Kato has strengthened its leadership team with the appointments of Jamie Turner as VP of Product and Pete Sellwood as VP of Engineering, bringing significant product, technology and scale-up experience into the business.

The appointments follow the recent close of a further investment round, giving Kato additional backing for its next phase of growth. It is a strong vote of confidence in our long-term ambition to keep investing in the products, technology and data that can make a meaningful difference to the UK commercial real estate industry.

Jamie Turner, VP of Product

Jamie brings more than 20 years of product experience across SaaS, marketplaces and technology businesses, with a strong track record in product strategy, commercial growth and scaling organisations.

His previous experience includes senior product roles at IU International University and AltoVita, founding and leading AI software business Mesg.ai, and working with organisations including Sky, Pearson and GSK.

At Kato, Jamie is leading product strategy and helping ensure we stay closely connected to the problems and opportunities that matter most to our customers.

Pete Sellwood, VP of Engineering

Pete brings deep engineering and technology leadership experience, most recently as CTO at Humara and previously as VP of Engineering at Zoopla.

Before Zoopla, Pete spent more than 12 years at American Express across engineering, architecture and technology delivery roles.

At Kato, Pete is leading our data and technology organisation, strengthening the team and operating foundations required for the next stage of growth.

Building for what comes next

Kato CEO and co-founder Mike Avery said:

“The opportunity ahead of Kato is bigger than anything we’ve built so far, and a big part of our job as founders is bringing in brilliant people who can help us realise it.

Jamie and Pete bring exactly the kind of experience we need for this next phase. They give us real strength across product, data and engineering. We're hugely excited about what we can build together."

Kato continues to invest in its people and technology as it builds the workflow, data and intelligence infrastructure for the future of commercial real estate.