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'''Frederick''' ('''Freddy''') '''Schiwek''' is responsible for Business Development at Namespace Holding S.A., he was CEO of Zonat Sarl, a company developing and operating hosting businesses like [http://hosting.uk Hosting.uk], and co-Founder of [[Domain Invest]] and co-Founder of [[voipGATE]].<ref>[http://lu.linkedin.com/in/frederickschiwek Linkedin]</ref> He is widely known as the former EVP of [[EuroDNS]]. <ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/frederick-schiwek.html Domain News.com]</ref> | '''Frederick''' ('''Freddy''') '''Schiwek''' is responsible for Business Development at [[Namespace]] Holding S.A., he was CEO of Zonat Sarl, a company developing and operating hosting businesses like [http://hosting.uk Hosting.uk], and co-Founder of [[Domain Invest]] and co-Founder of [[voipGATE]].<ref>[http://lu.linkedin.com/in/frederickschiwek Linkedin]</ref> He is widely known as the former EVP of [[EuroDNS]]. <ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/frederick-schiwek.html Domain News.com]</ref> | ||
He resides in Luxembourg, close to the German border,<ref>[http://www.domainersdigest.com/frederick-schiwek-the-man-who-sold-voodoo-com-for-300k/ Domainers' Digest.com]</ref> and enjoys golf, squash, reading, and traveling in his free time.<ref>[http://www.xing.com/profile/Frederick_Schiwek xing.com]</ref> Frederick is married and has a son, who he says already has aspirations of becoming a [[domainer]] himself.<ref>[http://www.domainersdigest.com/frederick-schiwek-the-man-who-sold-voodoo-com-for-300k/ DomainersDigest]</ref> | He resides in Luxembourg, close to the German border,<ref>[http://www.domainersdigest.com/frederick-schiwek-the-man-who-sold-voodoo-com-for-300k/ Domainers' Digest.com]</ref> and enjoys golf, squash, reading, and traveling in his free time.<ref>[http://www.xing.com/profile/Frederick_Schiwek xing.com]</ref> Frederick is married and has a son, who he says already has aspirations of becoming a [[domainer]] himself.<ref>[http://www.domainersdigest.com/frederick-schiwek-the-man-who-sold-voodoo-com-for-300k/ DomainersDigest]</ref> | ||
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* Between 2018 and 2022 he acquired under the umbrella of Zonat Sarl different hosting businesses like [[Luxhosting.com]], Letzebuerg.net, [https://Monsterhost.com monsterhost.com] and many more. | * Between 2018 and 2022 he acquired under the umbrella of Zonat Sarl different hosting businesses like [[Luxhosting.com]], Letzebuerg.net, [https://Monsterhost.com monsterhost.com] and many more. | ||
* In December 2023 Freddy sold the whole hosting business to World Host Group. | * In December 2023 Freddy sold the whole hosting business to World Host Group. | ||
* In July 2024 Freddy joined [[Namespace|NameSpace]] to support Business Development in the Group. | |||
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| Country: | Luxembourg |
| Email: | fschiwek[at]namespace.com |
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| LinkedIn: |  Frederick Schiwek
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Frederick (Freddy) Schiwek is responsible for Business Development at Namespace Holding S.A., he was CEO of Zonat Sarl, a company developing and operating hosting businesses like Hosting.uk, and co-Founder of Domain Invest and co-Founder of voipGATE.[1] He is widely known as the former EVP of EuroDNS. [2]
He resides in Luxembourg, close to the German border,[3] and enjoys golf, squash, reading, and traveling in his free time.[4] Frederick is married and has a son, who he says already has aspirations of becoming a domainer himself.[5]
Industry Participation[edit | edit source]
Frederick Schiwek is a frequent speaker and adviser to domain name conferences and events. He has personally participated in some significant domain name sales in recent years.[6] He was a speaker at the 2010 DOMAINfest, in the session "Alternative Ways to Monetize Domain Traffic".[7]
Career History[edit | edit source]
- Frederick Schiwek's working experience started with PM-International. There he gained experience in direct sales and online marketing over a 5-year period, and also worked in a number of positions; including Marketing Assistant, and Internet Marketing. [8]
- In 2001, he joined Netline S.A., a Luxembourg ISP, where he spent 3 years as an International Business Development Manager, distributing ISP Products.
- In March 2004, Frederick Schiwek joined EuroDNS, one of the leading domain register companies of Luxembourg, as EVP of International Business Development. He worked there until September 2008. [9]
- In December 2004, Frederick co-founded voipGATE, a European Voice over IP Company, with the parent company of EuroDNS, Datacenter Group.[10]
- Frederick has been a Member of the Board of the telecommunication company EnumDNS since 2006.
- Mr. Schiwek is also the co-founder and Managing Director of Domain Invest, a domain marketplace company, founded in April 2008.
- In early 2010, Frederick Schiwek made news by selling VooDoo.com to Donny Simonton from Parked.com for $300k.[11] According to Schiwek, he originally bought the name for $31k.[12]
- In 2012 he founded hosting.co.uk as a project in Domain Invest.
- In 2018 Freddy separated from hosting.co.uk from Domain Invest and focused completely on hosting.
- Between 2018 and 2022 he acquired under the umbrella of Zonat Sarl different hosting businesses like Luxhosting.com, Letzebuerg.net, monsterhost.com and many more.
- In December 2023 Freddy sold the whole hosting business to World Host Group.
- In July 2024 Freddy joined NameSpace to support Business Development in the Group.
Fun Fact[edit | edit source]
When Frederick Schiwek was 14 years old, he started publishing a Computer-Magazine for Commodore 64 users called POKE.[13] He also started to work as a Turbo C and C++ Program Developer at the age of 16.[14]