Juwai IQI has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Leon Kong as General Manager for Online Advertising Solutions. 

Mr Kong is the founder of iProperty Group, which attained a valuation of US$534M during its merger with the REA Group in 2015 in what was the largest online advertising merger in ASEAN history. 

With nearly two decades of leadership experience in high-growth online real estate and proptech businesses, he is transitioning to the full-time, permanent role at Juwai IQI after consulting as a Senior Advisor to the company since early 2019.

At a glance: 

• Juwai IQI has announced the appointment of Leon Kong as General Manager for Online Advertising Solutions.
• Mr Kong brings nearly two decades of leadership experience in high-growth online real estate and proptech businesses and is the founder of iProperty Group.
• As part of his new role, Mr Kong will lead the team that supports current and potential customers of Juwai.com and Juwai.asia.

Juwai IQI Executive Chairman Georg Chmiel said it was a major coup for the company, which operates the Asian real estate super-brands dedicated to empowering residents of Asia to become residents of the world, IQI Global and Juwai Limited.

“We couldn’t have anyone better than Leon to lead our sales team," he said.

"At iProperty Group, he achieved an agent penetration rate of 80 per cent, a key element in its success.

"Again and again, he has proven his ability to build successful relationships with agents and developers, to drive sales growth, and to build a thriving and motivated team. 

“Leon is one of the most accomplished Southeast Asian entrepreneurs and is especially accomplished in online real estate advertising."

Juwai IQI Executive Chairman Georg Chmiel

As part of his new role, Mr Kong will lead the team that supports current and potential customers of Juwai.com and Juwai.asia, the two global real estate portals that enable agents and developers to market property to Asian property buyers and reach more than 4.5 million consumers per month.
 
He said he was looking forward to helping members of the real estate industry around the world achieve sales during what is a difficult time.

“Personally, I believe Juwai IQI is the most exciting real estate technology business in the world," he said.

"It is one of the first to combine a 10,000-strong agent network with online portals and can offer customers an end-to-end solution for marketing, advertising, and sales. 

“At Juwai IQI, we have the technology, the platform, and the consumer reach to deliver to agents and developers the leads and sales that they need.

"I look forward to helping members of the real estate industry around the world achieve sales in this difficult time.” 

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