A new head of sales has been announced at Countrywide brand Hamptons International.

She is Mary Beeton, who has been with the company for 18 years and in the industry for 25.

An internal promotion to the newly created role, Beeton was previously branch manager at the Wimbledon office, and will now oversee the 90-plus sales offices across the Hamptons network.

The Hamptons International executive team now consists of managing director Lesley Cairns, finance director James Scott, head of lettings Catherine Westerling, and Beeton as head of sales.