Daniel is a Senior Director and Regional Head of Valuation for CBRE. He has extensive experience within the Middle East region, having been permanently based in Dubai since 2012. He specialises in valuation and development advisory and has undertaken transactional due diligence roles for major corporate transactions in the region.
Daniel brings with him a wealth of experience and business insight gained while working for CBRE and Deloitte in the UK, Middle East and Hong Kong. His Middle East valuation expertise covers the vast majority of asset classes and ranges from single assets to city-scale master-planned schemes.
Relevant previous engagements include:
- Expert Witness for Middle-East REIT arbitration held in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). This included:
- Initial Expert Witness report preparation
- Rebuttal and Rejoinder production
- LCIA attendance.
- Valuation and valuation assurance engagements for various Doha-based entities, including Qatari Diar, Mshreib, Qatar Foundation.
Experience
Daniel joined CBRE in March 2018 following ten years at Deloitte where he most recently led their Middle East valuation assurance function, involving annual impairment reviews and speaking at IFRS events, with a particular focus on IFRS 13. Daniel’s wider role included real estate and business valuation engagements, market and financial feasibility studies and project feasibility review and challenge. His previous involvement with wider financial advisory and audit functions provides insight into regional operational businesses, particularly in the tourism hospitality and leisure sectors.
Professional Affiliations / Accreditations
- Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- RICS Registered Valuer
- Registered as a Certified Valuer with the Dubai Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)
Education
- MSc Real Estate Development and Investment – University of Greenwich, UK
- BSc (hons) Biomedical Science – University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK