Owen Wilson joined the REA Group in September 2014 as chief financial officer responsible for leading all aspects of the finance portfolio for the group across Australia and Asia. He was appointed chief executive in January 2019.
Prior to REA, Mr Wilson was chief financial officer and company secretary of Chandler MacLeod Group where he led the finance and mergers & acquisition functions. He was also responsible for financial and ASX reporting, management reporting, performance management of the business, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, along with treasury and cash flow management. Mr Wilson was with ANZ for 15 years in several strategic roles including as head of retail banking - Asia where he was responsible for ANZ's retail banking branches, credit card businesses and banking partnerships across Asia. He also had a successful career with KPMG in Melbourne and London.
Mr Wilson holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
