People.
MEET THE TEAM
Trevor Cartner
FRICS FRSA
CHAIRMAN
Trevor Cartner is a founder of Helios and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He lead Helios’ expansion into Europe in 2006 having already established a successful joint venture with Segro in the UK. Helios is now a major developer and investor in the CEE region. He is married with two children and in his spare time enjoys cycling and skiing. His ideal leisure activity involves walking his beloved dog Basil on a beach in Northumberland.
Natalie Lever
BA (Hons) MSc
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Natalie joined Helios in 2019 as a Planning and Development Surveyor after completing her BA degree in Geography from Newcastle University. She completed a series of placements during a period of training including time at Savills, Ryder Architecture and Durham Council in a range of strategic planning, development and design assistant roles. Following completion of her Masters degree in Surveying (Real Estate) in 2022, Natalie was appointed Development Director with overall responsibility for planning. In her spare time Natalie enjoys travelling and exploring new cities with her husband and is also an avid runner, now training for her third marathon.
Chris Smith
BSc CTA ATT
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
Chris joined Helios in 2020 having previously worked closely with the Helios team for several years as an external adviser. He has a degree in Mathematics & Accounting from the University of Newcastle, and is a Chartered Tax Adviser with over 15 years of experience in practice. Outside of the office, he enjoys the outdoors and can be frequently found mountain biking in Scotland.
Zoe Thomson
LLB (Hons)
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Zoe qualified as a real estate solicitor specialising in development and has worked both in private practice and in-house for a UK based developer before making the move away from legal practice and into property development. She has experience working on complex mixed use regeneration schemes, major developments and strategic land promotion.
Outside of the office, Zoe’s passion for food takes her around the world travelling in search of the best dishes which she recreates back at home for friends and family. Zoe is also a keen skier, cyclist and diver and loves to spend her free time outdoors with her husband Harry.
Zoe joined Helios in 2023 and is responsible for strategic development and overseeing all group legal services.
Mag. Christoph Traunig
MBA
DIRECTOR OF EUROPE
Christoph is an experienced banking professional and a Member of the General Council Oesterreichische National Bank in Vienna. Prior to that he held senior roles in banking and consultancy. He is also a Senior Partner in St Stephan Capital Partners in Vienna. He is fluent in several European languages and enjoys skiing in Austria whenever possible. He joined Helios in 2015 and is responsible for overseeing major transactions from our Vienna Office.
Rob Elton
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
Rob Elton has worked with Helios since 2008 as Financial Consultant. He is a qualified Certified Accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in industry the latter 10 years of which have been in property. He is married with two children and in his spare time is a football coach. He also enjoys travelling with his family. His leisure time would be spent preferably organising a football match in Lanzarote where he has a second home.
DURHAM – Carter House, Pelaw Leazes Lane, Durham City, DH1 1TB
VIENNA – Kohlmarkt 1/10, 1010 Vienna, Austria
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