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Rob Schimek
Group Chief Executive Officer
bolttech
Rob leads the bolttech team across our operations globally, overseeing our growth and partnership opportunities. With more than 35 years’ international leadership experience within the insurance industry, Rob’s previous roles include Managing Director and Group Chief Operating Officer for FWD Group, and President & CEO of AIG’s commercial insurance businesses worldwide.
Outside of work, Rob can be found in the gym or competing in some of the world’s toughest endurance competitions such as the Ironman World Championships, and the Antarctic Ice and North Pole Marathons.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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3:35–4:10pmThu 19 NovFounders StageHall 2, Singapore EXPOPremium
Capital Rewiring
Will Radical Downsizing Your Startup Break the Machine or Unlock Growth in 2027?
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Vince IswaraChief Executive Officer & Co-founderDANA
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Rob SchimekGroup Chief Executive Officerbolttech
About this session
The venture doctrine equating organizational headcount with enterprise valuation has permanently broken down. After Klarna leveraged AI automation to trim its workforce from 5,000 toward 2,000 employees, its annual revenue per employee surged over 70% alongside a return to profitability. Meanwhile, ultra-lean software firms like Linear capped their full-time team under 50 while scaling past tens of millions in ARR. This session explores the operational balance of deep workforce restructuring: identifying which functions to automate permanently, where human domain expertise is indispensable, and which specialized hires must be recruited immediately.
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