Our People

John McCormack
CHAIRMAN

A qualified solicitor and a chartered surveyor, John previously acted as managing director of Property Loan and Investment Company, a subsidiary of the Bank of Ireland Group. John established Alanis in 1985 and has since led the firm’s growth, development and expansion into various markets. John remains in a part-time advisory capacity.

Brian McCormack
DIRECTOR
Prior to joining the business in 1987, Brian worked as an analyst in a leading Irish financial institution. He has over twenty five years’ experience at the forefront of the property industry, leading a variety of projects from conception to completion and value realisation. He is based in our London office and focuses on our asset management business in the United Kingdom as well as the identification of new property investment opportunities.
Alan McCormack
DIRECTOR
Formerly a Vice President and Director at the London offices of Merrill Lynch International and Chase Manhattan Bank, Alan joined Alanis in 1997. Based in our London office, he has been instrumental in the growth of the company’s asset management business in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Niall McCormack
DIRECTOR
Having worked as an International Manager with ABN AMRO Bank in the Netherlands, Canada, Ecuador and the US, Niall joined the company in 1995 and has been extensively involved in the expansion of the company’s assets under management. In 2002, Niall established our Central American office and now divides his time between there and our European offices. He focuses on our asset management contracts in Ireland, Europe and Central America as well as expanding the business into the United States and Central America.
Marcus Ryan
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Previously an Associate Director with a listed Bank, Marcus worked across its property lending divisions in the United Kingdom and with its Irish and international private wealth management divisions. Marcus joined Alanis in 2006 as Managing Director and oversees the company’s asset management contracts. Marcus works between our London and Dublin offices.

Frank Colgan
DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Frank is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) who trained with Ernst and Young, Dublin and went on to work with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney, Australia. Frank previously held finance manager roles within the AOL Time Warner group of companies with responsibilities covering divisions in Europe, the US & India gaining significant M&A and negotiation experience. Frank joined Alanis in 2007 and is responsible for finance and operations as well as playing a significant asset management role on specific portfolio assets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Frank works between our London and Dublin offices.

Brian Linnane
DIRECTOR
Brian is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) who trained with KPMG and specialised in tax consulting for the property, industrial and SME sectors before joining Alanis in 2005. He has extensive experience in the acquisition, structuring, financing, development, asset management and disposal of a diversified portfolio of property and non-property assets. He works between our London and Dublin offices.
David O’Dwyer
HEAD OF FINANCE

David is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) who trained with KPMG in Dublin where he worked in team leading roles on the audits of a number of leading property development and investment companies in Ireland and the UK. He has extensive experience in property structuring, property financing and reporting. He joined Alanis in 2007 and currently heads up the companies finance department in addition to overseeing all compliance related matters within the firm.

Our Offices
Dublin Office
61 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
Phone: +353 1 5424 800
London Office
45 Charles Street, London, W1J 5EH
Phone: +44 20 7629 4495