Ravi Sharma · Head of Finance

Ben,

I wanted to bring a candidate to your attention who I think is a strong fit for the kind of senior finance leadership Ascott needs as Citadines and The Crest Collection continue to scale across the UK.

This is a Head of Finance with 11 years' experience, most recently at Cheval Collection, where they built the finance function from the ground up as the group grew. That is a precise specialism match for a serviced-apartment operator. They understand the operational and reporting nuances of the asset class, not just hotel finance broadly.

For a Finance Director role covering the UK and Ireland, the combination of function-building experience and deep serviced-apartment knowledge is relatively uncommon at this level.

They are available on six weeks' notice. Salary expectations are on the CV, which I am happy to share on request.

Worth a conversation?

Kind regards,
Daniel
The FM Recruitment team

Wayne,

With Staycity's aparthotel pipeline expanding aggressively across London, I wanted to put one specific candidate in front of you rather than a general introduction.

We are representing a Head of Finance currently at Cheval Collection, where over 11 years they built the finance function for a growing serviced-apartment group. That means USALI-compliant reporting, owner-level P&L ownership, and the operational infrastructure to support a scaling portfolio, all constructed from a standing start rather than inherited from a predecessor.

That background is genuinely rare. Most candidates with senior serviced-apartment experience have stepped into established teams. This individual created the team.

They are available on approximately six weeks' notice and are open to a CFO-level conversation where the scope justifies the move.

If the timing is right for Staycity, I am happy to share the full CV and talk through the detail at your convenience.

Kind regards,

Sarah
The FM Recruitment team

Dear Kathleen,

I wanted to bring a candidate to your attention who I think is a strong fit for Supercity specifically, not just the sector in general.

This is a Head of Finance with 11 years' experience, currently at Cheval Collection, where they built the finance function from the ground up as the group expanded. Serviced apartments is their world, they understand the operational and reporting nuances that distinguish aparthotel finance from a standard hotel P&L, including owner reporting, USALI application in an independent setting, and building the controls and team infrastructure that a growing group actually needs.

For Supercity, at the scale where getting the finance architecture right really matters, that hands-on build experience is directly relevant. There is no learning curve around the asset class.

They are available on six weeks' notice. If the profile sounds worth exploring, I am happy to share their CV and talk through the detail.

Kind regards,
Mark
The FM Recruitment team

Mark,

I wanted to bring a specific candidate to your attention rather than send something generic.

We are currently representing a Head of Finance with 11 years' experience, most recently at Cheval Collection, where they built the finance function from the ground up across a growing portfolio of upscale serviced apartments. The parallel with Native Places is fairly direct, a premium, independent apart-hotel brand operating in London, likely at a stage where senior finance capability needs to be deepened beyond the Financial Controller level.

This is not a candidate who has observed serviced apartment finance from a distance. They have structured it, owned the P&L, and built the reporting framework in a directly comparable operating environment.

Availability is six weeks. I have deliberately not attached the CV at this stage, but if the profile sounds relevant I am happy to share full details and arrange an introduction.

Worth a conversation?

Kind regards,
Sophia
The FM Recruitment team

Dear Nathan,

With Whitbread pushing further into extended-stay formats across London, I wanted to bring someone specific to your attention.

We are currently representing a Head of Finance from Cheval Collection with 11 years' experience and a genuinely unusual background: they built the finance function for a growing serviced-apartment group from the ground up. That means USALI-aligned reporting structured around longer-stay inventory, lease versus management contract dynamics, and owner reporting shaped for apartment-format assets rather than traditional rooms-led hotels.

Most senior finance candidates coming through the market carry experience from conventional hotel groups. This individual brings the operational and structural knowledge that extended-stay formats actually require, not a background that needs adapting.

They are available on six weeks' notice and are open to the right opportunity at the right level.

If this is of interest, I am happy to share their full profile. Worth a conversation?

Kind regards,

Sarah
The FM Recruitment team