Biography: Alan Brookes – Group Operations and Finance

Alan Brookes was appointed to the Group Board of EC Harris on 1st May 2007. He was asked to take on the role from March 2007 being promoted from his position as the Group General Manager. Alan is one of the four Executive Officers of EC Harris who collectively are responsible for the performance of the business across the world.

Alan’s particular responsibilities include the Operations Managers in each region with specific responsibility for financial performance and performance improvement. He is also responsible for the Group Support Services functions which further include Marketing, IT, Group Legal Services, Purchasing, Communication and the Programme Office.

In 2004 he became Regional Managing Partner for the UK including 19 offices outside London and prior to this was Regional Managing Partner for the West of the UK.

Alan joined EC Harris in May 2000 when the company of which he was Chairman, Povall Flood & Wilson, was successfully acquired by EC Harris. Alan led Povall Flood & Wilson for a period of three years prior to which he was Managing Partner of Povall Worthington, a company with whom he led a successful merger with Flood & Wilson to form the above organisation. Alan’s career started in 1984 when he graduated from Liverpool Polytechnic working his way up within the organisation to Managing Partner.

Alan was born in Chester and read Building Surveying at Liverpool Polytechnic. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.