Gary Cardin is to join CBRE Group, Inc. Gary, partner in charge at Deloitte Real Estate in Birmingham and head of the planning and development team, joins CBRE as senior director and head of the planning team in the Midlands. Gary advises developers and investors, public sector bodies and local authorities across the region. His work includes regeneration, town centre development and commercial planning advice.

He prepares development appraisals planning applications and advises on appeals; he also undertakes expert witness work, public enquiries, environmental assessments, urban capacity studies and employment studies. He is currently advising on some of the Midlands most prominent schemes, including Paradise Circus, Mailbox. He is chair of the Colmore Business District and former chair of Birmingham Forward.

He is also a board director of Birmingham Opera Company.