Our Board

Charlie Green joined Workspace in February 2026 as Chief Executive Officer.

Charlie is an experienced Chief Executive and co-founder of The Office Group (‘TOG’, now Fora), which he grew over two decades into a leading flexible workspace business with more than 70 locations across the UK. He led the company through multiple investment cycles, including Blackstone’s majority acquisition in 2017 and its merger with Fora in 2021, with direct experience of scaling a flexible workspace platform through different market conditions, including occupancy, pricing, customer proposition and disciplined growth. Charlie played a central role in establishing TOG’s reputation for customer-focused, design-led, sustainable workplaces, shaping its culture and overseeing the growth of a team of more than 450 people. Charlie was formerly Acquisitions Director at MWB Group Plc, focusing on Central London offices and building the platform for its serviced office subsidiary. Prior to founding TOG, he consulted on various assets for Workspace Group PLC. Charlie is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He serves on the Enterprise Committee of the Design Museum and is Patron of the charity Global Generation, reflecting his long-standing commitment to design, sustainability and community impact.

Current external appointments: 
Charlie currently has no external appointments. 

Tom Edwards-Moss joined the Group in February 2026 as Chief Financial Officer.

Tom has direct listed REIT, financing, capital allocation and public company experience, including in a value realisation context. He was the Chief Executive of Hibernia Real Estate Group Ltd. (‘Hibernia’) prior to joining Workspace. He joined the business in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer of Hibernia REIT PLC’s investment manager and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Hibernia REIT PLC following the internalisation of the investment manager in 2015, joining the Board at that point and holding the position until the business’ acquisition by Brookfield in 2022 when he became CEO. Prior to Hibernia, he spent nearly nine years at Credit Suisse in the UK & Ireland Investment Banking Team. Tom qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC.

Current external appointments: 
Tom currently has no external appointments. 

Lesley-Ann joined the Board in January 2021.

Lesley-Ann was previously a Director in the Cabinet Office of HM Government and a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, as well as having previously worked at UBS and Midland Bank. She has deep global capital markets experience on both buy and sell sides, extensive knowledge of central and local government and experience of policy development, procurement and major programme delivery and a track record of promoting inclusion and diversity and delivering meaningful cultural change, as well as public company board experience. She also has deep financial fluency gained as a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (‘CIMA’). She was also previously on the board of BusinessLDN, a Non-Executive Director of St. James’s Place plc and on the board of North London Hospice.

Committee Memberships:
Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit, Nominations and ESG Committees.

Current external appointments:
Lesley-Ann is a Non-Executive Director on the board of Homes England where she chairs their Nominations and Remuneration Committees.  Lesley-Ann is also a Non-Executive Director on the board of the Confederation of British Industry (‘CBI’).

Rosie Shapland was appointed to the Board in November 2020.

Rosie is an experienced Audit Committee Chair, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and previously an audit partner at PwC, where she built over 30 years’ audit and risk expertise alongside a broad range of experience of advising public company boards. She has many years’ experience of operating within the finance sector and has strong financial technical expertise, as well as extensive experience of governance, risk management, investment and corporate transactions, and people development and remuneration, all of which support her role as Senior Independent Director, including independent Board oversight and shareholder engagement.

Committee memberships: 
Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominations, ESG and Remuneration Committees. 

Current external appointments: 
Rosie is a Non-Executive Director at PayPoint plc where she is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Rosie is a Non-Executive Director of SThree plc, chairing their Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Rosie is currently also the Senior Independent Director at Foxtons Group plc, where she is Chair of their Audit Committee, and a member of their Remuneration, Nomination and ESG Committees. As announced in February 2026, Rosie will be stepping down from the Foxtons Board at the end of July 2026, following the release of their interim results.. 

Manju joined the Board on 26th January 2022.

Manju brings significant experience in audit, financial reporting, risk management, strategy, digital transformation, ESG and stakeholder engagement, across a breadth of industry sectors. Prior to her non-executive career, Manju spent over 25 years with Harvey Nichols Group, the international retailer, serving as Chief Executive from 2020 to 2023, having previously held the positions of co-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. She led the evolution of the Harvey Nichols brand and customer proposition, adapting to changing consumer behaviours, while delivering digital transformation, organisational change and sustainable growth across retail, hospitality and e-commerce operations in the UK and international markets. Manju is a Chartered Accountant (‘ICAEW’) and she is also a member of Chapter Zero, a network of board directors focused on strengthening climate governance and she is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion and the value of diverse perspectives in effective leadership and governance.

Committee memberships:
Chair of the ESG Committee and member of the Audit and Nominations Committees.

Current external appointments:
Manju is a Non-Executive Director at Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust plc, where she is Audit Committee Chair and a member of their Management Engagement and Nomination Committees. She is a Non-Executive Director at Smiths News plc, where she is Audit Chair designate and sits on their Remuneration, Sustainability and Nomination Committees. She is also a Non-Executive Director at London & Partners, an international trade and investment agency for London.

Nick joined the Board on 26th January 2022.

He is currently the CEO of Greene King and has been in that role for over 7 years. Prior to that Nick spent 17 years at Merlin Entertainments plc, having started his career in pubs at Bass plc and Allied Domecq. He was also previously a Non-Executive Director at Daniel Thwaites plc. He has significant expertise in strategy, real estate and business development and experience of public company boards. Nick is Chair of the British Beer & Pub Association, on the advisory board of WiHTL and has sat on various Government councils representing the pub and hospitality sector. Nick is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Committee memberships: 
Member of the Nominations and ESG Committees

Current external appointments: 
Nick is CEO at Greene King, the pub retailer and brewer. 

David joined the Board on 1 June 2024.

He was an investment columnist for the Financial Times for over 15 years and is now an investment columnist for the Daily Telegraph. He also writes regular columns for Citywire, as well as for Investment Week, MoneyWeek and the Investor’s Chronicle in previous years giving him a strong perspective on public market investors, valuation issues and investor communications. In addition, David has built up a number of media businesses, including the corporate communications business The Rocket Science Group, the fintech news service AltFi, and, most recently, www.etfstream.com, a fast-growing brand focused on the ETF industry. He has also been a director of several start-ups.

Committee memberships:
Member of the Nominations and ESG Committees.

Current external appointments:
David is a Non-Executive Director at listed fund Gresham House Energy Storage PLC.