Singapore – Southeast Asia-wide digital property marketplace PropertyGuru Group has appointed Shyn Yee Ho-Strangas, former director of product management at online travel company Expedia Group, to be its new managing director for data and software solutions (DSS) business. 

Ho-Strangas brings deep domain knowledge in travel and technology. In her most recent role at Expedia Group, where she has extensive experience devising strategies and software solutions for enterprise players in the travel space, Ho-Strangas has led large teams driving global strategic and cross-functional workstreams, focusing on global market expansion and local optimisation.

In her new role at PropertyGuru, Ho-Strangas will be joining PropertyGuru’s Group Leadership Team and will be responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative and game-changing data and software solutions and services, with a focus on enterprise customers in the property sector. Supported by her team within the DSS business unit, Ho-Strangas will also be leading the charge to identify and accelerate opportunities to pursue PropertyGuru’s quest to build the property trust platform in Southeast Asia.

Commenting on her appointment, Ho-Strangas, said, “I am thrilled to join PropertyGuru Group at such an exciting and defining juncture in the company’s journey. Their laser focus on customer needs and vision to become the trusted advisor resonates with me, and I look forward to joining.”

Meanwhile, Hari V. Krishnan, PropertGuru’s CEO and managing director, shared that the appointment will be a critical asset as they build out their software products and expand their data solutions. 

“Over the last 15 years, our growth and success have been due to constant investments in technology, providing solutions that solve customer pain points. I am confident that she will be an invaluable leader to push forward our agenda for data transparency and bring solutions that the industry needs,” said Krishnan.