Kim Faura is CEO and founder of Early Phoenix (and former Managing Director, Gumtree) and a product, growth and marketing leader specialising in marketplace transformation. He is known for building and scaling consumer platforms through periods of change — where product, growth, marketing and trust must evolve together to unlock sustainable performance. At Gumtree, Kim has led a turnaround from more than a decade of decline back to meaningful growth, transforming the business from a traditional classifieds model into a transactional marketplace for the home, supported by stronger payments, delivery and trust foundations and powered by AI-led innovation. Previously, Kim served as Chief Product & Marketing Officer at Checkatrade, where he more than doubled recurring revenue to over £100m in under four years, and was a founding team member at giffgaff, helping scale the business from launch to £500m+ revenue and over four million members.