About
Professional Summary
I am the Head of Bids and Pitches for the EMEA region. I have over 15 years experience within the property industry. I have extensive knowledge of bid and pitch management across all commercial and residential service lines.
My role includes new business generation, bids, pitches and proposals, delivering creative and innovative proposals to win new work, presentation coaching for senior stakeholders and undertaking extensive feedback/ review sessions with internal and external clients.
Accomplishments
Working with the EMEA region on improving their pitches to increase their win rate. We have taken the EMEA win rate from 46% to 72% in the last 18 months.
Education
I study at Colliers University
BA (Hons) Public Relations & Media
Services
My Team
My Team
Esther Maraite
Associate Director | EMEA Marketing
EMEA Headquarters
I started my career working on marketing and re-branding projects for Swiss and HSBC Private Bank. Post-MBA I was a strategic marketer for six years at Euroclear, a financial institution looking after banks, central banks and major corporations. I joined Colliers in August 2015 from Knight Frank where I looked after the EMEA regions and UK Residential Development.
Throughout my career I have been involved in developing marketing plans and strategies for B2B and B2C companies. I am a creative thinker, with strong experience in brand management and the creation of sales angles. Campaign measurement, reporting, and marketing research is also something I have been involved in. I am client-focused with strong communication and presentation skills. I have always worked in a global environment, both as part of a team as well as leader of cross-department working groups, and liaised with creative stakeholders, such as advertising agencies, and senior stakeholders including CEOs or CFOs. Through acquiring an MBA, I gained a broad understanding of general business practices, and continuous improvement, lean management, agile methodologies/Scrum for marketing.