Property Finder, a real estate digital platform, has selected Gauthier Andries to join its senior leadership team as the chief technology officer to forefront the firm’s technology strategy.
In accordance with Property Finder, Andries great experience in developing and providing technological solutions will act to drive the company to new heights and increase its tech-growth across the board.
A 20-year master in the industry, Andries has served as the group CTO at Germany-headquartered StepStone in the past. He has hands-on in building large teams across multiple business divisions, In his new designation, Andreis – who has moved to Dubai – will also overlook the digital transformation at Property Finder.
Before this role, Andries has handled 13 acquisitions over 10 years which include some of the biggest companies such as Totaljobs Group and also Saon Group.
In answering his appointment, Andries said: “As a CTO I think, what matters the most is making sure that as a group, our product, the tech, and its sales are all aligned.”
“The synergy helps us in delivering impactful solutions for our customers. Irrespective of the technology we use, whether it is the cloud, high-computing, mapping, voice-recognition or even big data, at the end of the day what matters the most is ensuring that our innovations are helping people find the best apartments and homes; and creating the best user experience for them,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ari Kesisoglu, president at Property Finder said: “With his [Andries] arrival we will be able to step-change our contribution to the technology ecosystem at large in our part of the world, by applying modern approaches to many technology practices.”