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Joel is a business executive having founded three very successful high-tech companies. Joel founded Bizware Computer Systems Ltd, in 1988, a vertical market software company focused in the Oil and Gas Sector and sold the company in 1994 and assisted the company’s IPO on the Nasdaq exchange.
In 1995, he founded TotalNet Inc., one of Canada’s leading independent ISP’s, serving as its COO and merged it with MPACT Immedia, a TSE listed global e-commerce solutions provider, 1997 where he served as an Executive VP and structured the merger with the Electronic Business Solutions unit of Bell Canada (re-named BCE Emergis). He took on the position of Senior VP, Sport and Entertainment Division, where he lead the development and growth of the fastest growing division in the company.
Joel later purchased the Sports and Entertainment division from BCE Emergis and founded Surefire Commerce Inc. (re-named Terra Payments), a Canadian TSE company, serving as COO and CFO, and eventually as a board member. The company later merged with Optimal Robotics to form Optimal Payments Inc., a Nasdaq listed corporation. He most recently served as Group Operations Director / COO of Partygaming PLC, a FTSE 100 Company, regarded as the leading on-line gaming company in the world.
Joel is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (James McGill Award) and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy (C.D. Mellor Award) from McGill University. He was also recognized by the Globe and Mail’s Canada Top 40 under 40 award, honoring Canadians for their vision, leadership, innovation, achievement, and community involvement. | 