Management Team

Kemo Delisles: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Kemo is the Chief Executive Officer of Direct Commerce Group, and has an extensive background in object-oriented programming and software development of information security products and payment systems. His technical expertise is coupled with extensive sales, marketing and operations experience. He has been with Debitway from the very beginning and has developed e-commerce systems for digital goods, Prior to joining Debitway, Mr. Delisles has served as President and operational Manager of private technology start-ups, overseeing it from inception to profitability and subsequent divestiture. He brings extensive knowledge of payment processing and Internet applications to his position Mr. Delisles previously held the position of Executive Vice-President, Business Development with Inter-Canadian Inc. a leading software development provider since 1999.

Nadia Belanger: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Nadia is the CFO for the Direct Commerce Group. She has held positions on a number of private corporate and community boards. Mrs. Belanger is responsible for all financial activities within the Group including but not limited to M&A, Investments, Risk Management, Information Technology and Human Resources. Prior to joining Debitway in 2005, she was the Corporate Controller for Generation Technologies Inc. She also serves on the boards of several young technology companies in which Direct Commerce Group has invested.

Hish Derby: Director of Operations

Hish Derby is involved in the management and consultation of all day to day aspects of the operational departments within the Direct Commerce Group business units. Mr. Derby responsibilities include Customer Service, Security & Fraud, Investigations, Collections, as well as the companies Quality Assurance department. Hish also consults on the support and relationship sides of Debitway top merchants, liaising with our internal Sales and Information Technology teams to ensure business needs are met on both sides. Mr. Derby has five years previous experience within high volume processing operations, working in various roles including Key Account Management and Director of Sales capacities. He has also previously implemented managerial tools, created and administered various internal and external training programs within many facets of the payment industry and holds a BA in Communications.

Sonia Wynter: Financial Controller

As the Financial Controller, Sonia Wynter is responsible for all financial matters including controllership, billing, tax, payroll and the efficient operation of the finance team. In her role, Sonya liaises closely with Management to implement system and procedure improvements and produce relevant financial reports. Prior to joining Debitway, Sonia worked in a variety of Financial Controller and internal Accountancy roles with companies of all sizes, from online start-ups to established national businesses with hundreds of staff and multiple offices. Her broad business experience and perspectives, help the management team stay focused on the all important bottom line.

Fran Sánchez: Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Fran is a key team member with Direct Commerce Group. Since 2004 Fran joined the Group, having previously been the Systems Administrator for a number of service providers and E-commerce online payment His responsible include the IT systems infrastructure, administration and management of software engineering, network security and ongoing systems development. Mr. Sanchez assesses technologies deployed, oversees information due diligence, and the provision of architectural assessment and reports required by the business. His duties include working with a team of programming specialists to ensure constant updates, security and backend programmation of software applications. He can talk bits and bytes to the technical staff and debits and credits with the CFO.

C. Ryan Ouellet: System Security Administrator

Ryan brings more than 10 years of extensive experience creating secure network architectures for large corporations and delivering strategic, competitive knowledge to security software vendors. His technical skills, knowledge and experience in specialty concentrations of Network Management/Design and Security Administration, having designed, implemented, and supported networks ranging from Windows NT 3.51 to Server 2003, Novell, Linux/Unix, and other platforms. Ryan is responsible for all technology operations in the Direct Commerce Group from system design and development, customer service, data processing and telecommunications. His duties include all security aspects of Debitway system on a day-to-day basis ranging from designs, purchases, installs, configures, and maintains all network and server hardware and software components, test, Ensures compliance of IT Security Policies, implement and maintain all components used for our multi-layered security infrastructure. This includes security procedures, policies, and education of company employees to maintain a high level of security for all company data assets.

David Cohen: Security & Compliance Manager (CSI)

David Cohen joined The Direct Commerce Group in March 2006 as the security & Compliance manager. He oversees the Groups complete adoption of its Compliance and Risk Management platforms. David plays a key role in developing a strong culture of compliance across the organization whilst acting as a consultant to the business. Mr. Cohen ensures an overall formula for success through conducting compliance monitoring, assessing implications of regulatory developments, and ensuring the business is on track with rule changes and prudential requirements. His responsibilities are to recruit, train and manage our online fraud Investigations team who diligently combat the ever growing risk of E-commerce fraud. David has created a team of highly skilled fraud analysts who analyze real time transactions and stop the company incurring any potential losses, whilst minimizing chargeback levels and complaints for merchants. Prior to joining Debitway, David held several managerial positions in varied industries, giving him a unique breath of knowledge and style of management.

Jay Srivasan: Sales & Marketing Manager

Holding a Bachelor of Business Management majoring in Advertising, Jay Srivasan is responsible for Direct Commerce Group marketing strategy and devising and implementing creative, direct marketing, on-line customer acquisition campaigns and sales channels. He is the driver behind Debitway brands, sponsorship, media relations and external agency relationships. Having worked for a number of established online businesses and payment gateways for the past 10 years Jay brings to Debitway a strong background working within the media and digital vertical markets. His experience includes spending more than five years working on a number of web based projects with global blue chip corporations across the globe offering acquisition and retention strategies including branding, website design/development, affiliate program design and management, SEO, media buying and online and offline marketing and other strategies. Mr. Srivasan utilizes his knowledge base and industry experience to assist with the development of client communication and merchant services.

Kelly Parker: Customer Support Manager

Kelly joined the Direct Commerce Group in June 2007 to manage the day to day operation of the 24/7 support centre, ensuring current and future customers needs are managed promptly and professionally. Since then, she has been successful in implementing measures to ensure our Customer Service Centre consistently deliver a superior and personable service to both merchants and their customers. Kelly has built a strong knowledge base and skill foundation with team members and leaders, whilst building and managing related business systems, individual development and team culture. She works closely with the management team to increase the efficiency of processes and procedures, whilst ensuring the retention of team members by offering challenge and opportunity.