Mike Corless and Steve Brown are Equita’s northern and southern regional business development directors. Paul Sharpe (Sales & Marketing Director) is also available to assist with any enquiries.
They are both on call to our parking enforcement clients whenever questions or doubts arise.
Mike Corless: Business Development Director: Midlands and North
Mike’s career began at Warrington Borough Council’s accountancy and audit department in 1966.
After many years in the public sector, Mike’s role is to generate new business in the north of England.
He is also an associate member of the Institute of Data Processing Management (IDPM) and is Secretary of the North West BPA Regional Association (
www.britishparking.co.uk)
Steve Brown: Business Development Director: London and South
Charged with increasing Equita’s client base in the road traffic sector for London and the South, former Company Sergeant Major Steve joined Equita from Colchester Borough Council in 2006.
As parking manager at the council, Steve implemented Decriminalised Parking Enforcement in October 2004, experience which has provided him with frontline understanding of the issues facing parking professionals
Steve is well versed and qualified in equality and diversity, health and safety and first aid, as well as parking adjudication.
Like Mike, Steve is a founding member of the Institute of Parking Professionals and Chairman of the Eastern BPA Regional Association. In recognition of his status in the parking profession Steve was recently elected to the Council of the British Parking Association (
www.britishparking.co.uk)
Paul Sharpe: Sales and Marketing Director
Paul joined John Crilley Ltd in 1985 after leaving university with a combined degree in English and History. Initially he was employed as the Company’s Bailiff Manager and became the Regional Manager for the southeast of England in 1991, where he had overall responsibility for contract management and new business development.
During this period, Paul managed the collection of many hundreds of thousands of Community Charge Liability Orders, building the operation from the beginning to the largest regional operation in the company. In 1995, Paul also became responsible for developing the Company’s strategy for the collection of Penalty Charge Notices for the newly decriminalised parking areas.
In late 1995, Paul was appointed to the Board of Director’s with responsibility for regulating the Company’s operations in Birmingham, the implementation of a new computer system and the complete re-organisation of administrative support.
Since the formation of Equita in 1999, Paul has been the company’s Sales and Marketing Director. Paul has overall responsibility for all new and prospective client accounts, with the objective of maintaining and developing relationships and ensuring there are effective communication channels at a variety of levels to enable Equita to deliver a high quality service.
Paul is a Certificated Bailiff and has been an active member of the Enforcement Services Association since 1989. Paul is the Post-President of the association and is also a founder member of the Institute of Parking Professionals.
For further information contact Paul on paul.sharpe@equita.co.uk