NAEA formally welcomes new President and Vice President

The National Association of Estate Agents has formally welcomed its new presidential team for the next year. 

David Mackie succeeds Martyn Baum as President of NAEA with Katie Griffin becoming President Elect. 

Mackie has over 25 years’ experience in the residential property market, having worked as an estate agent, letting agent and consultant. He has also held various roles with the NAEA including deputy Member Advisory Forum representative and chairman of the Scottish branch of NAEA.

Katie Griffin heads up the family-run Sawdye & Harris agency in Devon and is well known to property followers on Twitter.

Mark Hayward, the association’s managing director, says: “Martyn has been a great advocate for our members over his tenure and has brought huge energy to the role, many thanks to him for all his hard work. David is an active member already, and will be focusing on grassroots membership and bringing the younger generation into the association, about which he is so passionate.”

Over at the Association of Residential Letting Agents, Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage as president of ARLA, and Sally Lawson is appointed President Elect. 

Savage has almost 20 years’ experience in the lettings industry, including 12 years at John D Wood & Co. in Central London serving initially as Lettings Director and later as Operations Director and at his current position as Group Lettings Director at Connells Group.