iCar Asia appoints Jonathan Adams as Chief Marketing Officer

iCar Asia Limited announced the appointment of Jonathan Adams (pictured) as Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Jonathan will be replacing Harry Antarakis, who has left the business.

Jonathan brings over 23 years of experience in building brands, digital classifieds and marketing in the ASEAN region. He was most recently responsible for the marketing functions of a number of online businesses being the General Manager of Marketing for iProperty Group and prior to joining iCar Asia the CMO at the Trading Post.

Chairman of iCar Asia, Georg Chmiel commented “I am thrilled to welcome Jonathan to iCar Asia. He was key to growing our brands and business in the iProperty Group. It’s great to have his expertise in the business and to be able to apply his marketing knowledge to the automotive industry. I look forward to working with Jonathan and the rest of the Management of iCar Asia in building this business to its full potential”

CEO of iCar Asia Limited, Hamish Stone added, “Jonathan brings a wealth of experience in marketing and understands what it takes to build a classified business’s brands in the ASEAN region. It’s great to have him as part of the team and I look forward to him taking our brands and marketing functions to the next level. ”

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