Our People

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Alan Maxwell - President Alan has spent a working lifetime in property management. He was introduced to the profession by traditional Glasgow Factors, Harvey & Donaldson. He has spent the last fifteen years as a Director of Hacking & Paterson Management Services. That working lifetime has all been spent in the West of Scotland until 2006 when Alan "emigrated" to the east of the country to manage the Hacking & Paterson East of Scotland portfolio from their new Edinburgh offices.

Having been heavily involved in the repair grant funded tenement rehabilitations of the mid-80's, his expertise is now pointed in the direction of residential management, particularly in new build developments in Edinburgh and the east of Scotland.

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Martin Rochfort - Past President Martin is the Managing Director of the Property Management Company (Aberdeen) Limited and is based in Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire.

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Lorraine Macdonald - Vice President Lorraine MacDonald is a Partner of Speirs Gumley Property Management and is based in their office in Glasgow. Lorraine has a particular interest in health and safety issues and in the education and training of property management professionals.

Grant Johnston - SecretaryBiographical details to be added

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Willie Hutchinson Willie Hutchinson is a partner in the long established management firm of J B & G Forsyth in Glasgow

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Graham Mitchell Graham has been Managing Director of the family company of Grant & Wilson for ten years, working from both offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. As a Chartered Surveyor he is able to bring a wealth of knowledge to the management of owner occupier property and letting.

In addition to being a Member of the Association, Graham is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Residential Property Management.

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John Walker John started as a Property Clerk with Macfie & Co. Management Services in 1995, dealing with a 'beat' of properties mainly in the Govanhill area of Glasgow. John was appointed Director in 2002 and joined the partnership in June 2008.

He deals with many aspects of running the business itself while maintaining a spot at the ‘coal-face’, managing a wide variety of modern developments throughout the West of Scotland.

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Peter Warnock Peter Warnock is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a partner with R&W Hall Chartered Surveyors and Property Managers, Paisley and Glasgow. Peter works from the Paisley office where he deals with all types of property inspections and valuations and has particular interest in the residential market and history of housing.

Iain Friel Biographical details to be added

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Brian Fulton Brian is a Director in Ross & Liddell Ltd and is based in the Paisley office of the Company with responsibility for the running of the Paisley office. With an ongoing involvement in day to day Property Management issues, coupled with a wealth of experience over the last 30 plus years working for Owners Associations, and individual client groups, he is well placed to advise clients on today's issues in multi occupancy living and all that this entail

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David Hutton David Hutton is Executive Director at Charles White Ltd with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. David worked as a Chartered Surveyor with the Royal Bank of Scotland and DTZ before joining Charles White Ltd in 2004.

Timothy Lovat Biographical details to be added

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Derek Macdonald Derek MacDonald is a partner of Newton Property Management, based in their Glasgow office on Bath Street.

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Bryan McManus Bryan McManus is a Director of Speirs Gumley Property Management and is based in their office in Glasgow.

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Jennifer Russell Jennifer is Managing Director of GHA (Management) Ltd, the factoring subsidiary of Glasgow Housing Association.

Before joining GHAM in 2004, she worked as a Consultant delivering tailored organisational, policy and training solutions to registered social landlords throughout Scotland.

Jennifer has a track record in social housing with experience in Local Housing Organisation registration and governance, planning and development, stock transfer, tenant participation & tenant management co-operatives, house sales (Right to Buy scheme) and home loans.

Jennifer has a Post Graduate degree in Management & Training and recently completed her MBA.