Henry Ruiz

Henry is responsible for REA Group’s strategy, as well as supporting the growth and success of REA’s customers spanning Residential, Developer, Commercial and Media segments.

He has played a central role in driving the digital strategy for REA Group over the last twelve years, joining the company in 2009 as Chief Product Officer, before moving into the role of Chief Digital Officer in 2014 and being appointed in 2017 to CEO – for the Asia region. More recently, in 2019 he has moved into the role of Chief Strategy and Customer Product Officer. Henry is responsible for driving REA Group’s long-term growth strategy across Australia & Asia; as well as the end-to-end delivery of world-class products and services, working closely with the Sales and Marketing teams, to ensure they best meet the needs of each customer group.

Henry has more than 20 years of digital industry experience gained in leadership roles across the globe at companies including Local Matters in the USA and Asia Pacific, World Directories in Europe across five countries and Sensis in Australia.

Henry holds a Master of Applied Psychology from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) from Latrobe University, a certificate in Strategy, Disruption and Innovation from Harvard University; and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.