MEET THE TEAM
Our people are our greatest strength
Our award-winning team combines over 200 years of experience in real estate and executive search, bringing deep market insight, extensive industry relationships and a proven track record of delivering senior appointments across the sector.
Led by Tom McNally, whose client-side experience includes senior leadership roles at CBRE and Colliers, we combine executive search expertise, real estate knowledge and extensive market networks. Further strengthened by Senior Advisor Tony Horrell, former Chairman & CEO of Colliers UK & Ireland, we bring board-level perspective and access to some of the most senior relationships in the UK real estate market.
TOM MCNALLY
Co-Founder & Managing DirectorPrior to co-founding Madison Lincoln, Tom McNally held senior leadership roles at CBRE and Colliers, where he was responsible for senior recruitment strategy and led executive hiring across the UK and Europe. This experience brings a valuable client-side perspective, underpinning a pragmatic, insight-led approach to search and leadership advisory. Across more than 20 years in real estate recruitment and executive search, Tom has built an exceptional track record of delivering senior mandates.
EMMA BURNABY-ATKINS
Senior DirectorEmma Burnaby-Atkins joined Madison Lincoln in 2024, bringing long-standing experience in real estate executive search and an extensive, active network across the sector. Formerly with Ferguson Partners and Macdonald & Company, Emma’s track record encompasses senior-level hiring into real estate investment management, private equity real estate, developers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, advisory firms and REITs. Her focus spans investment, asset management, and fund and portfolio management roles, underpinned by a strong understanding of the market and its key players.
TONY HORRELL
Senior AdvisorWith more than four decades of experience in real estate and capital markets, Tony Horrell is one of the industry’s most respected leaders. Former Chairman & CEO of Colliers UK & Ireland, he led the business from 2010, transforming it into a market-leading platform of over 1,000 people across 16 offices.
Joining Colliers at a pivotal moment, Tony rebuilt the business from the ground up — reshaping its culture, strengthening the quality of its people, and driving significant growth through a combination of strategic hires and multiple acquisitions. His leadership established Colliers as a major force in the UK and Ireland market.
He began his career as a graduate at the firm that is now Jones Lang LaSalle, where he remained as the business evolved, and has been operating at the forefront of real estate and capital markets since 1982. He became one of the youngest owning partners in the firm globally in his early thirties, before progressing to some of its most senior leadership roles — leading its City business, UK transactional operations, European capital markets platform and, ultimately, global capital markets.
RACHEL MAGUIRE
HR ConsultantRachel is an experienced Chartered HR consultant with a background spanning corporate organisations and growing businesses, including significant experience within the real estate sector.
Rachel read Law at Trinity College Dublin. Following an early career in legal corporate governance, she moved into HR with CBRE, where she progressed to director level, supporting leaders across a broad range of people, organisational and workplace matters. She has since continued to work closely with real estate businesses and leadership teams on a wide range of HR and organisational priorities.
Rachel holds an MSc in Human Resource Management (CIPD Level 7) from London South Bank University and is a Chartered Member of the CIPD. Her expertise includes employee relations, organisational change, workforce planning, leadership development, HR compliance, employee engagement and workplace culture. Rachel works as an extension of her clients' teams, providing practical, commercial HR support that helps organisations create effective people practices, policies and workplaces that support long-term business success.
ANNIE ABBATT
Head of MarketingAnnie has worked in marketing since 2009 – running her own businesses before heading up the marketing team for a successful recruitment consultancy, Freshminds. Subsequently she ran her own marketing and website design consultancy for 10 years, working with a range of businesses - from start-ups to £9+ billion property companies. She has a BA in Philosophy from UCL and an MSc in Real Estate Appraisal from Reading University, starting her working life as a graduate surveyor at Grosvenor before deciding to move into marketing.
HELEN HERBERT
Executive AssistantAfter graduating from Leeds College of Art & Design with a Fashion Degree, Helen moved to London and ran a successful trend forecasting sales showroom and worked as a Pantone ambassador. She then pivoted to work for a prestigious consultancy firm for the next decade, gaining valuable experience working with a network of business leaders, and running major events.
GEMMA NORTHEAST
Research ManagerGemma works closely with the team, undertaking strategic searches on behalf of our clients and managing communications with both companies and candidates. Gemma’s extensive research into organisations and individuals enables us to deliver excellent shortlists as we move through the recruitment process with our clients. In addition to using traditional market mapping, Gemma is responsible for our revolutionary AI CRM database which provides efficiencies, improved data and content for our candidate reports.
Gemma has experience of working across many industry sectors including wholesale and distribution, brand strategy, engineering and recruitment.
CLARE COE
Board DirectorClare studied Real Estate at the University of Reading and graduated in 2009. She previously worked as a Surveyor for Strutt and Parker and has over 10 years real estate recruitment experience working for a large real estate recruitment company. Clare enjoys establishing long-term relationships and getting to know candidates and clients well which is a key to her success. Clare is also the co-founder of Madison Berkeley.
NINA ZEILERBAUER
Board DirectorNina graduated from Oxford Brookes in 2000 and has over 20 years recruitment expertise. Co-founding Madison Berkeley enabled her to bring all of her past experiences together to offer the market distinctive and very tailored consultancy services. Nina is also the co-founder of Madison Berkeley.
KRISTEN ZEILERBAUER
Board DirectorKristen is excited about the joint venture between Madison Lincoln and Madison Berkeley. He believes the two businesses will work in perfect harmony together offering clients a 360 degree solution. Kristen has more than 20 years’ experience in recruitment in a variety of industry sectors, including periods as MD of both an Energy, and a Technology Recruitment firm, each turning over in excess of £100m per annum.
He has a thorough understanding of opening, running and growing multi-office international recruitment teams at both operational and executive level. Having started his career as a graduate trainee at a global contract recruitment company, he has first-hand experience of the difficulties and challenges faced at all levels of the career ladder.