Vladimir Cvetinovic, MRICS - Associate Director / Head of Valuations

Real Estate Experience: 9 years

Vladimir is an Associate Director and Head of Abu Dhabi Valuations. At present, he undertakes valuations of residential and commercial properties, as well as hospitality and development appraisals across Abu Dhabi for secured lending purposes for a number of banks, financial institutions, and private clients.

Vladimir’s professional career started in 2006 at EFG Property Services in Belgrade, Serbia, where he carried out valuations of different types of properties, including office, retail, residential, hotels, and development appraisals. Subsequently, he gained experience at Delta Sport where he worked as a Project Manager for several big projects.

From 2009 until 2011, he was employed in the Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group where he worked on the Falkensteiner Hotel and Office Project in Belgrade. In 2012, Vladimir joined NAI Atrium, Belgrade, as Director of Valuation and Advisory Services, dealing with property valuation, market research studies, and investment advisory services.

Vladimir graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade, Serbia and subsequently obtained his Master’s degree in the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Subotica, University of Novi Sad. He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and an RICS Registered Valuer.

Simone Dobson, MIAM - Chief Services Officer

Simone Dobson is the Chief Services Officer for Chestertons MENA, responsible for services and technology transformation in addition to delivering the Regional Strategic Plan.  She has more than twenty-five years of international real estate experience, during which time she has worked for global companies such as CBRE and JLL in addition to local UAE brands delivering Asset, Property and Facilities Management Services.

Simone’s experience covers all assets across all industry classes, and she has held positions on both Client side and Supplier side. Focusing on value driven service delivery, key achievements include the handover of several high profile commercial and residential projects from Construction to Operations and subsequent Defect Liability Management as well as the preparation of Property and Facility Management strategies for buildings and communities across EMEA, South and Southeast Asia and the UK.  She has also worked with a number of architectural teams offering input to design for future operational cost efficiencies.

Simone is a formal member of the Institute of Asset Management. She is also a member of American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).   Most recently she obtained her NEBOSH International General Certificate qualification.

Ellen Sleutjes - Head of Property and Facilities Management

With a solid Real Estate background extending over more than 15 years in both the UK and UAE, Ellen has gained experience in many aspects of the real estate Industry including Asset Management, Association Management, Estate and Facilities Management, Property Management, Sales and Leasing, as well as Business Development and Marketing.

Ellen started her career in Sales and Leasing but subsequently moved into Property and Asset Management, which is where her expertise lies. Over her career, she has managed some of the largest residential and commercial portfolios in the region, owned by high net worth Individuals and large corporate multinational organizations.

She has established and restructured property management departments for the likes of Al Habtoor and Emaar and has led the Estate and Association management of luxury developments such as the St Regis Residences in Abu Dhabi.

Prior to Chestertons Ellen led the Property Management team at the St. Regis Residences for CBRE, was Director of Property Management and Leasing at Driven Properties.  Head of Property Management at Hamptons International LCC (Emaar), as well as being a former Director of Property Management for Habtoor Properties LLC.

Nick Witty, MRICS - CEO (Middle East & North Africa)

Nick is the Managing Director for Chestertons MENA based in Dubai and has over thirty years’ experience in real estate advisory, including acquisition and disposal, development feasibility, facilities and property management, leasing, marketing, and valuations. He has been permanently based in the Middle East since 1998.

Prior to joining Chestertons, Nick was Head of Real Estate (Northern Gulf) for Deloitte based in Dubai and Regional Managing Director for DTZ (Cushman Wakefield), based in Doha.

Nick’s key clients include banks, developers, government departments, multi-national corporates, and investors located around the wider Gulf region including Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, KSA, and the UAE.

Nick gained a BSc (Hons) degree in Urban Estate Surveying from Nottingham Trent University in 1988 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1992 whilst working for DTZ in London and is also a RERA Registered Valuer and a Registered Valuer of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.