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<p>James Kennard is the Chief Executive Officer of Hintel USA, bringing over 15 years of construction industry experience and more than a decade in recruitment to his role. With a degree in Construction Management and background as an Assistant Project Manager, James transitioned to construction recruitment in 2010 where he discovered his talent for identifying exceptional leadership.</p>
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<p>Prior to leading Hintel USA, he built and scaled a recruitment enterprise in the UK to 80 staff members and $33 million in revenue within just three years before successfully selling the business. James offers comprehensive executive search services including retained, contingency, and global talent acquisition, having conducted successful searches throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Singapore, and South Africa. Known for his ability to "engineer growth through people," James advises clients on organisational structure and talent optimisation to scale their businesses effectively. His deep market immersion and extensive network have made him the trusted advisor to many of the construction and development sector's most influential leaders.</p>

James Kennard

CEO - Hintel USA

<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>Passionate about people and communicating, Laura Croggon has built a career on employer branding, marketing and internal communications across the talent space.</p>
<p>Understanding specific audience needs and how to deliver messages that actually land are Laura&rsquo;s specialty. She&rsquo;s an excellent communicator and an ambassador for innovation at both group brands, deverellsmith and Hintel.</p>
<p>Laura is an Advisory Board Member for The Land Collective, an organisation whose mission is to develop the next generation of diverse leaders in property and the built environment. She is Level 5 qualified in CMI Managing Equity, Diversity &amp; Inclusion as well as a Mental Health First Aider.</p>
<p>She has won Recruitment Marketer of the Year for two consecutive years.</p>

Laura Croggon

Group Marketing 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

Chief Operating Officer

<p>Tom serves as the Head of Finance at deverellsmith, where he brings his strategic financial leadership to the property recruitment and talent solutions 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

Head of Finance

John Bundock

Principal Consultant

Jack Slater

Senior Consultant

Jack Goodman

Consultant

Richard Kimball

<p dir="ltr">Reagan is a Principal Consultant at Hintel USA, recruiting mid-level, senior, and executive professionals across the construction, development, and real estate investment sectors.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He specializes in construction recruitment with a primary focus on the multifamily sector. Reagan partners with general contractors, developers, and owner-builders to identify proven professionals for ground-up garden-style, wrap, podium, mixed-use, and high-rise developments.He works primarily across the high-growth Sun Belt markets, including Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, California, and Florida.</p>

Reagan Earnst

Kevin Spring

Recruitment Director

<p dir="ltr">Chris is a Director at Hintel USA, focused on senior and executive appointments across the real estate investment, development, and construction sectors. With over 14 years of experience in the industry, he is responsible for group strategy and the management of senior search mandates internationally, overseeing the service offering across the Real Estate Investment, Development, and Construction divisions.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Chris works closely with founders, boards, and C-suite leaders to identify and secure high-impact hires across development, investment, and delivery platforms. His work centers on accessing off-market talent and advising companies on leadership structures as their businesses scale. With deep sector knowledge, he is well versed in talent identification and attraction advisory.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Alongside delivering search mandates, Chris plays a key role in the growth of the business. He leads and mentors consultants, shapes company strategy, develops new market relationships, and identifies opportunities for expansion across the sectors the group serves, all while championing a strong best practice culture within the sales teams.</p>

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