Our Leadership

Christian Gisy is OLX’s CEO, bringing 20+ years of executive leadership and a people-first approach to scaling marketplaces since he joined OLX as CEO in 2024. Before that, he held multiple C‑level roles across digital entertainment, online marketplaces, and private equity, leading major European marketplace companies through growth and transformation. 

Christian also serves as a board member and strategic advisor to Takko Fashion and is Chairman of the Board of Directors at atHomeGroup. 

It is not about the results you are bringing, but how you’re bringing them. Are the results sustainable in the long term? Are people growing with the company? Are we learning as we go? These are the things I value most.

Sylvie de Wever leads General Categories of Goods, Services, Jobs and Car Parts. She first joined OLX in 2022 as General Manager of OLX in Europe and stepped into her current role in 2024. 

Before OLX, she spent 18 years building her international career, living in Silicon Valley and Argentina, where she developed marketplace expertise across North America, Latin America and Europe. She held international leadership roles at globally recognised platforms including Blinkist, Poshmark and eBay. Sylvie also serves on the board of OfferUp, one of North America’s leading classified apps. 

We work in an incredibly exciting industry that lives in constant transformation, and I’m more excited than ever to see AI gaining space in our marketplace ecosystem. When we combine this technological evolution with genuine focus on what our customers need, we create experiences that people actually want to use and keep coming back to.

Lukas Draginas is the leader of OLX Motors platforms. 

Lukas joined OLX in 2015 as General Manager of Otomoto, Poland’s leading automotive marketplace platform, broadening his scope to cover OLX’s European Motors business in 2020, before expanding his role in 2024. 

His global experience includes roles at Lithuania’s Diginet marketplace platform, and he has held board positions at Biderstone Investment, a business consulting company, from 2019 to 2024.

Every decision we make should create real value for both buyers and sellers. Whether it’s helping someone find their next ride or helping a dealer move inventory faster, we’re constantly innovating to meet their needs. That’s how we drive sustainable growth and stay ahead of the competition.

Jean Philippe (JP) Farinha is the leader of OLX Real Estate platforms.

JP has been with Naspers since 2004, and in Real Estate classifieds for over 14 years. He led Property24, South Africa’s leading consumer real estate platform, as CEO for more than 10 years, driving substantial growth and market expansion.

His career includes transformative roles at MWEB, PRIMEDIA, Deutsche Bank, and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. 

We are leading the real estate classifieds industry forward through disruptive innovation and operational excellence. We understand we’re part of one of people’s most important life choices – buying or selling a home is often the biggest decision someone makes. That’s why we want them to have the best possible experience. For me, success is about creating seamless, trustworthy experiences that make a stressful process actually enjoyable and help people find their next home.

Suresh Krishnan is OLX Group’s CFO, overseeing global finance and partnering with every business unit to enable smart, sustainable growth. He brings deep knowledge of emerging markets, cross-border transactions and investor relations, helping drive international expansion and operational discipline. 

Suresh joined OLX as CFO & Category Head for Cars in India before stepping into his current global role. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at GE Capital and AccorHotels India, and co-founded GTI Capital India, an early-stage private equity venture. 

He serves on the boards of the American School of The Hague and OLX Brazil.

Finance is far more than numbers – it’s one of the key enablers of sustainable business growth. As a strategic partner to every business unit, my role is to ensure that financial discipline drives smart decision-making, enabling innovation while maintaining the fiscal responsibility that supports long-term success and shareholder value creation.

Craig Allwright has been part of OLX’s leadership team since 2013, joining at the beginning of our classifieds business and growing alongside the company’s global expansion. He started leading M&A, legal and ethics, and progressively expanded his scope to include ESG and Communications – key business enablers. Craig has shaped our governance practices from startup foundations to robust frameworks that support our business across global markets.

Craig brings broad experience from major international law firms across three continents, covering tax, M&A and civil litigation. He also sits on the board of Dubizzle Group, helping align legal foundations and ethical practice with long-term business goals.

I am a passionate advocate for doing the right thing and building the best, most sustainable business we can be. For me, ESG is not about politics or platitudes—it’s simply our license to operate in today’s world. Strong legal foundations and ethical business practices are not just compliance requirements; they build trust with our customers, communities, and partners. We can only succeed if people trust us and want to deal with us.

Marta Jakowluk leads OLX’s global people strategy as Chief People and Transformation Officer. She joined in August 2024 to drive a high performance culture and transformation agenda with a focus on building resilient, dynamic teams across borders. 

Marta brings extensive experience leading teams across major multinational companies and diverse sectors, including key roles at Unilever, Liberty Global, and Leroy Merlin. Having guided organizations through different stages of their business journeys, Marta has developed deep expertise in organizational transformation and leadership development that spans various business contexts and growth phases.

Building exceptional organizations starts with developing strong leaders at every level, embracing change as a driver of growth, and prioritizing people as our greatest asset. To build a high-performance culture, we need psychological safety – when people feel safe to speak up, take risks, and learn from mistakes, that’s when real innovation happens.

Tim Davis oversees Product, Data, Marketing and Technology at OLX. He first joined as CTO in 2022 and took on an expanded role in 2024. 

Tim brings deep expertise from big tech companies, and his experience in platform consolidation and large-scale technology transformation has driven efficiency and innovation across our global operations. Before OLX, he led technology teams at Booking.com and held senior roles at Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, where he developed his expertise in managing complex, global technology ecosystems.

My leadership is grounded in relentless customer focus. Every strategy, product decision, and operational improvement must ultimately enhance the experience for our users. When we consistently meet and exceed expectations, growth and innovation naturally follow.