Baazov the founder of Amaya in the mid-2000s, has guided Amaya into becoming the biggest publicly listed online gaming company by combining organic growth with strategic acquisitions. David Baazov Amaya was able to, in August 2014, completed its transformational purchase of Oldford Group. Oldford Group includes tournaments and online games including live poker tours and tournaments; a live poker rooms in major casinos and poker programs that is available on TV and for online viewers. David Baazov This B2C company manages the PokerStars as well as the Full Tilt brands, which collectively hold a majority of the world’s liquidity market part in the world of online poker. David Baazov The company is also the biggest producer of live poker tournaments all over the world, featuring brands including The European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour.

Amaya was first listed on the TSX Venture Exchange July 10 2010, and then moved to the TSX Exchange in October 2013. David Baazov David Baazov S&P/TSX Index added the company to their index on September 2014. David Baazov In October 2013, the company ranks as 2nd in size TSX technology-related company in Quebec.

The industry and business community are aware of Amaya’s accomplishments and have rewarded the achievements of Mr. Baazov with numerous awards, including Ernst & Young’s 2013 Quebec EY Entrepreneur of the Year for the Information Technology category and the inclusion of Mr. Baazov on Gaming Intelligence’s Hot 50 list in 2012 for the best, most ingenuous and creative people in online gaming. Amaya, one of the TSX Tech Company and its CEO Mr. Baazov received awards in 2013 from Cantech Letter. Baazov won Cantech Letter’s TSX Venture Tech Company Executive of the Month award for 2012; Amaya received the honor of TSX Tech Company of the Year.

The Mr. Baazov, 34, was raised in Montreal in Canada, where he still reside with his wife and four kids.