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01/12/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 1538I  IWG PLC  01 December 2022

IWG PLC

DIRECTORATE CHANGES

 

IWG plc (the "Company"), the global operator of leading co-work and workspace
brands, announces that Florence Pierre stepped down as Non-Executive Director
on 30 November 2022, having served  on the Board since 21 May 2013.

The Company is pleased to announce that Sophie L'Helias will join IWG as a
Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 December 2022. In accordance with
the Company's articles of association Sophie will seek election by the
Company's Shareholders at the Company's 2023 annual general meeting.

A trained lawyer, Sophie practiced in New York and Paris for several years
before specialising in finance as Managing Director of a New York based
investment fund. She also launched an investor consulting business focused on
international corporate governance. Specialised in corporate governance and
ESG, Sophie is a co-founder of the International Corporate Governance Network
(www.icgn.org
(https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icgn.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C300ec17f498745d7909f08daccae457c%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638047346605503343%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KBhco2TuWbkIKLvK6CuUVdxtVBdKAps%2Fpe46bzdq76c%3D&reserved=0)
). She is currently the President of LeaderXXchange™ which creates
methodologies and products to assess, optimise and integrate diversity,
sustainability, and governance strategies for investors, corporates, and
boards of directors.

Sophie serves as Non-Executive Director on the Boards of: Herbalife (NYSE);
Africa50; Agence France-Locale; Echiquier Positive Impact Europe funds; and
the ECGI (European Corporate Governance Institute). She is a member of the
HCGE (Haut Comité de Gouvernement d'Entreprise) and is a Senior Fellow at The
Conference Board ESG Center in New York.

Sophie also recently served as Independent Chair of Suez SA (Euronext, now
delisted) where she oversaw the conclusion of its merger with Veolia, and as
lead independent director of Kering (Euronext).

Sophie is the recipient of the 2019 International Corporate Governance Network
Lifetime Achievement Award in Corporate Governance; the 2019 New York Women in
Asset Management Award - ESG; the 2018 Global Proxy Watch GPW 10 Award that
designates the ten most salutary corporate governance influences in the world
each year and was featured in Forbes 40 French Women Leaders list in 2019.

Commenting on the changes announced today, Douglas Sutherland, Chairman of IWG
plc, said:

 

"I would like to thank Florence for the valuable contribution she has made to
the Board over the last nine years during which IWG continued to strengthen
its position as the global leader in the rapidly developing flexible workspace
market. We have been very fortunate to have benefitted from her expertise and
experience during this time."

 

"We are delighted that Sophie will join the Board. Her strong knowledge of
financial markets, extensive corporate governance experience and relevant ESG
knowledge will be of great value to the Board as we pursue the flexible
workspace opportunities as afforded by hybrid working becoming the preferred
operational model for businesses around the world."

 

There is no information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13

 

For further information, please contact:

 

IWG
plc
+41 (0) 41 723 2353

Mark Dixon, Chief Executive

Mal Patel, Group Investor Relations Director

 

 

Brunswick Group                              +44 (0) 20 7404
5959

Nick Cosgrove

Peter Hesse

 

For more information, please visit www.iwgplc.com

 

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