PEXA appoints UK CEO

PEXA Group has appointed Joe Pepper as its UK CEO.

Joe has over 25 years of executive experience across the financial, legal and property sectors - the last 10 years in delivering technology solutions to the UK conveyancing and lending markets.

He was previously CEO of proptech company TM Group. His other key executive roles include managing director of EDM Mortgage Support Services, business development director for RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions, and banking operations and sales executive roles with UBS Investment Bank and ABN Amro.

Established in 2010, PEXA has facilitated over 13 million property transactions worth circa-AUD $2 trillion in Australia. It has a bespoke platform for the UK housing market with an initial focus on digital remortgage and a sale and purchase platform due to launch in 2024.

PEXA is currently in takeover talks with Smoove, which rebranded from ULS Technology last year and recently said that "discussions have advanced constructively between the parties".

PEXA Group's managing director and CEO, Glenn King, said: "His experience, particularly in the past decade in both sectors, makes him a uniquely ideal candidate to deliver on our PEXA UK strategy into FY24 and beyond.

“Joe is a driven business leader with an outstanding record for delivering growth in multiple roles across different companies and sectors.

“Joe is passionate about making a change in the purchasing landscape and is excited to lead PEXA’s UK growth agenda.

“We are at an exciting juncture in our PEXA UK growth story where we are laser focussed on executing our strategy. We have made good progress, launching PEXA Pay and PEXA Go, onboarded lenders onto our platform, and acquired Optima Legal to strengthen our PEXA rollout.

“Our experience in the market has convinced us that there is a strategic need for the PEXA platform with stakeholders positive about the improved customer experience. Leveraging Optima Legal in conjunction with PEXA UK will be important to unlocking this opportunity to fundamentally improve the operation of the property market in the UK."