Carousell, Singapore’s leading peer to peer marketplace, has just announced the appointment of Chai Jia Jih as Vice President, International, effective on 2 March 2016. In this role, Chai will lead international growth to accelerate Carousell’s expansion worldwide, as well as support financial strategy and planning. He will be based in Carousell’s HQ in Singapore and will work closely with the co-founders as part of the leadership team.
According to the press release, Chai was most recently Managing Director, Southeast Asia, and the Head of APAC host operations at Airbnb. Chai joined as the first employee in Southeast Asia and he helped chart Airbnb’s rapid growth in Asia over the past 3.5 years.
On top of that, Chai set up operations for Airbnb’s Asia hub in Singapore, and led the team to grow the inventory of homes, accelerate guest growth and build the brand. Named in Campaign Asia’s ‘40 under 40’ list in 2015, Chai was recognised for his impact in leading Airbnb’s growth in the region.
Read more @ https://vulcanpost.com/521761/airbnbs-southeast-asias-managing-director-joins-carousell-as-vp-of-international/
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