The European Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), the association for real estate brokers, has elected Iain Finnegan as its new president taking over from Andrew Smith.
SIOR, a longstanding association that was established more than 80 years ago, has more than 3,900 members in 50 countries.
Finnegan is an MD at Dublin-based agent, Finnegan Menton, and will serve the European chapter until April 2026.
Other executive committee appointments include Tobias Schultheiß partner at Blackbird Real Estate, Nicola Mottershaw, head of occupier advisory at Vail Williams, and Michael Pain, head of tenant representation at Carter Jonas.
Finnegan said the SIOR network was thriving, being ‘more in demand than ever as clients grapple with the myriad of challenges and opportunities in the market today’.
‘The key areas of focus for my presidency will be growth as well as diversity and the next generation. We are working hard to encourage more members representing different genders and ethnic minorities to join us and we also want to inspire the next generation, using our SIOR Foundation programme as well as providing a platform for them to learn and shape the industry. We’re giving four students a free, all-expenses paid place at our SIOR International Conference, 17-19 July in Berlin. I will also continue to foster the close links with our SIOR colleagues in the USA and beyond,’ he added.
