I don’t mind the occasional endorsement of someone you have had a good experience with – as long as it”s not you. Name and acclaim, say I.
By the way, there is nothing particularly sinister about a developer presenting a strata manager as a candidate for the role as they will have used one to help set up the by-laws and strata plan in the first place (not that I’m recommending you go with their suggestion).
And finally, Strata Choice are the principle sponsors of this website – they wouldn’t be if I didn’t think they were good and decent people.