SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Move, Inc., a
subsidiary of News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV] and
operator of leading online real estate services destination
realtor.com®, today announced the appointment of Suhail Ansari as chief technology officer. In
this role, Ansari is responsible for overseeing the company's
technology strategy focused on accelerating innovation to empower
people by making all things home simple, efficient and
enjoyable.
Most recently, Ansari served as vice president of engineering,
R&D at Pivotal Software, where he led research and development
for Pivotal's suite of big data products. Prior to joining Pivotal
in 2014, he spent 11 years at eBay, where he held several senior
engineering positions and was most recently the vice president of
engineering, buyer experience. In this role, he led a global team
responsible for developing key areas of eBay's commerce platform,
including the home page, search, merchandising, verticals, and SEO
across eBay's properties in 20-plus countries.
"Suhail is a leader with a proven track record for leveraging
data and technology to improve customer insights and experiences,"
said Ryan O'Hara, chief executive
officer of Move, Inc. "We are committed to looking for new and
innovative ways to help home buyers and sellers with one of the
biggest financial decisions they will ever make and Suhail's
experience will help us move faster. We are excited to add such a
talented executive to our leadership team."
"I'm thrilled to be joining Move at such a pivotal time in
the company's history," said Suhail. "There is tremendous
innovation fueling the online real estate space and Move is in a
great position to leverage its technology and data assets to
deliver solutions that make it easier for consumers to find their
dream home."
Ansari's appointment builds on the company's recent hires of
Tapan Bhat as chief product officer
and Nate Johnson as chief marketing
officer, who like Ansari, bring deep consumer and leadership
expertise with some of the world's leading technology
companies.
Ansari holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Michigan State University.
About Move, Inc. and realtor.com®
Move, Inc. operates
the realtor.com® website and mobile experiences, which
provide buyers, sellers and renters of homes with the information,
tools and professional expertise they need to discover and create
their perfect home. News Corp [NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA] [ASX: NWS, NWSLV]
acquired Move in November 2014, and
realtor.com® quickly established itself as the fastest growing
online real estate service provider in the first half of 2015 as
measured by comScore.
As the official website of the National Association of
REALTORS®, consumers know they can look to realtor.com®
for the most comprehensive and accurate information anytime,
anywhere. With relationships with approximately 800 multiple
listing services (MLS), realtor.com® has more than 3 million
for-sale listings, which account for more than 97 percent of all
MLS-listed for-sale properties. More than 90 percent of the
listings are updated every 15 minutes. Move's network of websites
provides consumers a wealth of innovative tools, including
Doorsteps®, Moving.com™,
SeniorHousingNetSM and others. Move supports real
estate professionals by providing many services to grow their
businesses in an increasing digital, on-demand world, including
ListHub™, the nation's leading listing syndicator and centralized
intelligence platform for the real estate industry;
TigerLead®; Top Producer® Systems; and
FiveStreetSM and Reesio as well as many free
services.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains
certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
are based on management's views and assumptions regarding future
events and business performance as of the time the statements are
made. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations
due to changes in global economic, business, competitive market and
regulatory and other factors. More detailed information about these
and other factors that could affect future results is contained in
News Corp's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The "forward-looking statements" included in this document are made
only as of the date of this document and we do not have any
obligation to publicly update any "forward-looking statements" to
reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by
law.
Media Contact: Bianca De Rose, 408-558-7184,
bianca.derose@move.com
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SOURCE Move, Inc.