Profile: Hidden depths

CCV’s Michael Rea may not shout about it but he’s certainly made his mark at the consolidator. He talks to Martin Friel about his appetite for aquisition, the prospect of flotation and working for an industry ‘personality’

He’s a funny one is Michael Rea. You’d think the chief executive of one of the largest and most acquisitive brokers in the country, CCV, would be a bit more brash or arrogant – opinionated even. But Mr Rea is none of the above. He’s quiet, measured and a bit of a closed shop really. He doesn’t give much away and every soundbite is a hostage.

That’s not to say he isn’t good company – he is but he’s guarded. It’s difficult to tell whether this is to do with being in the company of a journalist or