Upflex Inc., the largest global network of workspaces, today announced Vincent Lottefier as its newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer. Lottefier, former JLL senior executive leader and current strategic advisor to IWG plc, will be tasked with evolving the business as it focuses on servicing enterprise customers and providing flexible workspaces to thousands of employees across the world. This news of the company’s first CSO follows the company’s earlier appointment of former IWG plc executive Liassine Talbi as global sales lead and the launch of Safe Spaces, a coworking industry program in collaboration with Colliers International.
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“Over the past eight months, as Upflex has evolved into an enterprise SaaS model, it became very clear we need a partner like Vincent,” said Christophe Garnier, Co-Founder and CEO of Upflex. “He is a proven leader with expertise in every aspect of the commercial real estate industry, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to Upflex as we focus on multiplying relationships with both brokerage firms and enterprise clients globally in 2021.”
Vincent Lottefier has worked for three decades in the corporate real estate industry. At JLL, he was most recently its Global President of Integrated Services. Prior roles also included Global Director and the CEO of JLL Corporate solutions for EMEA, CEO of JLL India, and Head of International Desk in New York. Lottefier will bring his expertise working across global accounts to Upflex, where he’ll focus on building relationships with brokerage firms and enterprise clients, amidst a worldwide shift to remote work and a breaking down of traditional corporate offices.
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With companies such as Twitter and Square announcing a permanent remote workforce, other companies are likely to adopt a flexible workspace even in a post-pandemic world. This is good news for the coworking industry. Despite a recent slowdown in growth in the market sector in the past year, the number of coworking and flexible workspace locations around the country is expected to double or triple within the next five years, according to a report from Colliers International.
Upflex has seen a similar positive trend on its own platform in the past year and has responded to increased demand with the addition of 2,500 locations in 2020. The company’s enterprise-grade technology platform, coupled with a global flex marketplace, is designed to allow large employers to embrace employee flexibility for up to tens of thousands of employees.
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