David Zinberg
President / CEO
Claudia Liu
Chief Operating Officer
Lawrence Kong
Chief Financial Officer
Larry Russell
Chief Compliance Officer
Leon Kuperman
Chief Technology Officer
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David Zinberg
President / CEO
David Zinberg founded Bidz.com and has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors since inception in November 1998. Mr. Zinberg also served as the Company's Corporate Secretary from its inception until March 31, 2001. From 1988 to 1997 Mr. Zinberg was the Chief Executive Officer of Asset Lenders of America (Bidz' predecessor), a collateral lending company.
Claudia Liu
Chief Operating Officer
Claudia Liu joined the Company in 2001 and was promoted to the Company's Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining Bidz, Ms. Liu was Director and General Manager of Cybertowers Pte Ltd., a publicly listed company on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in Malaysia. Ms. Liu has over 15 years of experience in accounting, operations and general management. Ms. Liu received a Bachelor Degree in Social Science from Sheng Cheng University in Taipei in 1985.
Lawrence Kong
Chief Financial Officer
Lawrence Kong has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since January 2, 2001 and as a member of its Board of Director since July 2003. Mr. Kong has served as Treasurer and Secretary since March 2006. Mr. Kong has over 20 years of experience in accounting, financial management and consultancy, Mr. Kong earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (summa cum laude) from the University of South Alabama in June 1982 and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago in June 1984. Mr. Kong is a member of the American Institute of CPA.
Larry Russell
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Russell has served as the Company's Chief Compliance Officer since September 2006. From February until September of 2006, Mr. Russell served as interim Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Russell joined the Company in April 2005 in the Internal Controls Department. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Russell provided consulting services in accounting and information system integration at AccounTec. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Russell served as the Controller, Cost Accountant, and Chief Information Officer at Gruber Systems, a manufacturer of molds and production equipment. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Russell served as a manager in technology support and network administration at Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Russell is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Certified Information Technology Professional designation by the AICPA.
Leon Kuperman
Chief Technology Officer
Leon Kuperman has served as the Company's Chief Technology Officer since January 22, 2007. Mr. Kuperman has over 14 years experience in engineering, product development, product demonstrations, and business development initiatives for a variety of technical products and services. Most recently Mr. Kuperman was Chief Technology Officer at Truition, a Canadian technology company which he co-founded in 1998. Mr. Kuperman began his career at IBM Canada, where he was instrumental in building the technical structure for Net.Commerce, the flagship product of IBM's Internet division. Mr. Kuperman holds a degree in computer science from York University.
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