Ghassan Halazon is a Jordanian-Canadian technology and e-commerce entrepreneur. He founded EMERGE Commerce, Inc., a Toronto based acquirer and operator of direct-to-consumer e-commerce brands.[1]
Ghassan Halazon | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Canadian Jordanian |
| Education | MBA, Georgetown University BCOM, McGill University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Title | Founder, CEO, Emerge Commerce |
Life edit
Halazon was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. He attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and holds an MBA from Georgetown University. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
Career edit
Halazon worked with Citigroup as an investment banker in New York before his foray into e-commerce and technology startups that began in 2010.
He founded his most recent venture, EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly Transformational Capital Corp., an e-commerce consolidator, in 2016.[3]
In 2019, Halazon was personally fined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as part of violations incurred by previous e-commerce ventures and holding companies he owned and/or directed.[4]
EMERGE Commerce completed its public listing on the Toronto Venture Exchange on December 14, 2020, under ticker TSXV: ECOM.
Halazon is a member in the Board of Directors of the Canadian Arab Institute. [5]
Public speaking edit
In 2011, Halazon presented a talk at the TEDx Talk Dead Sea.[6] In 2018, he presented a talk at the TechTO conference entitled 'Beyond the Wreckage.[7] In November 2018, Halazon was a speaker at the Harvard Arab Conference.[8]
Media appearances edit
In 2011, Halazon was listed among Canada's 30 most eligible bachelors by Canada's National Post.[2]
Halazon appeared on the Canadian version of the entrepreneurship reality TV show "Dragon's Den," and attributed some of his success with TeamBuy to the exposure gained through the show.[9]
Philanthropy edit
Halazon sits on the Board of Directors of the Be-Abled Society, a non-profit organization that assists people with non-visible disabilities transition back into everyday life.[10]
References edit
- ^ McClelland, Colin (November 22, 2019). "Online shopping promotion company Emerge buys UnderPar golf promotor | Financial Post". Financial Post. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Scene (2011-02-11). "Shinan's Worthy 30: Toronto's most eligible men | National Post". Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "EMERGE Purchases Staycation Provider WagJag". Techvibes. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "Notice of Violation: Investigation into non-compliant emails sent by Couch Commerce Inc. and nCrowd, Inc. including the vicarious liability of corporate directors". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Canadian Arab Institute. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "TEDxDeadSea | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ TechToronto. "TechToronto.org". TechToronto. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Startup Pitch Competition". Arab Conf Harvard 19. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "TeamBuy aims to be destination beyond daily deals". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "About". Be-Abled Society. Retrieved 2019-10-01.