Dexters has promoted its deputy chief executive and former chief financial officer Ash Kashyap to lead the business.

He will replace Andy Shepherd, who is retiring in March 2026, as chief executive.

Kashyap joined Dexters as chief financial officer in June 2014 and has been involved in the high profile acquisitions of  Marsh & Parsons and LiFE Residential.  

He said: “It has been a great pleasure to work with Andy Shepherd over the years and I am excited to succeed him as chief executive. I am proud to take on the responsibility and I am ambitious about the future.

“Our company has a strong and well-established senior management team and amazing colleagues across the business. Everyone at Dexters has a deeply embedded growth gene, a set of values focused on customer service, quality standards and delivery that guide our actions, but most of all we have a desire to always be even better. I look forward to tapping into that desire and building on the strong foundation as we embark on the next phase of our growth journey.”

 Shepherd added: “Ash Kashyap is an exceptional leader and I am absolutely delighted that he will be taking the role of chief executive, driving the business to new heights and continuing the incredible journey that Dexters started on over 30 years ago. Back in 1993 we set out to be different and provide an exceptional level of service to our clients where nothing is too much trouble, and the strength and depth of our management team coupled with this culture is what continues to set us apart.”

Justin King, chairman of Dexters, said: “Ash has the perfect combination of strategic and financial acumen, a clear vision for the future opportunities for estate agency, supported by the strength and depth of his highly experienced leadership team. Initially guided by Dexters founder Jeff Doble, and benefitting from over a decade of working side-by-side with Andy Shepherd, this carefully planned and executed change means Ash will hit his stride fast and the firm’s ambitious plans will accelerate.”

 “I would also like to thank Andy Shepherd for his incredible leadership. For more than 30 years his passion, vision, energy and unwavering belief in Dexters has been exceptional. He passes the baton to Ash at an exciting time for the company.”