BRIAN SHERMAN

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Brian joined First Bristol Corporation in early 2016 and is the Chief Financial Officer. He has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and accounting roles. Brian oversees the accounting/finance department and his responsibilities include cash management, treasury, financial reporting, financial controls, and managing the banking and financial relationships. In addition, Brian manages the accounting and reporting systems.

Brian graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with an undergraduate degree in accounting. Brian began his career as an accountant for a large regional commercial real estate developer and property manager. Over time, he developed an interest in accounting systems and application development and recognized an opportunity to gain efficiencies through systems. Brian furthered his interest by earning a master’s degree from Bentley University, majoring in Management Information Systems (MIS). With a strong skill set in both systems and finance, Brian has improved efficiency within orgnazations through implementing financial ERP systems, writing custom applications, and designing and developing financial reporting systems and databases.

Brian is active in coaching youth basketball. Brian also founded a boys AAU basketball program and successfully coached and operated the organization for three years.

Testimonials

What Our Clients Have to Say

 

Richard Boschwitz

“First Bristol Corporation was great to work with during the build out of our space as well as the move in. They were and continue to be extremely responsive to all our needs any day of the day/week no matter the issue. The staff is extremely friendly and cooperative, and we know that we made the right decision moving into one of their buildings.”
Richard Boschwitz
Director (RIS) | BAYADA Home Health Care

 

Karen Whitman

“Over the years, we have developed a strong partnership and relationship with First Bristol in the creation of Homewood Suites, Hampton Inns and Hilton Garden Inn Hotels, and we couldn’t be happier to congratulate Jim Karam and his team on this award and their achievements.”
Karen Whitman
Senior Director of Development | Hilton Worldwide

 

John Fish

“Our experience working with First Bristol has always been positive because of their strong leadership, hands-on approach, responsiveness and appreciation of the finer details. The First Bristol team members are problem solvers at heart who are always professional, proactive and committed to resolving project issues swiftly and respectfully.”
John Fish
Chairman and CEO | Suffolk

 

Bradford Dimeo

“From our PX to our PM to our Super, they each had one common theme-if we could do 15 First Bristol projects a year, it would be great! When I challenged them as to why, they responded with: (a) they completely understand that time is money; (b) they make decisions and stand by them; (c) they provide clear direction to the design team; (d) they are fair and reasonable with changes; (e) they process and pay the requisitions in a timely manner; and (f) they create a positive team environment that instills a collaborative mindset.”
Bradford Dimeo
President and CEO | Dimeo

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