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Housing.com appoints Jason Kothari as chief business officer

Kothari was the co-founder and CEO of Valiant Entertainment.

Housing.com, an innovative real estate platform, has announced the appointment of Jason Kothari as its chief business officer and member of the operating committee, to drive its overall strategy and growth in India. Kothari, with CEO and COO Rishabh Gupta, will be reporting to the operating committee and the board.

Housing.com appoints Jason Kothari as chief business officer
Prior to joining Housing.com, Kothari was the co-founder and CEO of Valiant Entertainment, where he successfully led the acquisition and turnaround of video game company Acclaim Entertainment (formerly NASDAQ: AKLM), which owns and controls a library of popular entertainment characters, resulting in a 50x company value increase and global media recognition.

Commenting on Kothari's appointment, Gupta says, "Backed by a global and diverse work experience, Jason brings valuable knowledge and understanding of the entrepreneurial industry, having founded and closely worked with entrepreneurial ventures. We are delighted to have Jason on board who will prove to be an asset to our management team as the company charts the next phase of growth."

Kothari says, "Housing.com's highly talented team has created market leading products and services that have the potential to revolutionise the real estate space in India, expected to be over $850 billion in 2028, and help millions of people across the country buy, sell, rent, finance and design their homes. I look forward to helping the company move to its next stage of evolution and help transform its world-class products into a world-class business."

Kothari has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and has been a guest lecturer at Wharton.

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