PropertyGuru appoints Joe Dische as chief financial officer

By Digital News Asia July 4, 2018

Brings over two decades of global financial experience
Will drive and execute the group’s rapid regional growth strategy

PropertyGuru appoints Joe Dische as chief financial officer

PROPERTYGURU Group, an Asian online property company, announced the appointment of Joe Dische (pic) as chief financial officer.

Dische brings to PropertyGuru over two decades of global financial experience across listed and private companies in the online, media and telecommunication industries.

As a key member of the executive leadership team Dische is responsible for the group's finance function across operations in all markets - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Reporting to the chief executive officer, Dische will work with him and the Board of Directors to drive and execute the group’s rapid regional growth strategy. He leads a regional team of 40 who manage accounting and reporting, financial planning and analysis and business intelligence roles.

Prior to joining PropertyGuru, Dische was chief financial officer at iCar Asia Limited since 2014 where he was responsible for leading finance and operations.

He spent six years at Vodafone Hutchison Australia where he was financial controller. Dische was previously CFO at V2 Music (a Virgin Group company) and began his career at KPMG in London.

Hari V Krishnan, CEO, PropertyGuru Group said, “I am delighted to welcome Joe to the group. He is a seasoned finance leader with extensive private and public market experience, which will be a great asset in taking forward our last two year’s high-growth momentum to newer heights. Joe is strong addition to our highly experienced executive team and I look forward to working with him closely.”

On his appointment, Dische, said, “I am very excited to be joining PropertyGuru – a business that has an established leadership position across Southeast Asia and has a talented team driving its growth. I am looking forward to supporting the finance team and the whole business through its next phase of growth as PropertyGuru delivers on its promise to empower people to make confident property decisions.”