eMoov makes senior appointments

The online estate agent has hired a chief marketing officer in Tariq Dag Khan and a chief technology and product officer in Ivan Ramirez.

Tariq Dag Khan was chief commercial officer at Rated People and before that chief marketing officer at Borro. He said: “Throughout my career I’ve helped to dramatically grow young businesses and build brands that are now recognised on a global scale and, I look forward to doing the same with eMoov.”

Ramirez was previously director of global product at Groupon. He said: “I’ve been involved in eMoov from the very beginning, as part of their first round of seed investors, and have always been extremely passionate about what the eMoov team do, so when the opportunity arose to join it was a no brainer for me.

“We’re developing next-generation technologies that will improve the end-to-end home buying selling experience, making one of the most important decisions of a person's life faster, easier and more efficient.”

eMoov has made a number of additional hires from the likes of Groupon, Just Eat and Get Taxi.

Russell Quirk, founder and chief executive of eMoov, said: “It’s no longer about online vs the high street. The online estate agency space is now extremely busy compared to when I first started eMoov. 2015 has been a big year for the online sector with one IPO and another trade sale and there will be more of the same in 2016.

“2015 was a year that I had set out to build firm foundations for the eMoov business. You can't build a house on sand and I am delighted that the appointment of Tariq and Ivan to the exec team, ensures that we are now good to grow in 2016.

“Our tech, marketing strategy and this team, together with our ultra-successful crowdfunding raise, will now accentuate our already impressive performance, cementing us as the leading customer focussed estate agent.”