Experience

Upflex

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director - Workplace Solutions - EMEA at Upflex

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Ready to future-proof your office strategy? We can help you diversify the way you work, where you work, how you work and when you work. We use data to make informed decisions globally across all of your people, property and places. Our solutions make distributed work seamless, sustainable, cost-effective and secure. Ready to future-proof your office strategy? We can help you diversify the way you work, where you work, how you work and when you work. We use data to make informed decisions globally across all of your people, property and places. Our solutions make distributed work seamless, sustainable, cost-effective and secure.



CBRE

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director

  • Mar 2021 - Jan 2023

  Part of the senior leadership team of the financial services vertical of the Advisory and Transactions business. Responsible for 15 client accounts. Provide a relationship-based service; undertaking strategic reviews of occupied portfolios and seeking digital, sustainable and innovative solutions to add value. Oversee and report on the implementation of cohesive solutions across single and multiple geographies. Results driven and full accountability to all key stakeholders across the client account. Direct management responsibility for eight professionals, overseeing their professional development, retention and well-being. Selected and currently engaged to lead a sustainability program focused on the corporate occupier and partnering to translate climate commitments across real estate and the built environment. Researched and tracked existing corporate commitments, existing and new, emerging sustainability products and now involved in the development of supporting roadmaps and materials.Lead on ‘Weekly Insights’ series for occupiers and peer to peer workshops. Actively involved in the Family and Sustainability networks at CBRE. Promoter of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives both internally and across the market place. Recognised for success at CBRE after one years’ service through promotion to Senior Director. Selected for, and completed, the Real Innovation Academy in 2020. Show less

• Director

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021



Knight Frank

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2020

  A Partner leading the international occupier team delivering Transaction and Portfolio Management solutions. Responsible for up to 12 client accounts and direct management responsibility for four professionals. Notable successes included the acquisition of 500,000sqft of campus space in Bangalore and 120,000sqft of office space in Lodz, Poland for Phillips, the acquisition of 100,000sqft of office and laboratory space in Cambridge Science Park for Gilead and sourcing and securing new accounts with DLA Piper, GAM, and Informa. Part of the leadership team which developed the three to five year business strategy for the global business. Managed the business alliance with Partner Real Estate in Switzerland and Knight Frank in Romania. Actively involved in the negotiations of business alliance with HT Meagher O'Reilly in Ireland and Galetti in South Africa. Initiated and led ‘Tech Talking’ monthly peer to peer workshops throughout 2019. Presented the technology section at the European Partners Conference in 2019. Co-chair of LGBT+ network from inception in 2015 to leaving the business. Recognised for success at Knight Frank after one years’ service through promotion to Partner. Received the networking and business referrals award in 2017. Show less

• Associate / Global Corporate Services

  • Mar 2012 - Oct 2013

  Responsibilities- Account Management- Client’s single point of contact- Carry out regular strategic reviews of the clients’ portfolios, seeking opportunities to add value- Prepare any value add schedule, monitor KPI’s, obtain client feedback and create case studies - To build and maintain goodwill, confidentiality and trust with prospective and existing clients at all times- Supervise the efficient administration of all procedures in carrying out business- Communicate fully with all stakeholders concerned to ensure that business is managed in an efficient and professional manner- Experience in RE diligence and workplace strategy development- Experience with Technology dashboards, Lease administration systems and RE reporting tools - Business generation Show less



AllianceBernstein

• United States
• Investment Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Vice President - International Critical Systems / Design and Construction / Assets

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2012

  Supported the strategic management of the business's real estate portfolio for EMEA and APAC to ensure that cost and space targets were met. This involved the significant downsize of the business post financial crash. Managed lease administration, real estate transaction and capital projects, vendor relations and ensured compliance with service level agreements. Recognised for success at AllianceBernstein after two years’ service through promotion to Assistant Vice President. Supported the strategic management of the business's real estate portfolio for EMEA and APAC to ensure that cost and space targets were met. This involved the significant downsize of the business post financial crash. Managed lease administration, real estate transaction and capital projects, vendor relations and ensured compliance with service level agreements. Recognised for success at AllianceBernstein after two years’ service through promotion to Assistant Vice President.



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2005 - Aug 2007

  Project Coordination of capital projects across the university estate. Project Coordination of capital projects across the university estate.