New directors at property consultancy CBRE
THE Birmingham office of commercial property consultancy CBRE has appointed two new directors.
Ian Harris and Michelle Simpson-Gallego have joined its planning and development team as senior director and director respectively.
Mr Harris has nearly 30 years of experience, working both agency and client side in various roles, including as acquisition manager for Focus Wickes and more recently leading development activities at Capital and Regional’s retail park division The Junction Fund.
He joins CBRE from Wolford, a company he set up in 2009 to provide development management and consultancy services to retail and industrial sector clients including Hammerson, DTZ IM, Travis Perkins and Mercian Developments.
Ms Simpson-Gallego has more than 20 years of experience in planning, having started her career in the public sector before moving to the private sector to join Pegasus Group as a planning consultant where she worked for 17 years, rising to associate director.
Her experience includes strategic planning for the residential sector, advising developers, house builders and other strategic land promoters.
Simon Phillips, director and head of CBRE’s Midlands and South West planning team, said: “These latest appointments are a direct response to increasing demand for our services and to
support the future growth plans of the business.
“We are working on a number of high-profile schemes for a variety of private and public sector clients
across commercial, residential, infrastructure, regeneration and education sectors and these strategic appointments will help us to exceed our ambitions.
“Ian and Michelle are valuable additions to the team, given their collective experience and sector specialisms which will further broaden our service offer.”