Derek van der Plaat is CEO of SilverBirch Inc. Silverbirch was founded in 2004 as a developer of entertainment applications (specifically Java games) for the mobile phone. The company has produced games for such high profile brands such as Superman, Zorro and Harry Potter and has created mobile content applications for media companies such as Hudson Entertainment. Today SilverBirch Inc. is a successful, diversified North American interactive media company. The company is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV:SVB) and operates in two lines of business:
Jambo Mobile: provides comprehensive mobile services. (www.jambomobile.com ).
Previously Derek was a founder, CEO and CFO of Puretracks Inc. (www.puretracks.com ), a North American leader in value added digital file based music services. Prior to that, Derek was a Managing Director, Investment Banking with CIBC World Markets and focused on mergers and acquisitions and private financings for technology companies.
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