Swarmer Appoints Ex-Kyivstar CPO to Scale 100,000-Mission Drone Software
Swarmer named Mykhailo Nestor as chief product officer to lead strategy and development for its autonomous drone software platform. The platform has completed over 100,000 combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024 and will expand into allied defense markets including counter-UAS and multi-domain autonomy.
1. Chief Product Officer Appointment
Mykhailo Nestor has joined Swarmer as chief product officer, overseeing product strategy and development for the company's vendor-agnostic autonomous drone software. He will focus on enhancing swarm coordination, AI-powered collaborative autonomy and command-and-control capabilities across multiple hardware platforms.
2. Executive Background
Nestor previously served as chief product officer and board member at Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest digital operator with a $2.8 billion market capitalization, where he built and led large-scale digital platforms. He also held leadership roles at Creatio and founded LifeTracker.io, bringing extensive experience in software infrastructure and enterprise product management.
3. Combat-Proven Platform and Market Expansion
Swarmer's software has conducted over 100,000 combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024, generating terabytes of data to refine its machine-learning models. The company plans to leverage this operational track record to enter allied defense markets, including counter-UAS and attritable unmanned systems sectors.