<div>About the deverellsmith group&rsquo;s decades of experience delivering talent and strategic partnerships across the United Kingdom&rsquo;s real estate sector.</div>

Hintel UK (The deverellsmith group)

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<div class="tab-parent">Andrew founded the deverellsmith group in 2006 and the firm has since been awarded &lsquo;Sunday Times Best Company to Work&rsquo; for 7 consecutive years. Andrew leads the Executive Search, Research &amp; Talent Advisory team across the Group brand (deverellsmith &amp; Hintel).</div>
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<p>Andrew and his team source elite Real Estate leaders across the globe, as well as providing consultancy services and supporting large growth projects.</p>
<p>Over his 22-year career, Andrew has worked with many highly successful organisations. Inspired to elevate people&rsquo;s careers and to accelerate partnering businesses&rsquo; success, or to unlock challenging situations to deliver outstanding outcomes for all.</p>
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Andrew Deverell-Smith

Group CEO & Founder

<p class="">Debra, the Founder and CEO of SAY, brings over 25 years of expertise in residential property. Based in London, SAY specialises in providing strategic operational asset advice for both existing and planned developments, with a focus on residential-led projects across the UK, Europe, and the UAE.</p>
<p class="sqsrte-small">Before establishing SAY, Debra served as Director of Asset and Property Management at Grainger plc for a decade. She is recognised as an authority in residential property and asset management, particularly in rental living and the development of new communities. Debra advocates for incorporating future economic viability into the planning and development stages, emphasising that strategic operational advice is crucial for creating and maintaining successful and sustainable communities.</p>
<p class="sqsrte-small">In May 2024, Debra was honoured with the title of Residential Property Personality of the Year by Property Week. Beyond her role at SAY, she holds non-executive positions with Grove End Housing Limited, Deverell Smith Recruitment, Jewish Care, and the M&amp;G Shared Ownership Fund.</p>

Deborah Yudolph

Non Executive Director/CEO of SAY Property

<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">Georgia Zambakides serves as the Executive Director of deverellsmith, where she spearheads growth initiatives across the entire company. In this pivotal leadership role, Georgia leverages her extensive experience and strategic vision to drive the expansion of&nbsp; deverellsmith's presence throughout the United Kingdom.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">Her deep industry expertise lies in executive recruitment for the residential development sector, where she specialises in placing senior professionals within leading consultancies and major property developers. Her comprehensive understanding of the UK property market, combined with her exceptional talent acquisition skills, has established her as a trusted advisor to many of the industry's most influential organisations.</p>
<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">As Executive Director, Georgia continues to apply her strategic acumen and sector knowledge to strengthen deverellsmith UK's position as a premier talent acquisition provider in the real estate and construction markets, driving innovation and excellence across all business units.</p>

Georgia Zambakides

Executive Director

<p>Senior executive in the RPO industry since 2006, initially as global CFO with Advantage xPO growing from a vendor neutral concept to a &pound;300 million revenue company, in the banking, telecommunications and construction sectors.<br><br>Paul Day then joined a privately owned recruitment group as the Finance Director of Datum RPO, developing the company from a start up to a &pound;40 million revenue company in the construction and facilities management space. Now working with Hintel Limited, an exciting new brand owned by deverellsmith, bringing the RPO model and it&rsquo;s benefits to the property and real estate industry.<br><br>Specialties: mergers and acquisitions , international background working in Singapore and the middle east , building effective finance and operations teams, business strategy and operational performance improvement and commercial leadership.</p>

Paul Day

Group Chief Operating Officer

<p>Tom serves as the Finance Director at the deverellsmith group, where he brings his strategic financial leadership to the property recruitment space. With a keen analytical mind and forward-thinking approach, Tom has been instrumental in strengthening the company's financial infrastructure since joining.&nbsp;</p>

Tom Hammond

Group Finance Director

Gavin Sung

Co-Founder & CEO Hintel Global Consulting

Censa Caird

Head of UK Client Success

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<p>The initial focus was on head office roles; however, the team also successfully placed two candidates into on‑site positions for one of the client&rsquo;s key accounts within the first eight weeks.</p>
<p>The project presented two main challenges:</p>
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<li>A <strong>candidate-short market</strong>, with limited professionals possessing the specific skills and experience required.</li>
<li>A <strong>highly niche specialism</strong>, which demanded a very targeted and methodical sourcing approach.</li>
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<h2><strong>About our partner</strong></h2>
<p>A long‑established, globally recognised property services group with a substantial presence across multiple continents. With a workforce of nearly 40,000 people operating in more than 70 countries, they offer extensive opportunities for progression and development.</p>
<p>Following a period of significant growth driven by new business instructions, their Property Management division required rapid expansion of the Client Accounting team.</p>
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<h2><strong>About the Project Team</strong></h2>
<p>The project team consisted of two specialist consultants with more than a decade of combined industry experience. Their work was fully supported by Hintel&rsquo;s dedicated data and research function, whose sole focus is to identify high‑quality talent and provide real‑time market intelligence to strengthen outreach strategies.</p>
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<h2><strong>Project breakdown &amp; challenges</strong></h2>
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<li><strong>Client and stakeholder care:</strong> Weekly check‑ins were held with HR and all hiring managers to provide updates, insights, and feedback from the market.</li>
<li><strong>Interview panel structure:</strong> To ensure candidates were assessed consistently and considered across multiple opportunities, interview panels were formed from managers across several teams.</li>
<li><strong>Data &amp; research:</strong> After full market mapping was completed and prospective candidates were identified, the team carried out a rigorous qualification and engagement process to attract the strongest talent available.</li>
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<h2><strong>Project solution</strong></h2>
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<td>9</td>
<td>4 months</td>
<td>Commercial client accounting</td>
<td>From assistant client accounting to team leader</td>
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<p>Hintel deployed a structured, insight-led recruitment approach that combined targeted sourcing, proactive engagement, and continuous market feedback to ensure the client gained access to talent that would otherwise be difficult to reach.</p>
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<p><strong>Roles:</strong> 9<br><strong>Partnership length:</strong> 6 months<br><strong>Areas of recruitment:</strong> Commercial client accounting<br><strong>Levels:</strong> Assistant level through to team leader</p>

Recruitment Partnership: Real Estate Consultancy

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