I joined Turley in 2003 to head the Birmingham office. I became a Board Director in 2012 and am now a Senior Director (the emphasis being on “senior”).My experience covers a wide range of sectors, including residential (new settlements and urban living), higher education, logistics, in-town retail and offices, culture and sport, and I have given expert evidence at Lands Tribunal, public inquiries and development plan examinations.From 2009-2024, I was a Board Director of Colmore Business District Ltd, a business improvement district in central Birmingham. I’ve been public realm champion and delivered the award-winning Church Street Square; I oversaw the successful Colmore Food Festival for five years; I chaired the Safe & Sound group which oversees Street Operations and Security; and I initiated and led the Future Business District Study in 2021, looking at how the city centre would recover post-pandemic. In 2020, I took over as chair of the Birmingham City Centre Strategic Partnership which brings together the five city centre BIDs, city council, police and transport authorities. I conducted a governance review in 2021 to provide a new focus to the group.I’ve been involved with the University of Birmingham Planning School for over 15 years, assisted them in getting RTPI accreditation and sat on the Partnership Board for a decade. I continue to provide occasional lecturing and course support.