Juwai IQI appoints REA Group veteran as data leader

• More than 25 years of experience in digital tools, data analysis
• Formerly the general manager at REA Asia & iProperty

Juwai IQI has hired Premendran Pathmanathan (pic), the former general manager of customer data solutions at the REA Group's REA Asia and iProperty subsidiaries, as its new senior advisor for data strategy.

In a statement, the property group said Premendran has led the data business for the past six years at REA Group's iProperty and has produced analysis tools for iProperty's consumers, agents, and developers across Southeast Asia, and has more than 25 years of experience in digital tools and data analysis.

"Juwai IQI is the world's fastest-growing property technology innovator not just in Southeast Asia but in all 20 countries it operates in,” said Premendran.
 

“I'm very pleased to join the team and look forward to making the most of the immense data resources Juwai IQI derives from its portals and significant transaction flow," he added.

Kashif Ansari, Juwai IQI's co-founder and group chief executive officer, said Premendran's experience in big data and his background as a property analyst make him uniquely placed to lead our data strategy. 

“We're confident that under his leadership, Juwai IQI will continue to lead in providing data products and services that empower transactions and assist developers, our agents, advertisers, and consumers,” he said.

Juwai IQI co-founder and group managing director Daniel Ho said, “Providing world-class data products and services will accelerate our growth and help us better serve our customers and clients."