PEXA makes double hire as it expands UK senior leadership team to support growth

By PEXA - February 4, 2025

PEXA, the fintech behind the world’s first digital property exchange process, today announces two senior hires in the UK to drive growth and support rollout of its proposition with lenders and conveyancers throughout 2025. It has appointed James Foster and Paul Davies as Director of Lender Sales and Head of Conveyancer Relationships respectively.

Foster brings over 14 years’ experience to the Director of Lender Sales role. He will be directly responsible for building and deepening existing relationships with lenders and showcasing the value of the PEXA proposition as it continues to embed its remortgage proposition in the market and build up to the planned roll out of the sale and purchase proposition later this year.

His previous experience demonstrates his passion for technology and innovation, and its necessity in the property transaction process. He joins from Gartner, where he was responsible for delivering guidance and tools to large enterprises to enable them to make faster, smarter decisions. Combined with his experience of the property market as Head of Direct Sales at Mortgage Brain and in-depth experience in retail banking at the start of his career, Foster will play a critical role in the maintenance and development of key lender relationships to help their transition to both the remortgage product and, later, the Sale & Purchase proposition.

Davies, joining as Head of Conveyancer Relationships, will be responsible for the continued collaboration with conveyancers as they embed the PEXA platform to streamline and support transactions. He joins from Teal Legal bringing over 25 years of experience in the property and mortgage industry, including lending, conveyancing panel management and conveyancing.

The news follows a significant milestone for PEXA as it announced that it has processed £100m worth of UK remortgage transactions through its platform earlier this year, demonstrating the increasing appetite among stakeholders to overhaul the technology and back-end infrastructure supporting the sector. Foster and Davies both join PEXA in March 2025.

Joe Pepper, UK CEO of PEXA, comments:

“As we look to build on the significant progress and momentum we built last year, 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for PEXA. We are strengthening our senior team to match our growth ambitions and to ensure that we can deliver at scale and pace for our customers in the best way for them. Both Paul and James are formidable hires who will be absolutely critical to achieving our goals. I’m delighted to welcome them.”

James Foster added:

“Throughout my career to date I have seen the true power of digital transformation across the whole financial services spectrum. I have first-hand experience of just how valuable it is, and helping clients navigate it is a huge passion of mine. PEXA is at the forefront of this innovation in the property market and there’s no denying the vital role it can play in making lenders’ lives easier, so joining the team was an offer I couldn’t refuse. I’m excited to get started and see what 2025 holds.”

Paul Davies said:

“My career has been entirely dedicated to the property sector and developing ways to improve the home buying and remortgaging process. Ultimately, we can only deliver that vision if we drive efficiencies for conveyancers – they are so burdened with heavy work loads. Driving innovation in the infrastructure that supports them is vital, and I am passionate about creating partnerships with them that helps do just that. I know that my passion aligns with PEXA’s vision, so it was the perfect fit for me.”

 

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About PEXA

PEXA is a world-leading, digital property exchange and data insights business, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Since 2013, PEXA has facilitated more than 20 million property settlements, and today, around 90% of all property transfer settlements in Australia are processed on the PEXA platform. In 2022 PEXA launched its remortgage capability in the UK.

For more information, please contact:

Charlie Earlam – Associate Director, MHP Group (on behalf of PEXA)

Sebastian Merrett – Account Manager, MHP Group (on behalf of PEXA)
E: Pexa@mhpgroup.com
M: +44 7928 324 266

Last updated: 05/02/2025

PEXA is the trading name of Digital Completion UK Limited.
Registered Office: Suite 5a, West Village, 114 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 1BA.
Registered in England and Wales. Company No. 12830944.
VAT Registration Number: GB 455 8225 75

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