Executive Director
Allan joined Richard Ellis in 1974 where he qualified as a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
After working in London, Chicago and Vancouver, Allan moved to San Francisco where he set up Somerston’s North American operations.
Allan has extensive property development experience having led major projects in the land development, retail, office, hotel, industrial and telecom sectors. In 2004, Allan led the team responsible for the contribution of the Somerston Group’s data centre assets into Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) as part of its IPO.