Our Track Record – Summit Search & Selection

Focusing on ‘client side’ appointments (individual placements and strategic team hires), Summit has been retained by many of the leading names within Real Estate over the past 20 years.

We have developed long term resourcing partnerships with:

Real Assets Investment Managers
Real Estate Private Equity Firms
Corporate Occupiers / Operators
Family Offices and HNW Investors
Investment Banks
Property Companies (Public and Private)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

We have successfully recruited Real Estate Executives for jobs within:

Asset and Property Management
Development and Construction
Finance and Operations
Fund and Portfolio Management
Investor Relations and Capital Raising
Research and Product Development
Transactions and Investment Management

Below is a cross-section of our Real Estate Executive Search assignments for our Retained Clients:

Asset and Property Management

Head of Residential Investing and Asset Management – Global IM
Senior Director, Head of UK Asset Management – American IM
Head of Retail Asset Management – Financial Institution
Head of Property Management – Global IM
UK Asset Management (Alternatives) – Family Office
VP, Pan European Asset Manager – RE Private Equity

Development and Construction

Head of Development and Construction (Europe) – Global IM
Commercial Director (Build to Rent), Manchester – Property Developer
Construction Director (Central London) – Private PropCo
Development Director (UK Offices & Retail) – Global IM
Head of Development, Edinburgh (Commercial Sectors) – Global IM
Senior Development Manager (Residential) – PBSA Developer

Finance and Operations

Chief Financial Officer – European IM
Finance Director, European Real Estate – Investment Bank
Head of Finance and Operations – Global IM
Finance Director – Facilities Management Business
Finance Director – Retail and Leisure Operator
Finance Director – Corporate Occupier

Fund and Portfolio Management

European Fund Director, Paris – Global IM
European Logistics Fund Director, London/Brussels – Australian IM
Fund Manager, Pan-European Value Add – Real Estate Private Equity
Portfolio Management (Alternatives/Long Income) – UK REIT
Residential Fund Manager, London – American IM
UK Fund Manager, Core/Core+ Fund – UK IM

Investor Relations and Capital Raising

Head of Business Development and Investor Relations – Boutique FM
Head of Client Development (Real Estate Solutions) – Financial Institution
Head of Institutional Business Development, UK and Europe – Global IM
Head of Real Estate Client Relations – UK Real Assets IM
Real Estate Investment Specialist, Edinburgh – Global IM
Senior Investment Consultant, Build to Rent – Financial Institution

Research and Product Development

Equity Research Associate – Investment Bank
Head of Research and Strategy, Glasgow – Boutique FM
Director, European Real Assets Research – Global Real Assets IM
Research and Product Development Manager – Financial Institution
Head of European Real Estate Investment Research – Global IM
Real Estate Portfolio Strategist, Edinburgh – Global IM

Transactions and Investment Management

Head of UK Annuity Transactions – Financial Institution
Investment Director (Central London Specialist) – Private PropCo
Retail Investment Director – Global IM
Senior Transactions Manager, Logistics – Australian IM
Senior Transactions Manager, Residential – UK Real Assets IM
UK Acquisitions Director – Private PropCo

Equality and Diversity

Summit is committed to encouraging Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the workplace. We endeavour to source and attract as wide and diverse a candidate base as possible during our search and selection process. Thus ensuring that our clients have access to a fair and balanced pool of talent for their appointments. For more information about our EDI Policy, please click here.

References are available upon request.

“Thank you for your excellent work on (Pan-European Fund Manager) – if he turns out as well as (Head of Asset Management) and (European Development Director) we have done very well with those three appointments. I appreciate your approach and your efforts.”

Managing Director – Head of Europe, Global Investment Management Company

“Summit had an excellent relationship with the company I was looking to secure a role with. This certainly benefited my application process and helped my understanding of the selection process. I am extremely thankful to Summit for their insight and personal touch which assisted in me being offered the role.”

Portfolio Manager (Balanced Fund) – Global Fund Management Company

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