Synergy Global Housing has appointed Edel Godfrey as business development manager for the organisation’s EMEA Global Solutions Centre in Dublin.
Godfrey first began her career in housing in 2004 when she started a real estate agency in Dublin. In 2016 she sold the business and has now join the Synergy team as its primary sales manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“We are passionate about our commitment to resetting this hospitality ecosystem,” said Synergy co-founding partner Henry Luebbert. “Our EMEA home is in Dublin, and there isn’t a better place to reset a new level of expectations. It all starts with people, and we believe Edel is the perfect brand ambassador to represent Synergy. Her experience, expertise and consultative approach is what our customers expect.”
“Synergy is consciously making an effort to reinvest in the areas where we’re going to be needed,” added Luebbert. “Until Brexit negotiations are finalised, businesses are still trying to remain geographically flexible. We have to stay one step ahead of those needs, and having a European housing expert like Edel Godfrey on our side is going to help us accomplish that objective.”
Founded in 1999 and based in San Ramon, California, Synergy Global Housing provides serviced accommodation in more than 55 countries, and has offices in Dublin, Hyderabad, Singapore, San Ramon, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle. In July 2017, Ascott acquired an 80 per cent stake in the company.</p