GOLDMONEY - Key Persons
James began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank where he worked on assignments in Thailand, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Since, he has been the manager of the Commodity Department of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and held various advisory roles in money management. In 2001, he co-founded Goldmoney with his son Geoff Turk and remains an active board member and advisor today.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Director
Mr. Naik is a Chartered Accountant with mining and investment industry experience. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. He practiced as a Chartered Accountant for nine years with a major Canadian accounting firm.
As a Chartered Accountant, Mr. Naik has experience in preparing, auditing, analyzing and evaluating financial statements, understands internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and understands the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements as well as the implications of said accounting principles on the Company's results.
From 1990 to 1999, he was the Chief Financial Officer of IAMGOLD. He is also the Audit Committee Chairman for a TSX listed base-metals company and a Director of number of private companies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founder
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Menē Inc
Roy Sebag is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Goldmoney Inc. (TSX: XAU), a global financial service and technology business providing clients with access to trading, delivery and storage of precious metals.
Mr. Sebag is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Menē Inc. (TSXV: MENE) a direct-to-consumer jewelry brand which crafts pure 24 karat gold and platinum jewelry that is transparently sold by gram weight.
Previously, Mr. Sebag founded BitGold which launched in 2014 and rapidly became the most successful digital gold payments and savings platform in history. BitGold ultimately merged with Goldmoney in 2015 resulting in the creation of Goldmoney Inc.
Prior to BitGold, Mr. Sebag was a portfolio manager that engaged in fundamental long and short equity investing in distressed, event-driven, and natural resource related opportunities.
Mr. Sebag has enjoyed a long career in business in diverse industries ranging from technology, precious metals, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and investment management. He is also the author of the bestselling book The Natural Order of Money and several noted papers including: Global Gold Mine & Deposit Ranking and The Gold Jewelry Standard.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of Canadian
Stefan Wieler is a Director of Canadian-listed Goldmoney Inc, a global financial service and technology business providing clients with access to trading, delivery, and storage of precious metals.
Stefan previously worked for over 10 years at some the world's top financial institutions, including a role as an Executive Director and senior commodity strategist at Goldman Sachs, Head of Research for NY-based commodities hedge fund BBL Commodities, which made a 51.3% return in 2014 and was winner of the "New Fund of the Year" at the Absolute Return Awards, and as the head of commodity research (buy side) at Julius Baer in Zurich.
Stefan studied Mandarin Chinese at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei and earned a Master's degree in Financial Economics at the University of Zurich, where he graduated with honors. Stefan is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder and a CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) charterholder.