Property tech startup lands former Bauer Media digital boss Carl Hammerschmidt as CEO
Former Bauer Media digital boss, Carl Hammerschmidt, has been appointed CEO of property finance technology company houseandland.com.au.
Hammerschmidt led the creation of the Australian division of Bauer’s digital offering Xcel and left the publisher in 2016 after Nick Chan’s arrival as CEO.
Hammerschmidt spent six years leading Bauer’s digital efforts before becoming an independent consultant
Since leaving Bauer, Hammerschimdt has been working a digital transformation consultant. Prior to his six year stint with the publisher he had working in roles with SBS, ACP, Nine and the NSW Government.
The appointment follows houseandland.com.au’s recent acquisition of a majority stake in online lending platform Joust.
Commenting on the appointment, Houseandland.com.au chairman, Chris Taylor, said: “We are excited to have Carl join as Houseandland.com.au’s CEO.
“He brings to the company extensive digital leadership experience, with a significant understanding of building businesses in complex environments, developing new income streams, and dealing with technological change and digital disruption.”
Hammerschmidt added: “Innovation and digital disruption are driving an enormous amount of change in the real estate and personal finance markets – houseandland.com.au and Joust.com.au are well-placed to take advantage of that.”
“I’m looking forward to working with the founders and their teams to realise this opportunity and growth in the future.”
Joust.com.au allows eligible consumers to pit lenders against each other to secure a lower interest rate on their home loan while Houseandland.com.au matches land and knockdown rebuild blocks to house designs from Australian builders, giving consumers the opportunity to develop a custom house and land package.
