Board of Directors

Olivier Lim has served as an Independent Director and the Chair of PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2019. Mr. Lim currently serves as the Non-Executive Chairman of Certis CISCO Security Pte. Ltd. and the Non-Executive Lead Independent Director of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and DBS Bank Ltd. He is also currently Non-Executive Director on the boards of Raffles Medical Group Ltd and StarHub Ltd. and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Singapore Management University. From 2003 to 2014, Mr. Lim served in various senior management positions at CapitaLand Limited, including at various times as the Group’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lim was named Chief Financial Officer of the Year in the 2007 Business Times Singapore Corporate Awards for companies with market capitalization above S$500 million. Prior to joining CapitaLand Limited, Mr. Lim worked at the corporate and investment bank divisions of Citibank Singapore for 13 years. Mr. Lim received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with First Class Honors from Imperial College, London.

Hari is the CEO and Managing Director for PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Asia’s leading property technology company which he led through a successful public listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

A seasoned General Manager, Board director and Technologist, he is a TEDx speaker and vocal advocate for sustainable urban living solutions.

He has over two decades of industry leadership in technology and digital organisations, across Asia and the US, driving digital transformation for industries like music, travel, recruitment, and now real estate.

He served on the Singapore Government’s Future Economy Council Modern Services Sub-committee and has advised the government on Real estate industry transformation and Skills development.

He is an active investor and serves on the advisory board of multiple fast-growing startups addressing diverse challenges from sustainable solutions for homelessness, technology research platforms, and blockchain-based data trading.

Prior to PropertyGuru, he started up, scaled and led LinkedIn in the Asia Pacific region, as their Vice President & Managing Director. He has successfully scaled organizations in companies like Cisco, Yahoo! and Fox Interactive Media.

Awarded the prestigious ‘Distinguished Alumni’ award by his engineering college in the University of Mumbai, Hari has also been invited to give the commencement address for the 2018 EMBA programs at INSEAD and the commencement address at the 2015 MBA graduation ceremony of the SP Jain Global School of Management.

Hari has an MBA from INSEAD in France and a MS in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado.

Jennifer Macdonald has served as an Independent Director on PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2019. Ms. Macdonald is also currently serving as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the board of Australian listed Healius Limited, and as a Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Chair of Australian listed entities SiteMinder Limited and Redbubble Ltd. She also has an extensive experience in financial and general management roles. From 2014 to 2016, Ms. Macdonald served as the Chief Financial Officer and at certain times as interim Chief Executive Officer at Helloworld Travel. Prior to that, she served as the Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of the International Division at REA Group between 2010 and 2014. Ms. Macdonald holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from Deakin University and has a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Swinburne University. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Melanie Wilson has served as an Independent Director on PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2019 and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Since 2016, Ms. Wilson has served in the board of directors of numerous entities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and currently serves as Non-Executive Director at JB Hi-Fi Ltd, Chair of the Board of Baby Bunting Group Ltd, and as Non-Executive Director at EML Payments Limited. She has previously served as a non-Executive Director of iSelect Limited and ShaverShop Limited. Melanie has over 15 years’ experience in senior management roles across global retail brands including Limited Brands, whose portfolio includes Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Bodyworks, Starwood Hotels, Woolworths Limited and BB Retail Capital. Ms. Wilson began her career as an Analyst in the corporate finance division of Goldman Sachs in 1997 and was also a management consultant at Bain & Company between 2002 and 2004. Ms. Wilson holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Commerce and Finance from the University of Queensland. She is also a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Rachna Bhasin has served as an Independent Director on PropertyGuru’s board of directors since August 2021. Based in North America, she is currently serving as an Independent Director and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committee at NYSE-listed Shutterstock and as an Independent Director and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee at NYSE-listed Ryman Hospitality Properties. In addition, Ms. Bhasin also serves on the board of directors of Audiomack, a private company providing a music streaming and audio distribution platform and Austin City Limits. Ms. Bhasin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EQ Partners and Co-Founder of Pacifica Investments. Between 2015 to 2019, Ms. Bhasin was the Chief Business Officer of Magic Leap. Prior to that, Ms. Bhasin was the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at Sirius XM Radio Inc. She has also held positions at Dell, Inc., where she led the company’s consumer strategic partnership and personalization, and at EMI Music North America as Vice President of Business Development. Ms. Bhasin received her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor of Commerce and Administration with Honors from the Victoria University in New Zealand. Ms. Bhasin brings with her a wealth of international experience covering North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and New Zealand.

Steve Melhuish is PropertyGuru’s co-founder, who led and grew PropertyGuru’s business as Chief Executive Officer from its establishment until 2016, and handed over all operational responsibilities in 2018. He became a non-executive Director on PropertyGuru Pte. Ltd.’s board of directors in 2020. Mr. Melhuish is an award-winning entrepreneur who has built high-growth companies in Asia and Europe over the last 25 years and has been investing in and mentoring early stage companies over the last 15 years. Mr. Melhuish was awarded the Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2007 in recognition of his contributions to entrepreneurship in Singapore. He is a member of the Asian Venture and Philanthropy Network and Top Tier Impact and a judge and investor for Temasek Foundation’s The Liveability Challenge. In 2019, Mr. Melhuish founded Planet Rise to help companies tackle climate change and social inequality, and the portfolio comprises start-ups in clean energy, clean water and oceans, clean air, clean food, migrant worker rights and women-led social enterprises. Mr. Melhuish has been a Venture Partner at Wavemaker Partners since 2018. Prior to co-founding PropertyGuru, Mr. Melhuish was founder and CEO of Business2Profit between 2004 and 2007 where he advised digital media, venture capital and start-up companies in Asia and Europe including Skype, AOL, Virgin Media, Vodafone, Extreme Media, iPass and Ariadne Capital. He also invested in ComiAsia and served as its Chief Executive Officer between 2006 and 2007. Previously, Mr. Melhuish also had leadership experience in the telecommunications industry for over ten years, with his last position serving as a Director of Cable & Wireless between 1991 and 2004. Mr. Melhuish obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at the University of Plymouth.

Dominic Picone has served as a Director on PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2019 and is Chair of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Picone is a Partner and Managing Director at TPG, based in Singapore. He has lived and worked in Asia since joining TPG in 2005 and, in that time, has been engaged with investments throughout the Asia Pacific region. His involvement with current and past TPG portfolio companies includes AP Towers, XCL Education, Aviva Singlife, Myanmar Distillery Company / Grand Royal Group, Indomaret, PropertyGuru, 8990 (Deca Homes), BFI Finance, Bank BTPN, and CIMB. Prior to TPG, Mr. Picone worked in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston in Melbourne, primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand. A native of Australia, he received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne.

Ashish Shastry has served as a Director on PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2021. Mr. Shastry is currently a Partner, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Private Equity and Head of Southeast Asia at KKR Singapore Pte. Ltd. KKR Singapore Pte. Ltd. is an affiliate of KKR. He also currently serves or has previously served on the boards of Goodpack, MMI Holdings, Joulon Holdings, Bank BTPN, Parkway Holdings and Parkway Trust Management (manager of Parkway Life REIT). Prior to KKR Singapore Pte. Ltd., Mr. Shastry served as a Managing Partner of Northstar Group for 5 years as well as various roles at TPG Capital for 13 years, including as Partner and Head of Southeast Asia. Mr. Shastry began his career as a Financial Analyst at Lehman Brothers in 1996. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with Honors from Princeton University.

Owen Wilson has served as a Non-Independent Director of PropertyGuru’s board of directors since 2021. Mr. Wilson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Securities Exchange listed REA Group. Prior to that, Mr. Wilson served as REA Group’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wilson joined the REA Group from Chandler MacLeod Group Ltd where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. He previously held positions with ANZ and KPMG across Australia, Asia and the UK. Mr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Computer Science from Deakin University. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.