CBRE Appoints Andrew Round to Growing Planning & Development Team

31 January 2022

CBRE has appointed Andrew Round as Senior Director of economic development.

Andrew will be based in the firm’s Birmingham office but with a national remit, working in CBRE UK’s growing Planning and Development team.

In his new role, Andrew will be providing CBRE clients with the advice needed to facilitate new development by assessing need, understanding impacts, and promoting social and economic benefits, alongside building business cases for public funding to unlock or accelerate development and regeneration sites.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, Andrew has considerable experience in economics, regeneration and placemaking, working in both the public and private sectors. His previous roles included Director of Growth and Regeneration at Cheshire East Council and Assistant Director of Planning and Development at Birmingham City Council, where he worked on major projects such as HS2, the redevelopment of New Street Station and Paradise Circus, and the Birmingham City Centre Enterprise Zone.

Prior to joining CBRE, Andrew was Corporate Director of Place at Worcester City Council, responsible for planning, economic development, tourism and city centre management.

Source: CBRE