Board of Directors

Experience

Mark was appointed as Executive Chair on 16 June 2026. He founded IWG in 1989 and, over four decades as Chief Executive Officer, he built the Company into the global leader in flexible workspace, with a network spanning more than 120 countries through brands such as Regus, Spaces, HQ, and Signature. As Executive Chair, he will continue to provide strategic guidance to the Board and act as an adviser to the CEO.

Mark is one of Europe's best-known entrepreneurs. He has achieved a formidable reputation for leadership and innovation and is the recipient of many awards for enterprise. He is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the workspace industry who revolutionised the way business approaches its property needs with his vision of the future of work.

Prior to IWG he established businesses in the retail and wholesale food industry.

Experience

Douglas became Deputy Chair on 16 June 2026, having served as Non-Executive Chairman since 2010. As Deputy Chair, Douglas Sutherland will continue to contribute his extensive experience and Company knowledge to oversee the Board's effectiveness and operations.

Douglas was Chief Financial Officer of Skype during its acquisition by eBay. Prior to this, Douglas was an Arthur Andersen Partner with international management responsibilities. He has served as a director of companies in multiple jurisdictions and was the founding Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg.

External appointments

Chairman, Socrates Health Solutions Inc.; Director, Medtop Group S.A.; Member of the board of managers, AI Monet Parento S.àr.l.

Experience

Christian was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 16 June 2026. He initially joined IWG in 2025 as Chief Transformation Officer and subsequently Global Head of all Regions and in that short time, he helped accelerate operational execution, strengthen performance and advance the Company’s strategic priorities.

Christian brings extensive international leadership experience. He was a partner at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco and a Director at KKR Capstone, advising and leading complex transformation programmes across a range of businesses. He has transformed multiple KKR portfolio companies, among them Selecta, where he served as CEO for six years, leading the European food technology and workplace services business through a period of significant change and successfully positioning it for the future.

Experience

Prior to joining IWG, Charlie was Chief Financial Officer of Babylon, a US-listed digital-first, value-based healthcare provider, Global Head of Corporate Development at CMC Markets, a retail-focused financial services business, Vice President at Deutsche Bank AG and held positions at Lehman Brothers and IBM. Charlie holds a degree in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

External appointments

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, Department for Work and Pensions in the UK Government; Non‑Executive Director, AICPA.

Experience

Laurie was a global engagement audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, advising large public companies, including Fortune 100 financial services companies, in the US and internationally over her 38-year career. Laurie is Chair of the Audit Committee as the Board considers her to have recent and relevant financial experience.

External appointments

Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair, QBE North America; Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair, Hagerty Inc (NYSE: HGTY); Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair, Everlake Insurance Company. She previously served as Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair, Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR).

Experience

In a 30-year career with Bestfoods Nina held international and North American general management and executive marketing positions, including Corporate Vice President of Bestfoods and President of Bestfoods Grocery. She has also served as director of numerous companies including Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc (LSE: HKM), AXA Financial Inc., Royal Dutch Shell plc, Del Monte Food Company and Pactiv Corporation. She holds a BSc (Hons) from Drexel University.

External appointments

Director and Human Resource Compensation Committee Chair, CNO Financial Inc. (NYSE: CNO); Vice Chair, Drexel University's Board of Trustees; Commissioner, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery; Director, the Foreign Policy Association; Director, VNS Health; Trustee, Philadelphia Orchestra & Ensemble Arts; Director, St Christopher's Children's Hospital.

Experience

Tarun, born in Bhagalpur and raised in Delhi, India, brings extensive franchising expertise to the Board from over 25 years with Yum! Brands, Inc., where he served as President of KFC U.S. until May 2025 and previously held executive roles, including KFC's Global Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director – KFC Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa, and India.

External appointments

CEO and Director, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAY).

Experience

Sophie is founder President of LeaderXXchange^® which advises investors and companies on governance and sustainability. She initially practised as a M&A lawyer in the US and Europe, and later specialised in finance as Managing Director of a New York-based investment fund. Sophie is a co-founder of the International Corporate Governance Network. She has served as Chair of Suez SA and Lead Independent Director of Kering.

External appointments

Non-Executive Director, Herbalife (NYSE); Non-Executive Director, Africa50; Non-Executive Director, Agence France-Locale; Non-Executive Director, Echiquier Positive Impact Europe funds; Non-Executive Director; Member, HCGE (Haut Comité de Gouvernement d'Entreprise); Senior Fellow, The Conference Board ESG Center in New York.

Experience

Lázaro's career included 25 years at the international banking platform SWIFT, where he ended his career as CEO leading the company through a major transformation post the 2008 financial crisis. After leaving SWIFT, Lázaro co-founded FinTechStage, a company specialised in innovation programmes for the financial services sector around the world where he led financial inclusion initiatives with the Gates Foundation.

Previous appointments include roles as Senior Independent Director of the Bank of England's RTGS/CHAPS Board, member of the Board Financial Crime Risk Committee of Standard Chartered Bank, Chairman of open banking platform Atto, and Senior Executive Advisor to Booz | Allen | Hamilton's Financial Services practice.

External appointments

Independent Chairman, PPRO GmbH; Independent Director, Starling Bank; Independent Director, Payoneer; Chairman, FinTechStage.

Experience

Stephen served as a senior Strategy Principal at Deloitte, LLP, and as a member of Deloitte's U.S. Board of Directors and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's Global Board of Directors until his retirement in 2023. Stephen was the Managing Partner of Monitor Group from 2006, until its acquisition by Deloitte in 2013.

In addition to his expertise in enterprise growth, innovation, M&A, organisation transformations, and strategy, Stephen brings deep corporate governance experience from advising Fortune Global 500 C-suite executives and Boards of Directors.

His previous board experience includes serving as Chair of the Board at AspenTech (NASDAQ:AZPN) and as an independent Director of LTX-Credence (NASDAQ:LTXC).

External appointments

Lead Independent Director, Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI).