PropertyGuru, the number one property portal in Asia, has appointed three industry heavyweights to key regional positions within the company.
The new senior hires include Douglas Gan, ‘Strategy Guru’, Andrew Batt, Regional Group Editor (pictured) and Sarah Baker, Regional Head of Products, who will all play crirtical roles in shaping the company’s success in the region.
Sarah brings 10 years of digital media experience to her new post at PropertyGuru. Previously, she was Head of Entertainment in Digital Media at Network TEN Australia. Prior to that, she worked at Yahoo!7 in Australia and at Yahoo! UK & Ireland, as well as LineOne, a British Telecom and United News & Media joint venture as the Money Editor.
Andrew has nearly 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. He was previously the Publishing Director for Ensign Media and was responsible for editorial matters for Property Report South East Asia magazine and Thai language edition of Bloomberg Businessweek. He has also worked at Guardian Media and Haymarket Business Publishing.
As for Douglas, he is the co-founder and ex-CEO of ShowNearby, a regional online/mobile location-based advertising business. In 1999, he founded web-hosting business PureHostings.net, and the youth community website OhGenki.com in 2006.
“I’m delighted to welcome three ‘A star players’ into the PropertyGuru family. The impressive track record and experience brought by Sarah, Andrew and Douglas will further support our continued rapid growth and market leading traffic, content, customer services and innovation,” said Steve Melhuish, Group CEO of PropertyGuru.
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