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The digital property exchange platform has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Smith as a non-executive director.
Mr Smith joins PEXA Group Limited (PEXA) as the current independent non-executive director at ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.
Mr Smith also serves as a member of several ANZ board committees including the digital business and technology committee, risk committee, human resources committee, and nominations and board operations committee.
Mr Smith was also a senior executive within organisations such as Telstra, Honeywell, and Toyota. He was also previously the chief information officer at IBM Corporation, being responsible for global IT strategy, resources, and systems and infrastructure.
Furthermore, Mr Smith was the chief executive of Suncorp Business Services and Suncorp chief information officer.
Group chairperson at PEXA, Mark Joiner, commented on Mr Smith’s appointment: “We are delighted to have attracted someone of Jeff’s calibre as an independent non-executive director of the company.
“His extensive international experience, particularly in technology and digital transformation, will be a welcome and critical voice as we continue to move into new markets, products, and services.”
Mr Smith commenced with his new role on 5 July 2023.
Chief financial and growth officer hired
Prior to Mr Smith’s appointment, PEXA announced the hiring of Scott Butterworth to the newly expanded role of chief financial and growth officer.
The former chief financial officer (CFO) of ASX-listed law firm Slater & Gordon first joined PEXA in October 2021, as the firm’s chief data and analytics officer, before taking on the role of chief growth officer.
Mr Butterworth commenced with the role on 1 July and brought more than 25 years of corporate experience to the elevated role, having worked with the likes of Boston Consulting Group, National Australia Bank Group, Westpac, and Clydesdale Bank, where PEXA noted he served as both CFO and chief data officer.
He was also noted as sponsoring “a range of digital and data-driven growth and value-creation initiatives” at Slater & Gordon.
PEXA group CEO and managing director Glenn King said at the time of Mr Butterworth’s appointment that he has a “demonstrated track record of delivery”.
“In just over 12 months, Scott has established himself as a trusted leader, deploying his broad knowledge base to generate continued growth in enterprise value,” Mr King stated.
He added that the appointment reflected PEXA’s “strategic executive succession planning framework” that informed Mr Butterworth’s initial appointment to “accelerate growth initiatives in both domestic and international markets”.
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