BLOCKGRATION HOLDINGS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Director
- Member of the Executive Team
Mr. Vivek has been Blockgration COO since the acquisition of Blockgration Global Corp and its subsidiaries in 2020. Mr. Vivek is an accomplished business leader and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in the financial services, payment, retail, healthcare, telecom, energy and utilities sectors. He has successfully managed and led engagements in strategy, finance, operations, and technology, both in North America and internationally.
Mr. Vivek has demonstrated strong leadership abilities across various roles including leading key strategic deals while working at PwC Canada. He also serves as the CEO of Moxie Holdings Private Ltd., which manages technology focused companies in various sectors.
Mr. Vivek earned his Master of Business Administration from York University, Schulich School of Business in Toronto.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- SVP Business Development
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Kris Parthiban has over 20 years of senior executive experience in operations to general management andbusinesses finance in varied industries. Mr. Partiban has held senior positions in several corporations: Board Director, CEO and COO at Imex System Inc., Director of Engineering at Hallmark Cards, Vice President of Human Resources and Planning at Newstar Technologies, President of Crystonics Limited, a fiber optics company. Currently Mr. Partiban holds the position as CEO of OneQode International Ltd., a division of OneQode Holdings Ltd., an internet infrastructure company. He has served in business and community services organizations. Mr. Partiban has M. Eng. and an M.B.A degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Member of Zoom Pass Holdings Inc
- President of First Angel Capital
Mr. Naik, a board member of Zoom Pass Holdings Inc., is a Chartered Professional Accountant with extensive experience with entrepreneurs in mining, financial technologies, and investment industries.
Mr. Naik is currently the President of First Angel Capital, a private investment and advisory company focusing on early stage technology companies and investments.
Mahendra Naik is one of the founding Directors of IAMGOLD Corporation, a $ 3.0 billion TSX and NYSE listed gold mining company. In addition, Mr. Naik is the Chairman of Fortune Minerals Limited, a TSX listed new energy and eco mining company.
Mr. Naik is also a Director and early investor in Goldmoney Inc., a financial service company trading on the TSX and is a global leader in precious metal investment services and the world's largest precious metals payment network. Safeguarding $1.9 billion in assets for clients located in more than 150 countries.
Mr. Naik, earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree, in 1981 from the University of Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Executive
- Advisor to CEO
- Chairman of W2E Technology Corp
Mr. Bettencourt is a seasoned senior executive and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the technology, telecommunications and software industry, in North America and internationally. Throughout his career he has lead operations, technology, sales, finance, administration teams and multiple mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Bettencourt is also Chairman of W2E Technology Corp., a renewable energy technology company. He serves as Managing Director of First Principles Group Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in advisor services to early and growth stage companies. Prior to his current positions, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of Demand Power Group Inc., an energy savings management solutions company, and has held numerous senior management and executive level positions.
Mr. Bettencourt also regularly serves on multiple not-for profit boards sharing his extensive management experience.
Mr. Bettencourt earned a Bachelor of Business Administrative Studies and Social Sciences degrees from the University of Toronto.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Crypto Compliance Officer
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Advisor to Board
Mr. Jerry Parmar has over 15 years in public markets with specialties in all the major exchanges in Canada and the USA. With a work background in Marketing and Sales, Mr. Parmar has been actively engaged in Canadian and US pubcos for the last 5 years. GRAFAFAP Inc was founded by Mr. Parmar and his partner to help Canadian pubcos with a wide range of investor relations aspects such as Social Media marketing and key exposure and distribution of company news to networks that have been established over the last 15 years. With a combination of both personal and business relationships made in the field, Mr. Parmar is able to actively use his network to develop client relationships and investor awareness campaigns on a long term basis.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Crypto Legal Counsel
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Advisor to Board
- COO and Founding Member of Rockwood Digital Assets, Inc
Mr. Robert McGowan is COO and founding member of Rockwood Digital Assets, Inc. (RDA) and has over 20 years' experience in the development of disruptive banking, payment, and compliance platforms, with significant experience in systems development, finance, insurance, marketing, and global business consulting. Mr. McGowan has a vast number of international contacts and has worked extensively with private and world body organizations to develop solution to complex payment and compliance issues.
Job Titles:
- CMO
- Member of the Executive Team
Job Titles:
- CFO
- Member of the Executive Team
Mr. Abraham has over 25 years of International accounting and financial reporting experience for various private and publicly traded companies listed on the Canadian and US Stock exchanges. He has worked in senior executive positions in private and public companies with experience in international M&A, initial listing on the stock exchange, restructuring and financial reporting under US, Canadian and international standards. He has also served as audit partner of a number of Canadian listed issuers. With deep functional expertise and technical knowledge in all aspects of corporate finance, financial planning and accounting, Mr. Abraham brings the leadership capabilities to manage and enable the organization to push ahead with the execution of the strategic initiatives, and posting relevant and timely information for the investors, sustain future growth and add value to the shareholders. Mr. Abraham is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) from Canada and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from USA
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Roberts, currently serves as Chairman and Director of Zoom Pass Holdings, and From September 2016 through September 2018, Mr. Roberts served as President for Blockgration Inc.
He has over 30 years of experience holding senior positions in Sales, Marketing, Retailing, P&L Management, Business Development and Global Distribution within private and public start up and Fortune 500 companies. From 2018 to present, Mr. Roberts has been the CEO of Epic NRG LLC based out of Naples, Florida and prior Mr. Roberts was the Vice President of Mobility for Ingram Micro.
Mr. Roberts earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree in 1991 from the University of Guelph, Ontario Canada.