Amaya CEO Invited to Give Keynote Address
There have been a number of exciting changes for Amaya in the past year or so. The company has been publicly listed and has taken over and sold various gaming companies bringing growth to the company and the gaming industry. In recognition of this, the Amaya CEO has been invited to give the keynote address at the Cantech Investment Conference.
Amaya at the Cantech Investment Conference
The CEO of Amaya Inc., David Baazov, has been invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the second annual Cantech Investment Conference. The conference will be highlighting the up-and-coming Canadian technology leaders by showcasing companies that are likely to become very well known both in Canada and around the world.
Nick Waddell, Cantech Letter's founding editor, said: "I am pleased to welcome David to Cantech 15. Amaya's recent rise, capped with the acquisition of the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands, has been meteoric."
The conference will be taking place on January 15th at the Toronto Convention Centre.
Amaya Sells Ongame Network
In October 2012, Amaya acquired Ongame from bwin.party in a deal for the value of $15 million. It was expected that Amaya would most likely sell the Gibraltar-based B2B poker and platform provider after it acquired the Rational Group, the PokerStars operator for an amount of $4.9 billion earlier this year. Earlier this month, Amaya made an agreement to sell Ongame Network and its subsidiaries to the NYX Gaming Group. Although details have not yet been revealed, it appears that Amaya plans to continue a relationship with NYX Gaming Group.
About Amaya Inc.
Since Amaya Gaming began operations, David Baazov has guided the company though a number of strategic acquisitions and growth in order to become a large and profitable entity. While the company has been in the news for various acquisitions and operations, the largest of these was the recent acquisition of the Oldford Group. The Oldford Group owned the Rational Group that in turn was the parent group for the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands. In July 2010, Amaya was publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, and later on the TSX in October 2013. Just a year later, in October 2014, Amaya had reached the status as the second biggest TSX-listed technology company in Quebec.
The 34-year-old CEO of Amaya, Mr. Baazov, lives in Montreal with his wife and four children. He has won a number of awards including the Cantech Letter TSX Tech Company CEO of the Year in 2013. In the same year, Amaya was named as the TSX Tech Stock of the Year.
