Housing.com appoints Jason Kothari as CEO

New Delhi: Realty portal Housing.com today announced the appointment of Jason Kothari as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment of a regular CEO has come four months after Housing.com’s board on 1 July sacked co-founder and then CEO Rahul Yadav. Rishabh Gupta was appointed as interim CEO 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 the potential to impact millions of people in their journey of buying, selling and renting homes. I am honoured that the Board 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 several appointments at senior level. In September, Keerthi Kiran was roped in as vice president, New Real Estate Projects. Last month, Mani Rangarajan 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 a number of key initiatives, including establishing a strong senior 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 Science from University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School. With presence in 50 cities and employing about 2,500 people, Housing.com provides independently verified listings of homes. The portal, which was founded in 2012, has raised over $100 million from various investors. PTI