The board of Rightmove plc announced that Johan Svanström will be appointed chief executive officer and succeed Peter Brooks-Johnson, who will retire after the full year results. Johan brings significant experience of growing established business to business to consumer online marketplace businesses. Following his appointment as Global President of Hotels.com and Expedia Affiliate Network brands in 2013, he served on the Expedia Group global leadership team and over five years grew revenues to over $3 billion and led direct teams of 1,500 people across four continents.

Johan started at Expedia as one of the company's first employees in Asia, where he led the effort to set up the company's operations across the continent. He joined Expedia from McDonald's Inc, where he led several successful major projects within the company's Digital Innovation Group, having previously held CEO and leadership positions in telecommunications and internet start-ups. A Swedish national based in the UK, Johan currently serves as a Partner, EQT Growth Advisory Team, which is part of EQT, the global investment organisation.

Johan has many years of experience as a Board Director of both public and private technology companies across multiple countries. Peter will continue to lead the business and support an orderly transition until after the presentation of the 2022 full year financial results. Johan will join the company on 20 February 2023 as Executive Director and CEO designate and will be appointed Chief Executive Officer on 6 March 2023.