Connells Group has appointed Ian Culbert as national lettings operations director for Countrywide.
In his role he will be responsible for all branch lettings activity inside Country North and South.
He has worked at the firm since 2011 and has held several senior roles including commercial performance director and most recently divisional managing director for Countrywide North business.
During his time at Countrywide North he has “oversee significant growth” at the business, the company said.
Connell Group manages over 150,000 tenancies, making it one of the country’s largest lettings businesses.
Culbert said: “It’s an exciting time not only within the lettings industry but also within Countrywide and the wider Connells Group. We have never been in better shape to deliver for both our customers and organisation alike and I am delighted to play my part.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
