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Key Staff
Chief Executive Officer - Paul Stevens has been the CEO of Just Property Group
Holding (Pty) Ltd since 2013, which controls an international team of property
franchises. He joined as a franchisee in 2003 and now, as CEO, drives the
strategic direction of the Just Property brand with his charismatic optimism. He is
also actively involved in the evolution of the South African property landscape,
working closely with high-level industry stakeholders. Under Paul’s leadership,
the various Just Property brands have been consolidated and the company is
now known simply as Just Property. The rebrand hailed the beginnings of a new
company culture, driven strongly by the articulation of 9 core company values,
which Paul spearheaded. Today, Just Property has 95 franchise offices across
Southern Africa. The brand is well recognised locally and internationally, not only
as a centre of excellence but also as a disruptor in the property industry. These are
products of Paul’s leadership within and across Just Property. Paul has a BA
(Psychology) degree and is a certified Master Practitioner in Real Estate.
Chief Technology Officer - Chris Greenwood’s primary focus is on enhancing
existing systems, maintaining data quality and onboarding new solutions to
enhance the working environment of all Just Property users. He continually
strives to find new ways to create a more intuitive user platform for our client
base, with the objective of increasing interaction and information availability.
Chris has an impressive list of qualifications to his name; MSc Master Degree in
Information Technology, BEng Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Power
Systems, MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, MPRE Master Practitioner
in Real Estate and GCA Google Certified Administrator.
Chief Brand Officer - Deirdre Moore has an Honours Degree in Psychology and
over 10 years of international experience in Human Capital Management in
financial services; her time at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley taught her so
much. Stand-out achievements include crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a 90 ft
yacht, creating two successful businesses from nothing, being recognised as a
Top 40 Under 40 Achiever by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber,
publishing in excess of 200 thought-leadership articles across print and digital
media and raising a family. She now heads up the Creative Team at Just Property,
facilitating learning and development, managing the Excellence and Customer
Service teams, and the marketing and public relations portfolios too.
National Operations Manager - Carla Visagie has over 10 years experience in the
real estate industry. She was mentored by one of South Africa’s top performing
female broker/ owners and spent 5 years as part of an award winning sales team,
closing more than 180 transactions annually. In 2016 she was head hunted by Just
Property to join the operations team at Head Office, where she presently heads
up the department and is focused on driving franchise performance, facilitating
training and ensuring the sharing of best practices across the group. Her
contagious positive energy and attention to detail are two of her stand out
qualities.
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