Singapore, December 2025 – Ruth Kerr has stepped into the role of Chief People Officer at PropertyGuru Group, marking a significant milestone in her global HR leadership journey. Based in Singapore, she now leads the people strategy for Southeast Asia’s leading PropTech platform, after serving as HR Director, Head of HR Business Partnering and playing a pivotal role in shaping the Group’s talent and culture agenda over the past two years.
At PropertyGuru Group, Ruth Kerr has spent around two years in senior HR leadership, most recently as HR Director, Head of HR Business Partnering. In this capacity, she has been at the center of driving people strategy, partnering with business leaders, and supporting the Group’s growth across multiple Southeast Asian markets. Her elevation to Chief People Officer reflects the trust placed in her ability to deepen the company’s culture, strengthen leadership capability, and support future expansion.
Before joining PropertyGuru, Ruth built a rich, multi-market HR career with Dyson, spending roughly six years in roles including Global HR Director – RDD, Operations and Quality, Global HR Director – Finance IT and Estates, and Senior HR Business Partner across the United Kingdom and Singapore. She partnered closely with global engineering, operations, finance, and technology teams, helping align people strategies with Dyson’s innovation-led business model.
Earlier, she spent over seven years with Macquarie Group in the London market, progressing to Associate Director – HR. In this role she served as HR business partner to front office groups in EMEA and was an active member of the regional Diversity Action Group and gender network steering committee. Prior to that, she held the role of Employee Relations Associate Director, deepening her expertise in complex employee relations and regulatory-sensitive HR issues in financial services.
Ruth’s foundational years were spent in employment law, where she worked as an Employment Lawyer at Wragge & Co LLP in the West Midlands, England. This experience gave her a strong grounding in employment legislation and risk management, which later became a strategic advantage in her HR leadership roles across banking, financial services, technology, and now PropTech.
PropertyGuru Group is Southeast Asia’s leading PropTech company and the preferred destination for millions of property seekers across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Through its digital platforms, tools, and data-driven solutions, PropertyGuru connects over 32 million property seekers with more than 50,000 agents each month, helping them search, find, and secure their ideal homes and investments.
The Group is recognized as a pioneer and innovator in digital real estate, championing sustainability, transparency, and fair access to housing. Its teams across the region are passionate about solving real-world problems in property search and housing affordability, while also advocating responsible development and fighting discrimination in housing and rental markets.
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