Danny Golnik

Serial entrepreneur with a background in computer science and eCommerce platforms. After graduating with a BSc in Computer Science from York University (Toronto, Ontario) in 2009, Danny founded Orchidea Group – a company focused on imports and exports of products and raw materials for the construction industry. The company later shifted its focus towards distribution of alcoholic beverages in Ontario and other markets.
In 2011, Danny shifted his focus to the road construction industry, where he sought opportunities for innovative Canadian and US road construction technologies in the Eastern European and CIS markets.

In 2013, Danny managed one of the first projects of the Russian section of the Belt and Road Initiative in Yakutia, Russia, employing US and Canadian technologies to begin the construction of a section connecting Russia with Mongolia in the South. While continuing to carry out projects throughout Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the Middle East, Danny became involved with the agriculture sector, assisting the expansion of the Belarus-based tractor manufacturer Minsk Tractor Works market into Canada and USA.

Danny joined Direct Global/Direct Co-ops in 2015 and quickly became involved in the company’s day to day operations and its business development. Due to his software development background, his focus included the development of the architecture for the Direct Co-ops platform, overseeing the work of the company’s software development team, as well as other aspects associated with scaling the company’s operations, both vertically and horizontally, including sales, partnerships and its domestic and global market expansion.