A former member of the Investment Property Forum and British Council for Offices he also sat on the Board of Matrix Homes, a joint venture between Manchester City Council and GMPVF which was set up to deliver housing on challenging sites throughout Greater Manchester.
He was born and still lives in East Lancashire.
Since retiring from GVA in December 2016 he has taken up a board position with Chrysalis, the Merseyside based regeneration fund. In their spare time he and his wife run the village pub which they rescued from closure a number of years ago.