Tom Marling | September 16, 2019 | Automotive, People on the Move
Chinese b-to-b and b-to-c used auto marketplace Uxin (Nasdaq: XIN) has announced that COO William Peng has resigned “due to his pursuit of other career interests in the investment area.” Peng’s exit marks the second time that Uxin has shaken up its...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 13, 2019 | People on the Move
Japanese recruitment firm DIP Inc. has appointed Kazuhisa Iwata (LinkedIn profile) as a director, chief operating officer, and executive manager of personnel recruiting services and business management headquarters following the resignation of Eiji Watanabe. Watanabe...
Ben Salisbury | September 11, 2019 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
British commercial property platform Kitt has secured £2 million in a new funding round led by Yopa co-founder Andrew Barclay, who will join the board. The funds will be used to strengthen relationship with landlords based in London, where Kitt has most of its...
Rebeka Shaid | September 10, 2019 | Recruitment, People on the Move
StepStone, the multinational recruitment site owned by German publisher Axel Springer, today announced the retirement of CEO Ralf Baumann who will step down at the end of 2020. Baumann has helped drive StepStone’s growth over the years, having joined the company in...
Tom Marling | September 10, 2019 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
A management reshuffle at China’s largest classifieds conglomerate, 58.com (NYSE: WUBA), indicates that the company is eyeing a further expansion to its overseas expansion. Company CFO Hao Zhou has been appointed as 58.com’s first president of...
Greg Spencer | September 09, 2019 | Real Estate, People on the Move
Zillow has named named finance industry veteran Rian Furey to lead its new mortgage division, while also naming four other executives to help him. Furey has worked more than 20 years in consumer lending, most recently as COO of Impac Mortgage. He’s had previous...
