Locale appoints trio to new advisory board

Occupier experience platform Locale has created an advisory board with a trio of hires, with more advisers set to be added in the coming months. The first cohort comprises Adrian Allen, director at AJ Allen Associates and former director at property and asset managers MAPP and EPAM; Chenai Gondo, chief operating officer at resi tech start-up Hestia; and Olly Freedman, founder of Freedman Consultancy. The three external advisers will advise and support Locale’s senior leadership team. Guy Windsor-Lewis, chief executive and founder of Locale, said: “As Locale continues to scale, we felt this was the right time to build an advisory board to not only guide and support us in our journey but to further champion the long-lasting benefits of real estate technology in general.” Windsor-Lewis added that he had known each adviser individually “for several years”, adding: “Their counsel, which collectively brings a wealth of experience from different segments of real estate and technology, is crucial to our growth.” Founded in 2005, Locale aims to streamline building operations and enhance occupier experiences. Its offer covers 80m sq ft of residential and commercial properties in the UK.