Zoopla welcomes Jon Notley as Commercial Director
24th August 2011
Leading property search and information website, Zoopla.co.uk is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Notley to the new role of Commercial Director.
Joining Zoopla with over fifteen years of experience in key sales roles, Jon was most recently Group Sales Director at The Digital Property Group. Prior to that he was Sales Director at Findaproperty.com and in his earlier career, Jon was responsible for managing classified ad sales teams at Express Newspapers.
Jon’s responsibilities will include overseeing all revenue streams and the overall sales function at Zoopla, tasked with identifying new opportunities and managing performance and growth. Jon will report directly to Founder and CEO, Alex Chesterman.
This is the second senior appointment announced by Zoopla in recent weeks as the business continues to grow and follows the hiring of Lydia Goldberg to the role of Product Director to oversee all trade and consumer product-related activities at Zoopla.
Commenting on his new role, Jon Notley said: “This is clearly a sector I know very well and Zoopla’s growth, innovation and overall strategy creates a very exciting opportunity. I am looking forward to working with the existing world-class team at Zoopla to deliver even further growth and opportunities for the business and benefits for our members.”
Alex Chesterman, Founder & CEO of Zoopla added:: "We are delighted to welcome Jon to the senior management team at Zoopla. His experience, background and knowledge of the industry and players will ensure that we continue to grow and serve our members well as we continue to build Zoopla into a household brand.”
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For further information, please contact PR Team on pr@zoopla.co.uk or +44 (0)20 3873 8770.
About Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc is one of the leading community media groups in the UK and Ireland. It publishes 255 local and regional newspapers across UK and ROI, including 18 daily titles, 156 paid for weekly titles and 81 free weekly titles. It also publishes a range of lifestyle magazines and classified directories. More recently, it launched exhibitions in each its regional markets. Of the company’s 5,000 plus staff, approximately 2,000 are locally based journalists.
Johnston Press operates 273 local websites with over 8 million visitors per month and over 70 million page views per month. Johnston operates partnerships with a number of leading national digital platforms as part of its strategy to deliver best in class digital services in its local markets. Johnston’s online jobs platform, jobstoday, now has over one million visitors per month and is a leading jobs board in its local markets. Through its partnership with Qype, Johnston recently launched a successful new local online directory and review service, Find it. The company has also recently partnered with Nimble Commerce to launch a new online vouchers service, Deal Monster.
About Zoopla
Hello. We're Zoopla. A property website and app.
We know you're not just looking for a place to live. You're looking for a home.
Yeah, we've got over a million properties for you to browse.
Tools that let you filter them in all kinds of clever ways.
And reliable house price estimates, so you can be sure you aren't paying over the odds.
But we know you're looking for more than that.
Because that first flat won't just be a 'great investment opportunity'.
It'll be the feeling of starting out on your own.
That extra bedroom won't just mean another £20K on the re-sale price, it'll mean having your sister over to stay.
And that bungalow won't just be a way to release some equity, it will be a chance to spend more time with the grandkids.
We know that searching for a home is about more than just checking its price, location and features (important as all those things are).
What really matters is how it makes you feel.
We know what a home is really worth.
So let us help you find yours.
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