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'''Bhavin Turakhia''' is Founder, CEO and Chairman of [[Directi|The Directi Group]].<ref>[http://in.linkedin.com/in/bhavin79 linkedin profile]</ref> He is also CEO of [[ResellerClub]], [[.pw]], [[LogicBoxes]], [[Answerable.com]], 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>

In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded The Directi Group with his brother [[Divyank Turakhia|Divyank]] with a loan of $600 from their parents. Directi, an industry-leading Web Services Provider serving a growing audience of customers in 230+ countries, is currently evaluated 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.

Bhavin has been instrumental in defining Directi's Corporate Structure and Business Process automation, which enables Directi to continue growing at triple digit growth 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>

He is a respected entity in the Web 2.0 landscape, and 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>

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>

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 has formerly served as chairman for the Global ICANN Accredited Registrars Constituency for two consecutive terms. He has been 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>

==Awards==

==Awards==

He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>

He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.<ref>[http://www.directi.com/about/management/ Management Profiles - Directi]</ref>