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| + | '''Bhavin Turakhia''' is Founder, CEO and Chairman of [[Directi|The Directi Group]].<ref>[http://in.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref> He is also CEO of [[ResellerClub]], [[.pw]], [[LogicBoxes]], and [[BigRock]], which are all a part of The Directi Group.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigrock.com/bigrock-management.html Management Profiles - BigRock]</ref> |
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− | '''Bhavin Turakhia''' is Founder, CEO and Chairman of [[Directi|The Directi Group]].<ref>[http://in.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref> He is also CEO of [[ResellerClub]], [[.pw]], [[LogicBoxes]], and [[BigRock]], which are all a part of The Directi Group.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref><ref>[http://www.bigrock.com/bigrock-management.html Management Profiles - BigRock]</ref>
| + | In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded The Directi Group with his brother [[Divyank Turakhia|Divyank]] with a $600 loan from their parents. Directi is now an industry-leading Web Services Provider serving a growing customer base in 230+ countries; it is currently valued at $300+ million.<ref>[http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2010/12/10/turning-600-into-a-300million-company-divyank-turakhia/ Turning $600 into a $300 million Company]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref> |
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− | In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded The Directi Group with his brother [[Divyank Turakhia|Divyank]] with a $600 loan from their parents. Directi, now an industry-leading Web Services Provider serving a growing audience of customers in 230+ countries, is currently valued at $300+ million.<ref>[http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2010/12/10/turning-600-into-a-300million-company-divyank-turakhia/ Turning $600 into a $300 million Company]</ref><ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 LinkedIn]</ref>
| + | Mr. Turakhia has been instrumental in defining Directi's corporate structure and business process automation, which enables Directi to continue growing at triple digit rates year after year. |
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− | Bhavin has been instrumental in defining Directi's corporate structure and business process automation, which enables Directi to continue growing at triple digit rates year after year.
| + | He is a frequent speaker at various seminars. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local [[CyberCrime Investigation Cell]], and designed and launched [[CodeChef]], a plaftorm for coding competitions.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref> |
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− | He is a respected entity in the Web 2.0 landscape, and is a frequent speaker at various seminars. He also serves as a technical advisor to the local [[CyberCrime Investigation Cell]], and designed and launched [[CodeChef]], a plaftorm for coding competitions.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>
| + | ===ICANN Involvement=== |
| + | Bhavin formerly served as chairman for the ICANN [[Registrar Constituency]] for two consecutive terms. He was the youngest elected chair for this post in the history of [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.webinnovation.in/2008mum/SpeakersProfile.htm Web Innovation Speakers Profile]</ref> |
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− | ==ICANN Involvement==
| + | In a letter dated December 8th, 2011, Bhavin Tuakhia, along with twenty-seven other domain name industry representatives, wrote to Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to support [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program, in response to the [[ICANN#New_gTLD_Senate_and_House_of_Representatives_Hearings|Senate Hearings]] taking place on the same day. They supported ICANN's argument that the program would be innovative and economically beneficial, and noted that the program took a diverse group of international stakeholders years to develop.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/new-gtld-industry-pleads-with-senators/ New gTLD industry pleads with senators, domainincite.com]</ref> The letter can be found [http://domainincite.com/docs/Senate-Letter-ICANN-Expansion-of-Top-Level-Domains-08.DEC.2011.pdf here]. |
− | Bhavin formerly served as chairman for the Global ICANN Accredited Registrars Constituency for two consecutive terms. He was the youngest elected chair for this post in the history of [[ICANN]].<ref>[http://www.webinnovation.in/2008mum/SpeakersProfile.htm Web Innovation Speakers Profile]</ref> | |
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| ==Awards== | | ==Awards== |
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