ThirdHome names new business development director of Southeast Asia and product head to accelerate global expansion

Exclusive deluxe home exchange group for second-home owners, ThirdHome, has already appointed Julian Sedgwick as business property development executive of Southeast Asia and Brooke Ashton Carvalho as director of product.

According to the business, ThirdHome is the globe’s biggest exclusive traveling club for high-end second-home proprietors. It presently flaunts greater than 30,000 real estates over more than 100 nations, providing its members access to a global network of homes, hotels and luxury yachts without the cost of nightly rental prices.

Sedgwick delivers more than 25 years of experience in global property, investment structuring and cross-border purchases. Throughout the course of his career, Sedgwick helped with more than US$ 5.5 billion ($ 6.96 billion) in international residential property offers and constructed a network of over 200 family office spaces and ultra-high-net-worth investors across Asia Pacific.

With the appointment of Brooke Ashton Carvalho as head of product at ThirdHome, she will manage the evolution of the business’s product roadmap. Carvalho is anticipated to focus on personalisation, knowledge, and guaranteeing seamless participant experiences across the exchange journey.

Wade Shealy, founder, chairman and CEO of ThirdHome, says: “Julian’s immersed understanding of Asia’s high-end realty and UHNW landscape makes him the optimal person to head our regional expansion, while Brooke’s product leadership will certainly guarantee we remain to innovate globally.”

Formerly, Carvalho led massive product ecosystems for Google and Walmart, where she most recently led generative AI and platform style initiatives.

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Based in Singapore, Sedgwick is expected to expand the club’s local presence in Southeast Asia and develop its international portfolio of residences with creating collaborations with deluxe resort developers, branded residences and second-home owners.

Prior to registering with ThirdHome, Sedgwick supported senior leadership roles at Savills, JLL, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Crown Group and Damac Properties. He additionally founded TGC Global Consultancy, where he encouraged developers on Asian market entry strategies, sales platforms and capital collaborations.