Courteney is managing director, childcare and education, at Christie & Co. Having joined the company in the
late 1990s, she qualified as a chartered surveyor in 2003, was invited to join Christie & Co’s corporate advisory team in 2006, and was subsequently appointed as a director. In 2017, she was appointed to Christie & Co’s executive committee.

Courteney has provided valuation, transactional and consultative advice in the children’s day nursery sector since 1999 and has been responsible for the establishment and growth of Christie & Co’s childcare and education team. She is a co-opted trustee of the National Day Nurseries Association.