Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 12, 2002
ABDUL LADHA is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ableauctions.com
since September 1999. He led the company to develop proprietary
technology capable of broadcasting auctions live over the Internet,
enabling users on personal computers to bid head-to-head with
individuals attending an auction in person. The technology facilitated
strategic alliance with Compaq, Allaire, and Telus. Mr. Ladha holds an
Honors degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from the
University of British Columbia. In 1985, after completing his academic
term at UBC and the Tri-University Meson Facility, a nuclear physics
research laboratory, he formed the Dexton Computer Corporation. He is
now a lifetime Member of the President and Chancellors Circle,
University of British Columbia. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a little history of Ableauctions and anoverview?
Mr. Ladha: We are a publicly traded auctioneer with two components to
our business model. The bricks and mortar