Qoof’s Board of Directors
Richard Kligman, Executive Chairman and Founder
Richard is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Qoof, Ltd. He is a serial entrepreneur who has built upon his professional experience in both the promotional marketing and e-Commerce industries to develop the innovations and sales generation concepts that led to the creation of Qoof.
Prior to launching Qoof, Richard was the co-founder and chief visionary officer of IMVITE Ltd., (www.imvite.com) the first Instant Messaging company with a built-in affiliate program. Under his direction, IMVITE blossomed from concept, to funding, to commercial development and penetration in over 140 countries. Richard left IMVITE in July 2005 to focus on researching new Internet commerce methodologies which eventually led him to create Qoof.
Richard has also served as a manager in the high-end promotional products and incentive marketing industry, has experience as an restauranteur, and was a franchise owner of the Adventures in Advertising Corporation (www.aiacorporation.com). Based on his wide range of experience, Richard also speaks at international events on the topics of future technologies, the video industry, and entrepreneurship.
Ian Stone
Ian Stone is a highly successful investor, developer, and consultant.
Mr. Stone has helped various technology startups obtain the funding and strategic support they needed to begin down the road to success. He is also involved in the development of numerous real estate projects ranging from residential apartments to hotels in New York and other areas.
Before starting in his current areas of interest, Mr. Stone was a founder of Card Payment Systems (CPS), an independent sales organization within the credit card processing industry. Formed in 1992, CPS became a competitive force by being the first to introduce point of sale debit card processing in the US northeast region. CPS employed more than 100 people and serviced more than 35,000 locations in the US . In 2000, CPS was sold to Concord EFS (NYSE:CE). Mr. Stone left Concord EFS in 2002, but is still a consultant for the credit card industry.
Mr. Stone has a Bachelor of Science in Economics with majors in Accounting and Finance from the Wharton School of Business. He is also a past employee of Arthur Andersen in New York City , where he was involved in small business tax and audit issues.
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