Savills appoints sales head of newly established South West London Parks region
Savills has appointed Cory Askew to head up its newly established South West London Parks region.
With more than two decades’ experience, Askew comes to Savills from Chestertons having worked throughout London and rising to become the estate agency’s head of sales almost two years ago.
Askew brings plenty of leadership expertise to his new role, having developed and optimised the performance of multiple sales teams and comes with extensive knowledge of the London residential market.
A major hire for Savills, Askew will oversee the Wimbledon, Barnes, East Sheen, Richmond and Teddington sales teams and will be based in Wimbledon, picking up the head of office baton from James Morrison who remains key to the department’s success. Robin Chatwin will continue as regional head for the remaining offices in the region covering Fulham, Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham, Northcote Road and Battersea. Local experts across all teams will continue to work closely together to drive forward Savills sales operation in south west London.
Liza-Jane Kelly, head of Savills London Residential, commented: “Cory will be a real asset to our London residential business and his appointment reflects our aim to build clear market leadership while providing the very best levels of service to our clients.”
Andrew Perratt, head of Savills Residential, added: “He [Askew] is a great fit for Savills. This heralds an exciting new chapter for our London residential business and I know his skills fit well with our growth strategy.”
Settio appoints Daniel de Abreu as managing director
Settio has appointed Daniel de Abreu as managing director to spearhead what the firm views as a year of transformational growth in 2024 for the residential letting and management business.
de Abreu joins Settio with almost 20 years of experience in the residential sector, most recently as head of business development at LiFE Residential in London.
He has also previously worked as an agent at Spicerhaart and Stirling Ackroyd.
de Abreu is the firm’s first managing director, with over 30 staff at offices in Manchester, London and Singapore since being co-founded in 2017 by Chris Parsonage and Samuel Fitz-Hugh.
His strategic appointment marks the start of a wider growth plan for the firm in 2024 including appointing Mandarin-speaking residential property investment executives to attract more Chinese property investors in the UK to the Settio portfolio of services.
The company is also opening a flagship London office in the summer, and has appointed Kristen Lee-Mottershead as marketing manager.
de Abreus said: “I’m joining Settio during an exceptional period of growth for the business, and I’m particularly excited to be working with the team and co-founders Chris and Samuel, continuing to deliver an exceptional service to our client base and partners”.
Fitz-Hugh commented: “Daniel’s wealth of invaluable experience and proven track record in driving growth and providing exceptional service in the residential sector will enhance our delivery of five-star property management services on behalf of an increasing number of valued clients based all over the world.
Kristen, the firm’s new marketing manager, previously led marketing activity across the UK, Europe and Africa for a leading UK developer and investment specialist. With experience in the build-to-rent, private-rented sector and student accommodation, Kristen brings a strategic focus on broadening Settio’s offerings to the market and attracting new clients while supporting existing ones.
Fitz-Hugh added: “Having achieved more than 12 years of marketing experience, Kristen has an abundance of knowledge and will play a key role in our continued growth journey.”
“2024 will be a transformative year for Settio and timing is perfect for us to bring in the combination of expertise that Kristen and Daniel hold. With Kristen on board, I have no doubt that our brand and service offering will continue to be market-leading and further establish ourselves as premium new-build city centre residential property specialists.”
Mortgage Advice Bureau – board change
Lucy Tilley has informed the board of her intention to step down as chief financial officer of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). She will remain with the company to support a transition, during her notice period of six months. The Board is commencing a process to appoint a successor and will provide an update in due course.
Tilley joined MAB in May 2015 as finance director and became chief financial officer in July 2019. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1996 with KPMG.
Prior to joining MAB, she was a director in the corporate broking team at Canaccord Genuity Limited, and was part of the team that worked on MAB’s admission to AIM in November 2014. At Canaccord Genuity Limited, she advised numerous quoted and unquoted companies predominantly in the financial services sector.
Tilley commented: “It has been a privilege to work with Peter [Brodnicki], Ben and the whole team at MAB over the last nine years, and to have been a part of the successful growth journey of such an exceptional business from IPO to the current time. I wish everyone at MAB the very best for continued success.”
Peter Brodnicki, chief executive officer, said: “Lucy’s contribution and commitment to the business has been incredible. I recognise the challenges of her working so far from home for so long and that serves to reinforce how professional and effective she has been. She has been fantastic to work with, and will be leaving MAB in the strongest shape it has ever been in. Thank you Lucy.”
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