David Baazov CEO, Amaya Inc.

Baazov the founder of Amaya in mid-2000s has led Amaya to be the world's largest publicly-traded online gaming firm thanks to organic growth combined with strategic acquisitions. In August 2014, Amaya completed the transformative acquisition of the Oldford Group, the world's biggest poker company, which includes online tournaments and games including live poker tours, events, live poker rooms in major casinos, and poker programs designed for TV as well as online viewers. It is a B2C business that owns PokerStars as well as Full Tilt, two brands which together hold the largest percentage of the market for online poker liquidity. https://beforeitsnews.com/business/2023/09/5-under-50-unveiling-top-canadian-entrepreneurs-david-baazov-katherine-homuth-ryan-holmes-3693216.html David Baazov The company also produces the most live poker tournaments in the world, such as European Poker Tours, PokerStars Caribbean Adventures, The Latin American Poker Tours, and Asia Pacific Poker Tours.

Amaya began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange July 10 2010, and then moved into the TSX Exchange in October 2013. David Baazov In September, 2014, Amaya was added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index. As of October, 2014, the firm was the biggest TSX tech-related business within Quebec.

The business and industry are aware of Amaya's success and have recognized Mr. Baazov with numerous awards, including Ernst & Young's 2013 Quebec EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Information Technology category and the inclusion of Mr. Baazov on Gaming Intelligence's Hot 50 list in 2012 for the most talented, ingenuous and creative people on online gaming. David Baazov Amaya won the TSX Tech Company of the Award in 2013, and Baazov was named was named the Cantech Letter CEO. Baazov received Cantech Letter's TSX Venture Tech Company Executive of the Month honor in 2012; Amaya was awarded the title TSX Tech Business of the Year.

https://financialpost.com/tag/david-baazov/ Mr. Baazov (34), was born within Montreal. He still stay in Montreal with his four children as well as his wife.

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Pub: 10 Oct 2023 11:00 UTC
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