biographies of our key people

"David joined the company in 1988, starting out life as a negotiator and mortgage consultant in one of the William H Brown branches in East Anglia and then rising through the ranks to become the Operations Director of Sequence in 2006 and then Chief Executive of the business in 2008. David became Connells Group Chief Executive (Estate Agency) in 2013 with overall responsibility for all of the Connells Group estate agency, mortgage services and lettings operations."

"Giles started his career in estate agency in Norwich at the age of 17 and before joining William H Brown in 1999 as manager of the Wymondham branch. Giles moved to William H Brown’s flagship Norwich branch shortly after and from 2006, oversaw offices across Norfolk, Suffolk and Northamptonshire. Giles was promoted to become a member of the Operational Board in 2011 and, in 2016, was given the new position of National Operations Director - North - a role charged with ensuring best practice and best customer service across the company’s network of branches. Giles thrives on working in a fast-paced environment and developing branches to be the ‘number one’ branch on their high street."

"Ian has over 25 years in estate agency and 21 years with the company, joining William H Brown as a negotiator in the Ipswich branch in 1996. Ian successfully advanced through the ranks – most notably becoming a Senior Area Director in 2006 and Regional Director in 2011 – before being appointed to the role of National Operations Director in 2016 covering all branches in the south of the country. In this role, Ian is tasked with driving a collaborative approach to sharing knowledge and expertise to strengthen both the business and the team within it. Ian is passionate about the development of people within the company and driving the business forward to be the best in the market."

"Stephen joined Sequence in 2010 and has over 30 years’ experience in residential lettings. Since joining, the network of lettings branches has more than doubled, as has the number of tenancies being managed. Responsible for all aspects of lettings and property management, Stephen started his career as a letting agent in Kent and progressed through the ranks to be appointed Managing Director of a national lettings chain in 2002. Stephen believes that service is key to any successful lettings business along with a strong commitment to staff development."

"Simon has worked in estate agency for 38 years starting as a negotiator in Bristol and working his way up through the ranks with Sequence for over 25 years. Between 1995 and 2008, Simon worked within the Mortgage Services division as the National Sales Director before heading up the Southern division of Fox and Sons and Allen & Harris in 2008. Simon strongly cares about the people who work in this fast moving and exciting environment and he is always keen to recruit, retain and develop the next generation of agents. Simon is an estate agent through and through and truly believes in "home grown" talent. He is always on the lookout for talented people to join his business."

"Paul has been with Barnard Marcus for over 30 years, having started with the company as a negotiator in its Worcester Park branch before picking up his first branch manager role in South Croydon. Progressing quickly through the ranks, Paul moved into a regional director role covering South West London and Surrey between 1995 and 2003 before becoming head of Barnard Marcus’ Land and New Homes division in London until the end of 2009. In 2010 Paul was named Divisional Managing Director for Barnard Marcus covering the whole of London."

"Jonathan joined the William H Brown business in 2006 as a senior negotiator in the Ipswich branch."

"Steven started his career as a cashier for a well know building society in 1995 when 18 years old! It was here that he learnt how to talk to people confidently, influencing them, and closing on sales! Playing sport at a good level he enhanched his competitive spirit which he brought into his sales role. Quickly moving through the ranks to become a banking adviser and then mortgage adviser at just 19 years of age. At 21 he changed his banking ambitions to the world to Estate Agency, which he found much more exciting. The customer base always had a need for a mortgage whether they were selling or buying. Everyone enjoys looking at houses, and Steven saw it as his job to make the whole process as simple as possible. After becoming the number 1 adviser in the business he was rewarded in progressing to become an area manager at the age of 23. Steven joined the Connells Group within the Sequence brand in 2005 and never looked back. Since joining the Connells Group, he has progressed from Mortgage Services Sales Manager to Mortgage Services Director and then in 2013 took up the position of Divisional Mortgage Services Director across the North & Scotland Division. The success and growth in this role allowed him to then progress to become the Managing Director for North & Scotland in October 2022, giving him oversight of residential estate agency, lettings, mortgage services and new homes. "

"Tony joined the group in March 1989 as a trainee Mortgage Advisor with the William H Brown Sleaford branch from here he progressed to Mortgage Sales Manager running one of the most successful teams in the group at that time. Tony then switched roles to become a residential Branch Manager in Peterborough before then progressing through the ranks from Area Manager, Area Director, Senior Area Director and Regional Director to eventually be appointed as Divisional Managing Director of EC North in June 2022. "

"Jason has 31 years of experience in general estate agency and joined Sequence as a branch manager in 2005. In 2008 Jason moved across to the Sequence - London, Land & New Homes Department and from 2010 was asked to head up our London team. Due to the instant success our main board asked Jason to "captain" the national team and oversee the general national land and new homes strategy and quarterly conferences. In 2019, after helping break several records in the Land & New Homes side of our business Jason was formally appointed as the national Managing Director of the Sequence Land & New Homes business. He is passionate about encouraging team work amongst his land and new homes team, the senior management team and entire branch network."