Real estate consultancy Hollis has appointed experienced property director Andy Hay as its chief executive, looking to firm up its revamped leadership team.
Hay, who starts in May, will be charged with raising the firm's turnover in the next five years to £100 million as part of wider growth plans. Hollis said he brings adds a "wealth of expertise and experience in strategic leadership" in the property sector, having worked at CBRE, where he held positions on the global asset services and EMEA operations boards.
More recently, Hay was managing director at Colliers, where he was responsible for delivering the first pan-European property management service line, according to his next employers, as well as "driving the digitalisation and ESG offering across Europe".
Hay will take over from interim chief executive Digby Flower, who joined the business in September. He will step into the role of chairman, which the company says "ensures continuity for the organisation and its clients".
Flower said in a statement: "Andy has a proven track record of delivering significant growth to already successful businesses with an international reach, whilst also leading strategic change within large corporate organisations within real estate and other industries.
"His strong digital and ESG focus and desire to be innovative fits well with the direction Hollis has been going and what has made Hollis the success it is today. He comes with a reputation for understanding the importance of developing the people within a business, which aligns with the Hollis ethos."
Alongside the developments at management board level, Hollis has appointed four new directors from outside the business to support its leadership plan. It said the directors will work alongside the board to grow the business and innovation across key existing and new service areas.
Benjamin Ralph and Deepika Singhal will join as directors this month, to head up the building safety and fire service, and lead on building physics services in the UK respectively. Alistair Cooper will become director and head of dilapidations in June. Another unnamed director will join to establish and lead a new development management service from September.
The consultancy added that founder and outgoing chairman John Woodman will remain close to the business as founding partner.