Leanne Pilkington

Leanne Pilkington is General Manager of leading New South Wales residential real estate group Laing+Simmons. She is also the highest-placed woman within the company. Leanne is the only female General Manager in real estate franchising in New South Wales, and one of only a handful in Australia. Leanne’s real estate nous has been honed over more than 25 years in the industry. Over the course of her career she has developed an extensive knowledge of the full spectrum of real estate services, including residential sales, property management, retail management and development. Overseeing the whole Laing+Simmons group as well as focusing on the growth and development of each franchise, Leanne is instrumental in developing new products, services and training systems to meet the varying needs of each member of the group. Leanne joined the Laing+Simmons group in 1995 as a Franchise and Administration Manager. In 1997 she was promoted to Marketing Manager and became General Manager in 2000. Leanne completed her Masters Degree in Business Administration at the University of Western Sydney in 2005.