Estate agents Lisney has appointed Aoife Brennan as its new chief executive as the firm enters its next phase of strategic growth and innovation.
Aoife Brennan succeeds David Byrne following his six-year tenure in the role.
Mr Byrne will continue to lead the residential division as Managing Director of Lisney Sotheby's International Realty, while James Nugent will lead the commercial business as Managing Director of Lisney Commercial Real Estate.
Ms Brennan joined Lisney in 2006 and has worked within the research, investment, land and valuation divisions during her tenure.
For the past 18 years, she has led Lisney's Research & Consultancy division, a data driven function that supports internal teams as well as a wide range of institutional, private and public sector clients. She has been a director of Lisney since 2016.
"I am delighted to be appointed as CEO of Lisney and wish to thank my fellow Senior Directors for their confidence in me as the firm enters its next phase," Aoife Brennan said.
"I want to pay tribute to David for his outstanding work over the past six years. He successfully brought us through the pandemic in his first few weeks in charge and then implemented significant structural and operational changes to strengthen the firm’s foundations and position it for future growth," she said.
