Our Team.

Mark Heald, Cognisant
Mark Heald

Mark Heald
Director

Mark has built long-standing relationships with a broad range of clients across the housebuilding and construction sectors, including major PLCs, SMEs and niche privately owned businesses. His primary focus is supporting clients to identify, assess and secure the best talent for their organisations. Mark began his career in the banking sector, working with National Australia Bank and within boutique residential lending, before moving into recruitment with a major international PLC firm. As a Director, he was part of the syndicate that successfully delisted the business through a management buyout. He went on to lead the residential development, affordable housing and mixed-use practice at a national level.


Mobile: 07796 514558
Email: mark@cognisantsearch.com
Daniel Bolton, Cognisant
Daniel Bolton

Daniel Bolton
Director

Daniel focuses on mid to senior level recruitment across the property sector. With over 20 years’ experience gained as a director of an international recruitment company, Daniel has built an enviable reputation delivering assignments for major PLCs to SMEs. Daniel has significant experience working within the residential development, main contracting, mixed use, real estate and facilities management sectors. Daniel joined the recruitment industry having spent three years within the financial services sector.


Mobile: 07764 753404
Email: daniel@cognisantsearch.com
Dan Petrie, Cognisant
Dan Petrie

Dan Petrie
Director

Dan specialises in placing mid, senior and board level candidates into the residential, mixed-use and commercial development sectors. He offers over ten years’ experience working with a wide range of privately owned, PLC and multinational corporations, assisting them in attracting high-quality talent. Dan enjoys and takes pride in developing long-standing relationships with clients, taking time to really understand their business drivers, culture and people fit.


Mobile: 07487 795148
Email: dan.petrie@cognisantsearch.com
Georgina Doyle, Cognisant
Georgina Doyle

Georgina Doyle
Head of Research

Georgina supports the Cognisant team by sourcing and selecting high-quality candidates and coordinating research projects across the UK, developing enduring relationships with clients and candidates alike. She brings several year’s experience of supporting the delivery of recruitment assignments, most recently working on high-level searches within the Property & Construction sector.


Mobile: 07896 823717
Email: georgina@cognisantsearch.com
Nick Bett, Cognisant
Nick Bett

Nick Bett
Consultant

Nick is an experienced Executive Search recruiter operating within the residential sector, specialising in housebuilding and mixed-use development, working with both PLC and SME clients. Originally overseas playing rugby in Hong Kong, Nick started his career as a recruiter focusing on transformation within finance, fostering his ability to build a strong network based on delivering a high standard of work.


Mobile: 07869 175519
Email: nick@cognisantsearch.com
Ben Ardern, Cognisant
Ben Ardern

Ben Ardern
Search Consultant

Ben Ardern is a highly experienced search consultant who is supporting Cognisant within the property and construction sector on a national basis, across all disciplines. With more than 20 years’ experience, he previously led the property & real estate sector for a major, UK based executive search business. Ben is a well-respected consultant with a wide network of client and candidate contacts built up over a significant period working within the UK and International recruitment industry.


Mobile: 07711 388406
Email: ben@cognisantsearch.com

Our Offices.

 

London.

167-169 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5PF

 

Manchester.

67-69 Bridge Street
Manchester
M3 3BQ