Bruce Kamm CTB, is the Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder of the company with more than 30 years’ experience in sales, marketing, advertising, promotion, information technology and barter. Formerly the CEO of an information technology company, the Managing Director of a fast growth trade exchange and the designer and developer of online information and transactional services for TradeBanc, VirtualBarter, Interep, CBSI and the Regional Bell Operating Company’s information service gateways. Concurrently with his career, Mr. Kamm founded and managed a real estate development company that used trade and offset as a component in many real estate and construction transactions. Mr. Kamm specializes in capital engineering utilizing trade, countertrade, creative financing and innovative cross-marketing programs to expand business opportunities and bottom line profitability for Intertrade's clients by engineering programs that enable companies to maximize the value of their underperforming products, services, assets and capacity. Mr. Kamm holds a BA in Administrative Science from Long Island University and accreditation from the International Reciprocal Trade Association as an Industry Certified Trade Broker (CTB).
Melinda Houser is a Managing Director. As Director of Client Services & Intertrade's Buying Consortium, Ms Houser brings 18 years of experience in managed offset procurement to global companies. Ms. Houser pioneered the utilization of trade credits for non-media purchasing working with global companies such as Bulova Watch, American Power Conversion, Eagle Electric, W.R. Grace & Companies, Perdue Farms, General Electric, Finmeccanica, Fieldcrest and Circuit City to successfully match vendors with purchasing and procurement requirements. Ms. Houser developed the Commercial and Industrial Buying Consortium and was the co-designer of the transactional software used today to manage all of the aspects of a client's corporate trade program. Prior to Ms Houser's involvement in corporate trade, for 14 years she specialized in production and sales in the printing industry working with international clients that included National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institute and US News and World Report. Ms Houser is charged with managing all aspects of Intertrade’s trade credit utilization group including new business development for purchasing and vendor alliances, the print services group, and negotiating purchasing contracts that enable trade credit spending for Intertrade's clients.
Dr. Marc Benhuri is a Managing Director and President of International Business Strategy and brings a global network of business alliances and global trade strategies to the company. Dr. Benhuri, an expert in the field of natural gas and oil refining in addition to having expertise in manufacturing and aviation, holds a degree in chemical engineering and is a Doctor of Dental Sciences graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
mbenhuri@intertradecapital.com
Gregory
E. Wright,
Senior
Vice President and Director of Real Estate Development and Facilities
Management comes to Intertrade with 20 years experience in real
estate and facilities management. Working with City, State
and Federal agencies, Mr. Wright's proven ability to implement policies
and programs involving energy conservation, waste reduction and
risk management for
critical facility services improves operating efficiencies and reduces
a company's occupancy & operating costs. In addition, Mr.
Wright works closely with Intertrade's vendor consortium to maintain
progressive partnering relationships for the efficient acquisition
and distribution of goods and services. As Managing Director for
ProaTeQ, an Intertrade Alliance Partner that provides innovative
energy solutions, Mr. Wright is responsible for product enhancement
and sales expertise. Mr. Wright has a degree from the University
of South Florida and is a former member of the Long Island City
Business Development Corporation.
gwright@intertradecapital.com
Elan
Eliav,
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business
Development is an eight year veteran of the corporate trade industry
who brings a wealth of experience to the company. Mr. Eliav began
his career in asset management by specializing in media and non-media
based trade transactions that provided marketing & operations
based services including media planning & supply chain contracts
for raw materials, capital equipment, travel and freight. Mr. Eliav
is credited with the founding of the corporate barter division of
Josephthal & Co. a NYSE investment banking firm. As Managing
Director for this division he developed the business
plan and implementation to integrate corporate trade transactions
into the organization. Most recently, Mr. Eliav developed
alternative capital transactions that structured new marketing and
distribution for several of the world's most prominent companies
including Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, Brunswick, Polaroid, Chadwick’s
Of Boston, IronStone Vineyards, CVS, and Handspring.
Ivan Sujoy is the company’s Chief Information Officer. Formerly the CIO of World Wide Networks and a co-developer of Internet trading systems and online initiatives, Mr. Sujoy heads the deployment and refinement of the company’s technology initiatives. Mr. Sujoy is a graduate of Belgrano University School of Computer Analysis with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences.
ADVISORY BOARD
Kerem Turkmen participates on the company's advisory board by assisting the company with International Business Development. Formerly a management consultant for leading communications, media and technology companies at Booz.Allen & Hamilton in New York and the Middle East, Mr. Turkmen brings a wealth of international business relationships to the company. Mr. Turkmen is a multilingual business strategy consultant with experience in conducting industry research, performing financial analysis, modeling, interacting with senior management and developing presentations for leading domestic and international clients across strategic and operational engagements. Mr. Turkmen is a cum laude graduate of Yale University with a BA in Economics.
kturkmen@intertradecapital.com
Abdi Nodjoumi assists the company with Strategic Development and brings 30 years of international business development and finance to the company. Specializing in water purification, desalinization, sourcing, import and export of food products, Mr. Nodjoumi brings global distribution and supply chain management expertise to the company.