Martin Samworth joins the Ringley Group / Una Living

Residential Asset & Property Manager and Tech specialist The Ringley Group is pleased to announce that Martin Samworth (previously Chairman of CBRE Advisory EMEA and APAC and current Chair of RICS Board has joined the business as a Strategic Advisor and Non Executive Director. 
 
Martin will have specific focus on helping support the growth and development of the groups stake in the living sectors: the asset management, operational oversight and property management parts of the business. In particular Martin will concentrate on the further evolution of Ringley’s technology capability which comprises its unique vertically integrated, end to end, living platform known as PlanetRent. This can support in-house operators as well as those seeking a single  tech-stack rather than  an array of disconnected applications.
 
Martin has experience in real estate and the built environment spanning nearly 40 years, working in the UK and in broad international roles, leading cultural change and successful business transformations.
 
Mary-Anne Bowring, Ringley Groups founder, said
“It’s great to have Martin on board to help us capitalise on his market knowledge, contacts and insights to optimise our service offering to our clients and thus  help The Ringley Groups, Una Living brand become the operational delivery partner of choice across all living sectors, as well as to enable our tech platform to take on its own journey worldwide.
 
Martin Samworth said,
“Ringley is a terrific specialist residential and living management business that has combined a range of services to provide advanced tech enabled integrated client solutions. I am excited to be able to support Mary-Anne and her team of nearly 200 colleagues.
 
Martin will work alongside Richard Williams, Group CEO and Russell Markou – Head of Living Strategy and Operations, Jonathan Greensted – Interim CTO as well as the wider Ringley Group senior management to expand the business.
 
Russell Markou said
“We are delighted to welcome Martin to the Ringley family, daily I continue to be very impressed by the level of reporting, availability of data, automation and sophistication present at Ringley.  Ringley is entrepreneurial, innovative, agile, hospitality driven and has such a great team feel.  It remains my belief that we are the industry’s best kept secret, I am very excited to welcome Martin to the Strategic Board at this pivotal time of company’s growth.
 
Richard Williams said
“The Living sectors are a strategic growth area for Ringley and I am pleased to welcome Martin to our strategic Board.   Martins market knowledge and  wider experience will be pivotal in our pursuit of growth in a fast growing sector.  I will continue to look for senior experienced talent for the next chapter in our growth as we leverage  the mixed-use/commercial sites we look after and expand from a great base.