Alan Brooke

Alan has over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of roles in finance. He has delivered training courses on behalf of Euromoney Training since 2006.

Alan trained as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG in South Africa and New Zealand, before moving into industry with Ford Motor Company. He held various positions there in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, until he was appointed Sales Planning Manager, responsible for forecasting models, production planning and supply logistics. He joined a multinational private consultancy group in Australia, as their General Manager Finance; in this role, he guided the group through a period of major change and financial turnaround.

For the past 14 years, Alan has worked as a freelance financial modeller, trainer and analyst for a range of blue-chip clients. Assignments have included structured financing for a large-scale property development, multi-billion pound franchise bids in the UK rail industry, forecasting models for private equity investment in the waste management sector, and a number of PFI transactions in the utilities, health and support services sectors.

With an extensive accounting background, Alan brings accounting knowledge and analytical skills to transactions and financial modelling.

Alan has built up a great deal of experience in financial modelling in different sectors, including property development, insurance market, outsourcing and utilities in the transport, gas, electricity and water sectors, as well as building financial models in central government departments. He has built, developed and used models to support commercial negotiations, analyse risk, test scenarios and forecast results.

Clients for whom Alan has delivered training on behalf of Euromoney Training include Marfin Popular Bank (Cyprus), Finansbank and AK Bank (Turkey), Sace SPA (Italy), BayernLB Bank (Germany) and Access Bank (Nigeria). He also delivers training courses for Euromoney Training’s sister firm, DC Gardner Training, in many parts of the world.