The Great Bertino lands on his feet again.

mike65

Well would you credit it?

Ahern has what must be the perfect apres politics gig as he signs up with
Parker Green International (groovy tune)

from Property Week

Ireland’s former prime minister Bertie Ahern has been appointed to an advisory board of major Irish company Parker Green International.

Ahern will form one of eight on the international advisory board formed of business and political leaders. Parker Green said the board would help drive the company’s continued expansion.

Other figures on the board include two members of the UK House of Lords – Lord Alf Dubs, a Labour party politican who is an expert on Eastern European accession to the EU, and Lord Dennis Rogan, a crossbench peer and businessman with experience in African and Asian markets and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party in the Lords.

The board also includes: Harvard University’s Professor Richard Peiser, an expert in real estate development and urban planning; Michael Gibbons, a senior executive with French bank BNP Paribas; and Gregory Tosko, a vice-chairman of property services firm CB Richard Ellis in New York.

Parker Green is headquartered in Newry, Northern Ireland and develops and invests in the UK, Ireland, Western Europe and the USA. Its portfolio includes The Quays Shopping and Leisure Complex in Newry and the 120,000 sq ft House of Fraser department store in Darlington, England.

Gerard O’Hare, who founded Parker Green International in 1996 and is chairman, said: ‘With investments and developments throughout western, central and eastern Europe, the United States, the UK, and Ireland, we needed a board that would reflect our global approach more fully. This international advisory board lets us do that.

'This board can bring its global expertise to the management table and in doing so match the business approach already expressed in our portfolio.’

The board convenes today for its inaugural meeting in Malta.

As you can tell from the website these guys are not low-budget, so Ahern will be on a very handsome remuneration as Parker Green look to make sure the dice is loaded in thier favour come any major strategic decisions by the government.

Cynical me?

Mike.

gurramok

Well, to be fair, he knows a fair bit about property.

He supervised the biggest housing bubble in Europe and after all he knows a thing of two about buying property himself

Fratton Fred

I heard he may know a few people on planning committees as well.

I wonder how they pay him, by suitcase or brown envelope?

jmayo

Maybe there are just giving him a digout.
Sure the poor fellow must be broke, what with having to pay his legal fees, tax consultant fees (although he probably could have got his fiction writing daughter to help with some of the money explanations), makeup expenses, his own car insurance and motor tax (since no longer being chaufered at taxpayers expense).

He knows shag all about property.
Sure didn't he have to spend a fortune doing up a house that was only a few years old

Fratton Fred

I wonder who pays for his tea?:D

brianthebard

jmayo wrote: »

Maybe there are just giving him a digout.
Sure the poor fellow must be broke, what with having to pay his legal fees, tax consultant fees (although he probably could have got his fiction writing daughter to help with some of the money explanations), makeup expenses, his own car insurance and motor tax (since no longer being chaufered at taxpayers expense).

Did he give up his car and driver? Taoisigh get to keep them for life you know.

agentyumi

Let’s see what he can do. Having a long years in the service, he gain great experiences; that’s the reason why he has been appointed.

Sand

Not really surprised tbh. The devil takes care of his own.

jmayo

agentyumi wrote: »

Let’s see what he can do. Having a long years in the service, he gain great experiences; that’s the reason why he has been appointed.

He gained a few things alright I bet