iCar Asia appoints Georg Chmiel to Board of Directors, strengthens executive team

  • Chmiel brings over 23 years of experience in the financial and online classifieds media industries
  • New country managers appointed for Malaysia and Indonesia
iCar Asia appoints Georg Chmiel to Board of Directors, strengthens executive team

 

ICAR Asia Limited announced the appointment of Georg Chmiel (pic above) to the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

iCar Asia appoints Georg Chmiel to Board of Directors, strengthens executive teamChmiel brings over 23 years of experience in the financial and online classifieds media industries in both developed and emerging markets.

He was most recently managing director and CEO of iProperty Group. He played a key role in finalising the sale of iProperty Group to REA Group.

Prior to iProperty Group, Chmiel was managing director and CEO of LJ Hooker Group with 700 offices across nine countries providing residential and commercial real estate as well as financial services.

Co-founder and chairman of iCar Asia, Patrick Grove commented “I am thrilled to welcome Georg to our Board of Directors. It’s great to be working with him again and he will provide invaluable experience as we look to define the digital automotive future in the region."

iCar Asia also announced the appointment of PC Gan (pic top right), the company’s current Indonesia country manager to lead its Malaysian businesses.

Gan was instrumental in establishing Mobil123 as a leading automotive classified platform in Indonesia and brings over 12 years’ experience of establishing and scaling start-ups to her new role. As Malaysian iCar Asia appoints Georg Chmiel to Board of Directors, strengthens executive teamCountry Manager, she will be overseeing Carlist.my and LiveLifeDrive effective Dec 1.

In conjunction with this internal move, Alif Priyono (pic bottom right) will be joining iCar Asia as country manager for Indonesia effective Nov 3. He will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Mobil123.com and Otospirit, a classified and content site.

Alif brings over 13 years of experience in a variety of industries ranging from internet classifieds, technology solutions, banking, multi-finance to mobile marketing across both start-ups and enterprise corporates.

CEO of iCar Asia Limited, Hamish Stone commented: “PC’s experiences in Indonesia provides a great foundation for her new role in Malaysia. I am excited to be working with her and the Malaysian team to take our businesses to new heights.  I am also delighted to have Alif join us in Indonesia. He is a proven leader of digital businesses with an outstanding track record in mobile. As we look to take big steps in Indonesia with our dealer and consumer mobile experiences, Alif’s expertise will have an immediate positive impact on our businesses.”

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