DDproperty Appoints Jedsadakorn Na Lamphun to Lead Thai Business
Bangkok, September 17th 2012 - DDproperty.com, Thailand’s leading property site and part of the PropertyGuru Group, Asia’s leading property Portal group, has appointed Jedsadakorn Na Lamphun as the Thailand Country Manager of DDproperty.com. Jedsadakorn brings 24 years of sales, marketing and general management leadership to this role and has a wide range of industry experience gained in media, entertainment, manufacturing and retail industries in Thailand.
Steve Melhuish, CEO PropertyGuru Group stated, said, “We are delighted to welcome a high-caliber individual of Jedsadakorn’s standing to lead our Thailand team. As market leaders we require strong talent that wants to be part of a winning culture and Jedsadakorn fits that profile well. He has a wealth of experience from a variety of industry’s that will be an important asset in accelerating the growth of our business in Thailand.”
Jedsadakorn (Jed) was previously employed as sales & marketing director for GMM Grammy PLC, Thailand’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate. During his long and successful career, Jed counts leading strategy and marketing at Robinsons Department Store PLC and setting up and leading the national sales channel for Electrolux (Thailand) Co., Ltd. among his roles. In addition to his vast commercial experience, Jed has an MBA and DBA in marketing and enjoys lecturing on marketing and entrepreneurship. He is a hands-on, results-focused commercial leader who enjoys coaching and developing his teams.
At DDproperty.com Jedsadakorn will be responsible for growing the Thailand business and brings with him a wealth of real estate network contacts. To date, DDproperty.com has successfully grown to become the country’s number one online property search portal and has recently launched a number of initiatives to cement their leading position including launching an English language version of the website, launching a DDproperty iPhone application and introducing 2nd DDproperty showcase at Central Ladprao from 4th-10th October.
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About PropertyGuru
PropertyGuru was founded in 2006 as a self-funded company, with a vision to make the property search process a breeze for buyers, sellers and investors. Taking advantage of Asia’s growing affluence for property and the online boom, it received its first VC investment funding in 2008. Since then, the company has grown rapidly, reaping profits and positive cashflow in 2009 and doubling revenue growth in 2011.
PropertyGuru is now Asia’s leading online property portal group, with a presence in nine countries, including offices in Singapozre, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and partnerships with leading property websites in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam and China. It has over 9.3 million buyers viewing more than 74 million property pages monthly, over 270,000 mobile applications downloaded and a growing database of over 400,000 opted-in buyers.
PropertyGuru provides an integrated media platform that real estate developers and agencies can use to promote their brands and generate sales leads. The entire PropertyGuru community boasts 400,000 residential and commercial properties and clients include almost 200 prominent developers from Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as over 19,000 real estate agents in Asia.
PropertyGuru has won multiple awards inclusive of OPP Awards For Excellence 2011 (Gold) “Best Media Brand” Singapore IT Federation (SITF) Merit Award for “Mobile Application” 2011, OPP Awards For Excellence 2011 (Silver) “Best Online Service”, Singapore IT Federation (SITF) award for “Best E-Enterprise Company 2010”, Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award 2011, Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) award for “Best Performing VC Backed Company 2010”, Marketing Magazine Digital Media of the Year 2011, Singapore Property Category Marketing Magazine’s “Top Digital Media of the Year 2010” Award, South East Asian SME Tiger Awards 2011 Gold Award – Online Business CNBC World's “Best Property Portal Award 2009" Award, Hitwise “No.1 Website in the Property Industry” award 2011”, Google Zeitgeist Singapore 9th Fastest Rising Search Term 2009 Award
About DDProperty
www.DDProperty.com was established in 2007 to help Thai consumers find their desired properties for sale and rent in the fastest and most efficient way. There are over 1.9 million visitors viewing more than 11 million pages every month, making it one of Thailand’s top property portals. DDProperty.com allows users to search for residential and commercial properties and constantly finds new ways to improve its navigation and search capabilities to allow consumers to find their dream property quickly.