Manning Stainton promotes Clare Frieze to head of sales 

Manning Stainton in Leeds has promoted Clare Frieze to head of sales.

Frieze, who has worked for Manning Stainton for 23-years, was most recently head of training and development. She will now be responsible for overseeing sales across the company’s 19-branch network.

Frieze started her career at Manning Stainton in 1997 aged 19, working as an administrator in the agent’s Adel branch.

She spent several years in various roles across the branch network, before becoming training and development manager in 2017, where she held responsibility for training new recruits and existing employees.

Frieze said: “I’m thrilled to have been appointed head of sales and am looking forward to delivering a successful sales strategy alongside my colleagues across the business.

“I’ve spent 23-years working at Manning Stainton, and will be building on what is already a brilliant working culture to ensure our highly skilled and motivated team continue to deliver the high standards and service our customers expect.”

Mark Manning, managing director, added: “Clare is a long-serving and highly valued member of our team who knows both the business and the local property market inside out, so we know she’ll do a fantastic job leading the team to effectively deliver our sales strategy.

“We’re looking forward to having another successful year, and Clare will play a vital role in helping us achieve our objectives.”

Freehold appoints new board members

Freehold, the leading networking forum for LGBTQ+ real-estate professionals, is appointing five new board members to expand their programme to promote diversity within the property market.

Freehold welcomes Sarah Rock, Lucy Smith, Dan Westeley, Ian Pattinson and Scott Parsons to the already experienced board of members for the company, each bringing fresh eyes and experience to tackle the acceptance of diversity within the industry.

Whilst Covid-19 has struck the plans of all companies in the property industry, Freehold pivoted their strategy to adapt to the new way of working, hosting virtual events and rebranding to provide support to the property industry LGBTQ+ members at a desperate time.

Co-founder of Freehold Saleem Fazal said “Our new board members certainly have the skills and experience we need to achieve our most immediate goals. They also bring fresh ideas

and new energy to the board. With them we are well placed to achieve our key aspiration of improving all diversity across the real estate industry in 2021 and beyond.”

With this update, Freehold are wishing farewell to board members, Brie Steven-Hoare and Ollie Saunders, who have contributed 10 years to the role. Brie and Ollie are stepping aside to focus on new projects and to allow room for new members with different experiences and focuses to join the board.

“It is really sad to say goodbye to Brie and Ollie who have been with us since day one and worked so hard to make Freehold what it is today and impact so many people. We are grateful that they will remain as ambassadors and mentors to keep the community growing stronger than ever,” said David Mann co-founder of Freehold.

Whitehall Capital appoints Paul Colam as chief operating officer

Bridge finance specialist Whitehall Capital has appointed Paul Colam as chief operating officer.

Colam was most recently with the London office of American multinational financial services giant, Wells Fargo, as head of change and regulatory programme management – EMEA and APAC.

He has held numerous senior positions in a financial services career spanning more than 25 years and brings a wealth of experience in operations and change management to the new role.

Commenting on the appointment, Whitehall Capital Founder and managing partner, Anthony Bodenstein, said: “We are at an important juncture in the firm’s evolution, with a number of exciting initiatives coming on stream.

“Paul has a demonstrable track record in organising business functions and managing process change, so is well qualified to support a growing business during a period of change and expansion.”