# Dave Eckley

> Dave Eckley co-founded the business that became TradeGlobal, serving as president and COO in 2014 and CEO by 2015. He is now Senior Advisor, Operations at Apax, with board roles at Magaya and Inspectorio. His career connects e-commerce technology, fulfillment, customer care and international supply chains.

- **Role:** Senior Advisor, Operations at Apax Partners
- **Organizations:** TradeGlobal, Apax Partners, Magaya, Inspectorio
- **Education:** BS in Management Information Systems, Peru State College
- **Known for:** Co-founded the business that became TradeGlobal., Helped lead an e-commerce provider serving more than 50 international fashion and beauty brands and retailers in 2014., Led TradeGlobal as CEO at the time of the 2015 SingPost acquisition agreement.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Co-founded Filltek with Dave Cook; the business later became TradeGlobal.
- **2011-03** — Filltek became Netrada North America.
- **2014-08** — President/COO and co-founder during the TradeGlobal rebranding, Netrada China acquisition and launch of Asia-Pacific operations from Hong Kong.
- **2015-10** — Named as CEO in the SingPost acquisition announcement; founders were to continue as executives and shareholders.
- **2018** — Joined the Apax Operational Excellence team.
- **2026** — Apax lists him as Senior Advisor, Operations and an Inspectorio board member; Magaya lists him as a board member.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the business that became TradeGlobal.
- Helped lead an e-commerce provider serving more than 50 international fashion and beauty brands and retailers in 2014.
- Led TradeGlobal as CEO at the time of the 2015 SingPost acquisition agreement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Apax Digital Funds announced a growth investment in Inspectorio on July 16. Apax currently lists Eckley on its Inspectorio team and as a board member in his biography.

## Links

- Website: https://www.apax.com/people/our-team/dave-eckley/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-eckley-59684426

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Last updated: 2026-10-23