Apollo has appointed Diego De Giorgi as partner and head of EMEA, while PropertyGuru has named Yi-Wei Ang as Chief Product & Technology Officer to lead digital transformation and scaling of the platform.
Apollo ropes in De Giorgi as partner and head of EMEA
Global alternative asset manager Apollo has announced that industry veteran Diego De Giorgi will join the firm as a partner and head of EMEA [Europe, Middle East & Africa].
De Giorgi will succeed longtime Apollo partner Rob Seminara in the role, who will remain in the region to support a successful transition before assuming new, global responsibilities for Apollo later this year.
As Apollo’s head of EMEA, De Giorgi will oversee a fast-growing region for the firm as it expands credit, equity, and hybrid origination, as well as wealth and retirement solutions. De Giorgi will work closely with Apollo’s senior investment leaders in Europe in addition to its global and regional management teams.
De Giorgi joins Apollo from Standard Chartered Plc, where he served as its Group Chief Financial Officer since January 2024. Previously, De Giorgi spent more than six years with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, including as Global Head of Investment Banking and as Co-Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, EMEA. Before that, he spent more than 18 years with Goldman Sachs.
PropertyGuru appoints chief product & technology officer
PropertyGuru Group has announced the appointment of Yi-Wei Ang as Chief Product & Technology Officer to lead the digital transformation and scaling of the platform.
In this role, he will also elevate existing products and deliver innovative solutions that build trust, enhance customer experience, and maximise value. He will be a part of the Group’s Executive Leadership Team (XLT) reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Lewis Ng.
Yi-Wei is a technology and product leader with extensive experience building platforms that serve millions of users at scale. Before joining PropertyGuru, he was Chief Product Officer at talabat, leading Product, Technology, Design, and Data teams across Dubai and Egypt.
Prior to talabat, he was the VP Product at Property Finder, the leading real estate portal in the Middle East and North Africa.
He succeeds Manav Kamboj, who will be leaving the group at the end of March 2026.
