Housing.com appoints Jason Kothari as CEO

New Delhi: Realty portal Housing.com todayannounced the appointment of Jason Kothari as its new ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO).The appointment of a regular CEO has come four monthsafter Housing.com's board on 1 July sacked co-founder andthen CEO Rahul Yadav. Rishabh Gupta was appointed as interimCEO in July.[caption id="attachment_2496814" align="alignleft" width="380"] Housing.com, CEO, Jason Kothari. Image courtesy Housing.com[/caption]"Kothari, who joined in the capacity of Chief Business Officer in August of this year, has been unanimously appointed by the Board of Directors today," the SoftBank-backed portal said in a statement."Housing.com is one of those rare companies that has thepotential to impact millions of people in their journey ofbuying, selling and renting homes. I am honoured that theBoard has entrusted me with the responsibility of leading this dynamic company," said Kothari on his appointment.In the past few months, Housing.com has made severalappointments at senior level.In September, Keerthi Kiran was roped in as vicepresident, New Real Estate Projects. Last month, ManiRangarajan was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Nandini Mehta as General Counsel, while Nikhil Rungta was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) earlier this month.Since August, Jason has played an instrumental role on anumber of key initiatives, including establishing a strongsenior management team for the company, the portal said.Prior to joining Housing.com, Jason was the co-founder &CEO of Valiant Entertainment. He holds a Bachelor of Sciencefrom University of Pennsylvania's The Wharton School.With presence in 50 cities and employing about 2,500people, Housing.com provides independently verified listingsof homes. The portal, which was founded in 2012, has raisedover $100 million from various investors. PTI