Ex-Rightmove CEO Nick McKittrick new member of Homegate's board of directors
Nick McKittrick will become a new member of Homegate's board of directors. The 48-year-old is a co-founder of Rightmove, the UK's largest real estate portal.
Nick McKittrick worked for the listed London-based company for around 16 years and was its CEO from 2013 to June 2017.
Christoph Brand, Member of the Executive Board and Head of Classifieds & Marketplaces of majority owner Tamedia: "I am very pleased that with Nick we have been able to attract a proven executive with enormously good knowledge of the online real estate business to the Board of Directors of Homegate."
Axel Konjack, CEO Homegate: "Homegate entered the market almost simultaneously with Rightmove. As market leaders in the UK and Switzerland, both companies are pursuing similar growth strategies. To be able to use Nick's experience in the further development of the Homegate Group is a great opportunity for us. I look forward to working with him."
The other members of the Homegate Board of Directors are Christoph Brand, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Homegate and member of the Management Board of Tamedia, Daniel Previdoli, member of the Management Board of Zürcher Kantonalbank, and Urs Hügli, owner and Managing Director at Step2success. Nick McKittrick succeeds Nicola Claglüna, who resigned from the Board of Directors of Homegate.
