Real estate software solutions company MRI Software has strengthened its leadership team with two key executive appointments.
Roman Telerman has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer from Vice President of Finance, and experienced software executive David Bowie has joined the team as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific.
MRI Software’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Ghilani said Mr Telerman provides invaluable organisational and financial leadership experience as the company continues its strong growth trajectory through organic development and acquisition, while Mr Bowie brings more than 25 years’ experience in the APAC software space where MRI is expanding rapidly and now has an extensive client base.
“Roman has played an instrumental role at MRI through a period of significant growth and transformation,” Mr Ghilani said.
“During his tenure, the company has grown topline revenue more than six times and total employees tenfold to nearly 1,700 globally.
“Roman played an instrumental role in securing all of MRI’s acquisitions to date and has been the backbone around which the finance team is currently structured.”
With MRI since 2010, Mr Telerman has seen the company expand its global presence from 35 countries to more than 170.
Responsible for managing global financial strategy, operations and forecasting, he will continue to support MRI’s growth, scalability and financial health.
“It has been a great journey so far and promises to offer new opportunities as we continue to grow into new real estate subsectors and extend our global reach,” Mr Telerman said.
Mr Telerman replaces Bruce Duner, MRI’s outgoing CFO, who joined in early 2019 and saw the company through a number of key acquisitions.
Based in Sydney, Mr Bowie joins MRI from AI and analytics industry leader SAS, where he was Vice President and Managing Director for its Australia and New Zealand division, after holding leadership roles at IBM and Dimension Data.
Mr Ghilani said Mr Bowie brings critical experience in leading product innovation and ensuring top-caliber client support in APAC.
“He will be a huge asset to the executive team and is a proven industry leader who has spearheaded significant growth and transformation,” he said.
Mr Bowie said he was honoured to continue the Rockend legacy that Tony and Alister Maple-Brown built from the ground up and was excited for the future of the combined resources of Rockend and MRI Software.
“I am eager to take up this new role to help steer further growth and support MRI’s expanding client base in APAC, where we have significant opportunity to bring continued innovations to the PropTech sector in the region,” he said.
“I never imagined starting a new role during a world-wide pandemic but in no way has it reduced the excitement of becoming part of the property and strata management community.
“Our industry is going through significant change and disruption, we look forward to providing you with strong and reliable support today, and a compelling vision for the future.
“Like everyone, I am looking forward to the end of the lockdown and hitting the road to meet as many of you as possible but in the interim hope to see you all online.”
Last year MRI acquired Rockend, the market-leading provider of residential property and strata management solutions in the ANZ PropTech sector, significantly expanding its offering in the region and bringing the largest residential footprint in Australia into the MRI fold.
The company now has close to 6,000 clients and more than 200 employees in the APAC region.
