Simon Baker was appointed Chairman of Real Estate Investar Group in November 2010.
Simon is currently also director and chairman of recently ASX listed Mitula Group Limited, a leading vertical search website operator.
Simon was former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the ASX listed REA Group from 2001 through 2008. During his tenure at the REA Group, revenue increased from $3.8 million in FY 2001 to $155.6 million in FY 2008, EBITDA increased from a loss of $6.2 million in FY 2001 to an EBITDA profit of $36.6 million in FY 2008, and the share price increased from $0.08 to a high of $7.49.
Simon was director and chairman of ASX listed iProperty Group Limited from 2009 to 2012. During his tenure, he oversaw the growth of the business from a share price of $0.08 to a high of $1.32.
Simon is an angel investor in several online classifieds and e-commerce companies around the world including Vivareal, Redbubble, ArtsHub, LaEncontre, Property Portal Watch, ListGlobally, Transmit Data and CarAdvice.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Science with a major in Computer Science from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School.
