Bhavin Turakhia

Founder, CEO & Chairman

Bhavin brings over 12 years of technology experience and over 9 years of Market knowledge to the Directi Group and is today chiefly responsible for the Vision, Strategy, and Service Offerings of Directi. He has a very deep understanding of the Web Services Industry, a Strong Technical background, a keen Business sense, and most importantly, an unquenchable ambition for growth.

In 1998, at the age of 19, he founded Directi, with a focus to develop volume based Web Products and Services for a global audience. Directi is a technology-centric company, and an industry leading Web Services Provider serving a growing audience of Customers in 230 countries.

Bhavin is responsible for the vision and architecture of several Directi's Products and services. He has also been instrumental in defining, Directi's Corporate Structure and Business Process automation, which enable Directi to continue growing at triple digit growth rates year after year. 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. He has won several awards, including the Entrepreneur of the year award in 2005.

Bhavin was also former 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. ICANN is the global Internet compliance and policy formation authority.

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Divyank Turakhia

Co-Founder, President & Director

Divyank oversees the company's day-to-day global operations and guides the vision of several Directi product lines. He has been a driving force behind Directi's innovation and expansion into new markets and has assisted significantly in multiplying revenues each year. He has been chiefly responsible for transforming Skenzo from a fledgling startup within the Directi Group, to one of the world's leading companies in the traffic monetization.

Divyank has a very strong technology background. He is respected as an innovator in the field of web services, and has contributed articles to both technical journals and industry magazines. He is a frequent speaker at various industry conferences and workshops. Also, some of the most well known universities in USA, India and China have invited him to be a guest speaker on the subject of Entrepreneurship.

Divyank has been instrumental in architecting and successfully creating, some of the most advanced products and solutions in the field of traffic monetization, web & email hosting, anti-spam, and data security. His patent-pending traffic optimization algorithms are being used as the primary base for powering the Skenzo System, and have assisted significantly in making Skenzo the #1 fastest growing domain parking company worldwide for 2006 & 2007.

Divyank started his career at the age of 14 through internet consulting for large businesses. In 1998, at the age of 16, he co-founded the Directi Group. In 2008, Financial Express featured Divyank as one of India's “New Business Leaders". In 2007, he was featured in the Young Achievers List by Society Magazine. In 2006, Divyank featured in the list of Asia's Top Young Entrepreneurs for 2006 by BusinessWeek Magazine. Over the years he has been featured as a star entrepreneur by several leading global and regional publications such as CNBC, Business Standard, Money Today, DD Metro, Economic Times, Times of India, India Today, Education Times, Indian Express, Rediff.com, Express Computers etc.