Douglas Sutherland
Chairman
Douglas Sutherland was appointed Chairman on 18 May 2010. Douglas was Chief Financial Officer of Skype during its acquisition by eBay and was also Chief Financial Officer at Secure Wave during its acquisition by PatchLink. 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. Douglas is currently also a Director of Median Gruppe S.à r.l. and Socrates Health Solutions Inc.
Mark Dixon
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer and founder, Mark Dixon is one of Europe’s best known entrepreneurs. Since founding Regus in Brussels, Belgium in 1989, he has achieved a formidable reputation for leadership and innovation. Prior to Regus he established businesses in the retail and wholesale food industry. A recipient of several awards for enterprise, Mark has revolutionised the way business approaches its property needs with his vision of the future of work.
Dominik de Daniel
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Dominik de Daniel joined Regus on 1 November 2015 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Regus Dominik served for over 9 years as the Chief Financial Officer of Adecco Group, the world leading provider of Human Resource Solutions; Dominik was also the Adecco Group’s Head of Global Solutions and was responsible for global Information Management and for Adecco Group’s activity in China. Dominik previously held the CFO position at DIS AG, the market leader in professional staffing in Germany, before the company was ultimately acquired by Adecco Group.
Lance Brown
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Lance Browne was appointed Non-Executive Director of Regus on 27 August 2008, became Senior Independent Director on 18 May 2010 and Chairman of the Nomination Committee on 27 September 2012. Lance was previously CEO then Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd, Non-Executive Director of IMI plc, Senior Advisor to the City of London, Chairman of China Goldmines plc, and Director of Business Development at Powergen International. Lance is Chairman of Travelex (China), and a WS Atkins International Advisory Board member.
Elmar Heggen
Independent Non-Executive Director
Elmar Heggen was appointed Non-Executive Director of Regus on 1 June 2010 and was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee on 27 September 2012. Elmar has extensive management experience. Since 2006 he has been the Chief Financial Officer, Head of the Corporate Centre and a Member of the Executive Committee of the RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network. Joining the RTL Group in 2000 he has previously held the positions of Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions and Vice President of Strategy and Controlling. Prior to joining RTL, Elmar was Vice President & General Manager of Felix Schoeller Digital Imaging in the UK. Elmar is a Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of the RTL Group. He is also a Board Member of Atresmedia (Spain) and Metropole television (France) and Chairman of the Broadcast Centre Europe SA.
Florence Pierre
Independent Non-Executive Director
Florence Pierre was appointed Non-Executive Director of Regus on 21 May 2013. She currently shares her time between directorships, consulting and venture investments in companies providing innovative and internet services. She has over 30 years of international corporate finance practice, holding senior positions at BNP, Financière Rothschild, Degroof Corporate Finance and her own M&A advisory boutique. Florence has an international perspective having worked in Chicago, New York, Paris and Brussels. She has also taught economic and finance, published a number of books and articles on valuation, and has been a member of several French entrepreneurship and innovation committees, both governmental and professional. Florence was a Director at 3i Infrastructure plc from 2010 to 2013 and is a Director at ESL Network, the French leading strategic advisory in economic intelligence.
François Pauly
Independent Non-Executive Director
François Pauly was appointed Non-Executive Director of Regus on 19 May 2015. François has over 30 years of management experience in the banking sector. Until October 2014 François served as Chief Executive and Chairman of the Management Board of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (“BIL”). Previous management experience includes Executive appointments at BIP Investment Partners S.A., Dexia Group and at Sal. Oppenheimer jr. & Cie. S.C.A. François serves as the Senior Advisory Partner at Castik Capital Partners and as non-Executive Director of Group la Luxembourgeoise SA, BIP Investment Partners SA, M&C S.p.A and Cobepa SA. François also serves on the Boards of several charitable organisations.
Nina Henderson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nina Henderson was appointed to the board on 20 May 2014. She is currently a non-executive Director of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC and Director of CNO Financial Group (Bankers Life, Washington National and Colonial Penn insurance companies). Nina is also Managing Partner of Henderson Advisory which provides consumer industry evaluations to investment firms. During her thirty year career with Bestfoods and its predecessor company, CPC International, she held a number of international and North American general management and executive marketing positions, including Vice President of Bestfoods and President of Bestfoods Grocery. Nina has also served as a Director of numerous companies in diverse industries including AXA Financial Inc, Royal Dutch Shell plc., Del Monte Food Company and Pactiv Corporation. Nina is a Trustee of Drexel University where she holds a Bachelor of Science with honours and received the 2010 AJ Drexel Distinguished Alumni Award. She is also a Director of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the Foreign Policy Association.
