzemchenko is the Founder and CEO of Archetype, an owner-operator platform that acquires and modernises businesses in the real economy. Maxim has a background in economics and electronic devices and has spent more than 25 years working across mining and heavy machinery manufacturing, including C-level roles. His work has focused on how AI and other technologies can improve the efficiency of large, interconnected production processes, while his background in mining industry has also exposed him to the challenges of improving productivity, equipment utilisation and operational performance, and to the role AI and industrial technologies can play in addressing them. Maxim is also a regular contributor to trade and business media, writing about mining, industrial technology, AI and operational transformation. His most recent publications include contributions to African Mining News and Mining Magazine.