Ian is a Partner in Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Occupier Services (GOS) team, delivering Integrated Facilities Management services across our client’s EMEA portfolios.

With 25 years of experience in facilities management ranging from UK/European service providers to Global Integrated Facilities Management, supporting clients with local, regional and global portfolios.

Responsible for supporting the growth of the IFM service line by developing client relationships through operational model and service solution development, supporting transitions and providing a commercial overview, working as part of the EMEA platform team collaborating with HR, Finance, procurement, legal/commercial and technology and other key functions.

Ian started his career working in audit and accountancy, qualifying as a Chartered Certified Accountant, he moved to facilities management focusing heavily on operational finance business partnering and managing client focused finance teams.

This included IFM budget management, deployment of finance platforms, banking structures and delivering end to end finance processes for clients such as AR and AP.

This business partnering approach ensured a full understanding of all the aspects of the operational delivery whilst having a clear understanding of the numbers.