Appointment supports global expansion of battlefield-proven autonomous drone software platform following more than 100,000 combat missions in Ukraine
Swarmer, Inc, a drone autonomy software company, announced the appointment of Mykhailo Nestor as chief product officer. In this role, Nestor will lead product strategy and development of Swarmer’s software platform, which has supported more than 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024.
Nestor’s appointment comes as Swarmer expands into allied defense markets, where demand is growing for software that coordinates autonomous systems, including swarm coordination, multi-domain integration, AI-powered collaborative autonomy and command-and-control for distributed robotic operations.
“Mykhailo has spent his career building software infrastructure at an impressive scale and is the right person to lead our product team,” said Swarmer’s Global CEO Serhii Kupriienko. “Swarmer’s software operates across multiple hardware platforms and domains in some of the most demanding environments on earth. We believe that Mykhailo’s experience and leadership will be invaluable as we expand into new markets, like counter-UAS and smaller, more attritable UAS systems.”
Nestor joins Swarmer from Kyivstar Group Ltd., a part of the global telecommunications group VEON Ltd. At Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest digital operator with a market capitalization of approximately $2.8 billion, Nestor served as chief product officer and board member for seven years. During his tenure, he built and led the product organization responsible for large-scale digital platforms and services used by millions of customers. He also helped establish Kyivstar.Tech, a dedicated technology company focused on modern digital product development.
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Prior to Kyivstar, Nestor held leadership roles across the product and technology sectors. He served as a product leader at Creatio, where he worked on enterprise customer relationship management and process automation products, and founded the startup LifeTracker.io. Earlier in his career, he helped build Havas Digital, where he led digital marketing, production and technology projects for major international and regional companies.
“Drone warfare is the most dynamic and unforgiving technology space today,” said Nestor. “Autonomy, AI and real-world constraints collide and decisions are tested immediately, not in theory. Swarmer’s software is mature, proven in live operational conditions and designed to scale across platforms and scenarios. What excites me is not just what’s been built already, but what comes next: turning battlefield-proven systems into a new class of adaptive, distributed software products that will define how interceptors, attack drones, unmanned surface vessels and other complex machines operate in the real world.”
Source: Globenewswire
