Board and governance
Propertymark Board
Our Board is made up of industry leaders from a range of backgrounds. The Board come together regularly throughout the year to agree on the strategic direction for the organisation.
Bill Butler
Non-Executive Chair, Propertymark
Bill has recently been appointed as the new Chair of Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA). He has held a number of non-executive roles and is currently a board member at The Law Society and at Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board. He was previously Chief Executive of the UK private security regulator, the Security Industry Authority, and held senior roles at the Gambling, Healthcare, and Audit Commissions.
Nathan Emerson
CEO, Propertymark
Nathan is CEO of Propertymark and a member of NAEA Propertymark, ARLA Propertymark, and NAEA Commercial. He has significant experience in agency, as well as working as a consultant with a variety of clients.
Michael Sears
Board Member, Propertymark
Michael has been Managing Director of Sealeys Walker Jarvis in Gravesend since 1993, which is a multi-disciplined firm, dealing with residential and commercial sales, lettings and auctions. He also holds home inspector and domestic and commercial energy assessor status, together with his Propertymark Qualifications Award.
Allison Thompson
Board member, Propertymark
Allison has over 30 years’ experience in the Lettings industry, with 15 years in a leadership role including at Board level. Building her career in the sector, Allison now leads the Lettings Senior Leadership team in the Leaders Romans Group with key experience in strategic business plan execution, budget management and results delivery.
Stephen McCarron
Board member, Propertymark
Stephen has worked in the Northern Ireland property market for thirty years and been an active NAEA Propertymark member since he began. He started out with Nationwide Estate Agents and working his way up the ranks to eventually open his own agency Donnybrook Estate Agents in 1997.
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Grace Milham
Board Member
Grace brings skills in law, compliance, training, lettings and strategic decision making to her role on the Propertymark Board. She has worked in property agency for 20 years, progressing from a role as a negotiator to commercial, compliance and operations director positions, and is now keen to help guide Propertymark in the positive changes it is making as industry continues to evolve.
David Votta
Board Member
David started his career in 2009 as a trainee lettings negotiator for a large independent estate agency in Kent. He moved onto Spicerhaart as a senior lettings branch manager before setting up his own agency in 2018. David is a hands-on, frontline agent with ambitions to see the industry professionalised through regulation. He shares our belief that this will create a level playing field for all agents and see that housing standards are raised.
Richard Worrall
Board Member
Richard has been sucessfully selling property since 1986. He joined the National Association of Estate Agents in 1990, becoming a Fellow in 2004. He is also the current President of NAVA Propertymark and an Ambassador for the Propertymark Trust. He describes it as an honour and a privilage to represent the NAEA Propertymark membership on the Board.
Paul Hemsley
Non-Executive Director, Propertymark
Paul is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair with CFO experience in the technology, retail, professional body and service sectors.
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Nicola Wood
Non-Executive Director, Propertymark
Nicola has 15 years of experience as a Non-Executive Director and runs a consultancy providing high level strategic governance and key personnel advice. She has worked with numerous remuneration, nomination and people committees and chairs our remuneration committee. Prior to setting up her consultancy she was a solicitor and was appointed MBE for services to regulation.
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