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AND THE OSCAR GOES TO ........... BOOKTOPIA'S TONY & WAYNE!

Announcement posted by Markson Sparks! 28 Feb 2019

Both named in the Top 10 of the TOP 50 PEOPLE IN E-COMMERCE

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO ........... TONY & WAYNE!

Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star Is Born weren’t the only winners this week! Tony Nash and Wayne Baskin were both winners individually when they were both named in the Top 10 of the TOP 50 PEOPLE IN E-COMMERCE.

Tony Nash co-founded Booktopia.com.au ,Australia’s leading award winning online book retailer, 15 years ago with $10 and its now worth over $100 million and sells an astonishing 4 million books a year, one every 6 seconds. Wayne Baskin is his Deputy CEO and CTO and the two of them are recognised for their visionary approach to online retailing. Tony came in at number 7 and Wayne number 8

Judge Anna Forster said of Tony "On top of achieving business growth, both Tony and Booktopia have collected a number of the most-coveted awards, including Industry Recognition Award at the ORIAs and People's Choice at the Telstra Business Awards. Tony has been recognised for building bridges between communities and initiating the Sydney Writer's Festival's support in launching the Islamic Writers Festival. He is passionate about supporting young entrepreneurs." Anna Forster

While Judge Mark Freidin said "Wayne has shown strong aptitude not only in tech and e-commerce but also strategy as the deputy CEO of Booktopia. He is always keen to share his knowledge and present at conferences and is an asset to e-commerce in Australia"

 

TO INTERVIEW BOOKTOPIA’S TONY NASH & WAYNE BASKIN email max@marksonsparks.com or call Max Markson 0412 501 601 ……. But they are not Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper so please don’t ask them to sing!