Leading ultra-prime estate agent Beauchamp Estates has appointed William Carrington (main picture, left), Co-Founder of LonRes as Non-Executive Chairman and international business builder and finance professional Gerard Soames (main picture, right) as a Non-Executive Director.
The new appointments are part of the company’s strategy to expand into a full-service agency, providing in-house services including valuation, building surveying and legal services to its clientele.
Carrington joins as Non-Executive Chairman of the board, following a near 40-year career in the prime London residential arena, as well as having co-founded LonRes 25 years ago.
He co-founded LonRes in 2000 alongside Anthony Payne and in doing so helped to re-define modern estate agency and professional valuation in central London.
IMPRESSIVE TRACK RECORDS
Carrington remains Chairman of LonRes where over 2,500 subscribers take advantage of commission sharing opportunities and have access to unique, real-time data on listings and deals across London’s sales and lettings markets.
Gerard Soames joins the Board of Directors with an impressive track record of initiating and managing strategic change, developing high performance teams and building businesses across a range of industries for over 30 years.
He has held senior roles at firms including KPMG, Tetra Pak, Credit Suisse and Royal Mail group.
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
Gary Hersham, Founding Director of Beauchamp Estates, says: “We are very proud to welcome William Carrington and Gerard Soames to Beauchamp Estates, where they bring their considerable experience and expertise to assist us with our plans for continued growth in London and beyond.
“Having such well-respected industry specialists join us serves as a testament to the brand that we have spent over 40 years building.”
HEAVY HITTERS
William Carrington, Non-executive Chairman at Beauchamp Estates, says: “As an independent company, Beauchamp Estates punch far above their weight and are both respected and admired by their contemporaries in the Prime Central London arena, both at home and abroad. I am proud to be a part of the next stage of their growth and development.”
And Gerard Soames, Non-executive Director at Beauchamp Estates, says: “I am pleased to join Beauchamp Estates and to use my financial expertise and strategic thinking to support the agency to continue its exciting expansion plans.”
Founded in 1979 by Gary Hersham, Beauchamp Estates has expanded into a multi-national firm that is an influential leader in ultra-prime residential property.
Alongside London offices in Mayfair and St John’s Wood, the agency has international offices Cannes, St Tropez, Mougins and St Jean Cap Ferrat in France, Marbella in Spain and Mykonos in Greece, alongside an associate office in New York.
