A Chartered Surveyor by training, Alan has worked in the property sector for over 50 years. He spent much of his career at CBRE, where his entrepreneurial spirit was identified early on and, through the 1980’s, he spearheaded a sequence of new business initiatives.  In 1995, he was appointed CBRE Chief Executive and led the business through several transformative acquisitions which took it to the leadership position it still enjoys today. 

Since 2005, as Touchstone Advisers, Alan has advised small and medium sized companies in the property sector on mergers, acquisitions, growth strategy and other related management issues. Alan’s deep property sector expertise means that he is ideally placed to ensure Corbett Keeling’s clients in the property, and broader property services, sectors receive the best possible advice.