VTS Grows UK Team with Six New Appointments

London  — 5 August 2021 – VTS, the commercial real estate industry’s leading leasing, marketing, and asset management technology platform, is announcing a significant expansion to its UK team, with six new appointments this summer following rapid momentum over the past year, and a further half a dozen additional open roles.

The new hires include the appointment of workplace expert Sebastian Abigail as a Principal, who rejoins VTS having spent four years at the company until 2019. Sebastian arrives from premium workplace and meetings venue operator Convene, where as Vice President for Business Development he collaborated with leading landlords and blue-chip occupiers on amenity-rich flexible workplace solutions. 

At VTS, Sebastian will lead the European roll-out of VTS Rise, now the world’s leading tenant engagement platform that enables landlords to curate the best possible environment for work and provides real-time, data-driven insights on how tenants are utilising space and amenities. VTS Rise formally launched to market in July 2021 following the VTS acquisition of Rise Buildings and as part of the VTS family the first 100 days post merger has seen the technology quickly be adopted across 300 million sq ft of commercial real estate in 161 cities.

VTS has also appointed Kuldeep Gadhary as Senior Research Analyst to expand its data offer and deliver forward-looking market analysis for clients. Focusing initially on London and supporting the strong client base, Kuldeep will lead VTS’ UK research practice and has over 15 years’ experience in the real estate sector, joining from BNP Paribas Real Estate where she was Senior Associate Director, having previously worked as a research analyst at both Savills and CoStar Group.

VTS’ new appointments also include:  

• Judy Elvey as Marketing Lead, EMEA
• Elizabeth Atkins as CRE Data Analyst 
• Daisy Frances Munro as Client Advisor, UK 
• Serenella Bardeggia as Lead UX Researcher

VTS has experienced rapid growth and momentum since the beginning of 2020 expanding its global headcount by more than 30% and its 750+ client roster to include international players like Tishman, Oxford, Starwood, Brookfield, CBRE GI, Blackstone, Barings, Goldman Sachs and GLP, to name a few. Since the company’s inception, leases with a cumulative value of over $85bn have been executed on the platform across 44 countries. 

VTS has also expanded its office space at 58-59 Great Marlborough St, London, to ensure there is best-in-class collaborative workspace for the growing team. Its landlord LM Stern was also the first UK landlord to sign up to the full VTS platform including VTS Rise and VTS Market in the UK. 

Nick Romito, CEO at VTS, said: “Despite the challenges of the past year VTS has continued to go from strength to strength, growing our team and expanding our product base. We are thrilled to be significantly investing in the UK and Europe over the next year and welcoming great new talent to the VTS team who will play a vital role as we continue to develop a full-service platform that digitises the entire asset experience.”  

Charlie Wade, EMEA Managing Director at VTS, said: “We’ve experienced fantastic momentum in the UK and are excited to expand our team to keep up the rapid pace. It’s great to see VTS alumni Sebastian Abigail return to the team to drive the further expansion of VTS Rise, which has launched to market at a critical time as landlords look to enhance the workplace experience, welcome tenants back to the office, and understand how people are utilising space post COVID-19. We are also thrilled to welcome Kuldeep to evolve our offer in market and research analysis, and look forward to welcoming all our new joiners to our expanded London HQ in due course.”

Sebastian Abigail, Principal at VTS, said: “I’m thrilled to re-join the VTS team at such an exciting time for the business and the real estate industry.  The acquisition of Rise is the latest key strategic step for VTS to deliver on its vision to become the industry’s modern operating system.  VTS’s sustained growth during the last year and the overwhelming adoption of VTS Rise from our existing clients since the acquisition, demonstrates how the industry is committed to using innovative technology to deliver value to their customers and returns to their investors.”

VTS manages over 12 billion sq ft of commercial real estate assets on the platform encompassing office, retail, and industrial properties. A third of office space in Central London offices is managed on the VTS platform.

VTS continues to experience rapid growth and is actively hiring within various roles throughout the organisation. For more information on open vacancies and more generally on VTS, visit vts.com 

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About VTS 

VTS is commercial real estate’s leading leasing, marketing, asset management, and tenant experience platform where the industry comes to make deals happen and real-time data comes to life. The VTS Platform captures the largest first-party data source in the industry, which delivers real-time insights that fuel faster, more informed decision making and connections throughout the deal and asset lifecycle. VTS Data, the industry’s only forward-looking market dataset, and VTS Market and Marketplace, the industry’s first integrated online marketing solution, give landlords, brokers, and tenants unparalleled visibility into real-time market information and the direct connectivity to execute deals with greater speed and intelligence at every point in the planning, marketing, leasing, and asset management cycle. VTS Rise is the industry’s most comprehensive tenant experience solution, offering occupiers, building operators, and visitors an immersive, tech-enabled experience.

The VTS platform has a user base exceeding 43,000, where 38,000 occupier transactions were completed last year alone and boasts an impressive client roster including European leaders across the office, retail and industrial sectors such as Landsec, The Crown Estate, British Land, Europa, Oxford Properties, CBRE GI, GLP, Blackstone and Brookfield. Agency businesses across CRE also partner with VTS with CBRE, Colliers, BNP Paribas, Knight Frank, and C&W adopting the platform as one in every three square feet of office space in Central London is managed using the technology. To learn more about VTS visit vts.com.