Our top team
At Citibase we’ve put together a really great team, with plenty of experience in the serviced-office sector. From the start, we were determined to do things differently and give clients and brokers the sort of flexible service they have always wanted. We are constantly striving to raise client and broker expectations, innovating to lead the sector from the front, while making it a fun company to work for too.
Our Leadership
Please select a name below to jump to that bio:Directors
Ian Read | Chairman and Founder
Ian is a qualified Civil Engineer with an MBA in Finance. He has amassed over 20 years experience in the property and finance sectors where he has been involved with public and private company acquisitions and sales as well as corporate and property finance. Ian managed London & Edinburgh Trust’s various serviced property activities including creating a network of 15 centres. In addition to the creation and growth of Citibase Ian has worked with David Joseph for 15 years on the acquisition, growth and sale of Harley Street Medical House and the creation, growth and sale of Freehold Managers PLC the property manager of the £146m Freehold Income Trust.
Steve Jude | Chief Executive
Between 1999 and 2002, Steve was Group Sales & Marketing Director of Regus plc. Between 1999 and 2000, Regus doubled its global revenues through the introduction of yield-management techniques.
The radical improvement in operational profitability enabled the successful IPO of Regus in London and New York.
Prior to Regus, Steve was Director of International Sales at Avis Europe at the time of their flotation. Before joining Citibase, Steve was Board Director of SIRVA UK, (a subsidiary of Clayton Dubilier and Rice) the relocation and storage company which owned the removals business, Pickfords. On joining Citibase, Steve resigned his position as Non-Executive Director of MWB Business Exchange plc, where he was chairman of the Audit committee.
David Joseph | Non-executive Director and Founder
David is a qualified building surveyor with over 30 years experience in the commercial property sector. He trained with King & Co., before joining the International Department of property consultants, Knight Frank. David later joined Portmans as Development Director in charge of a substantial redevelopment portfolio. This was followed by work on various development projects including a serviced office joint venture with London & Edinburgh Trust, where he first met Ian Read.
David’s recent focus has been on establishing Citibase as one of the UK’s leading providers of serviced offices.
Philip Warner | Non-Executive Director
Philip Warner is Chairman of Warner Estate Holdings PLC. Philip joined the board of Warner Estates Holdings PLC in March 1979 and was appointed Chairman in 1993. He is a qualified barrister, a Nonexecutive Director of Stonemartin PLC and a Director of several private companies.
The Directors intend to appoint an additional non-executive director during the first half of 2009.
Management
Caroline Taylor | Director of Internal Sales
Caroline is responsible for the operation of all the Citibase centres. Caroline has worked in business to business support services for fifteen years. Prior to joining Citibase, Caroline was Operations Director at Prontaprint Ltd.
Lisa Watson | Director of Quality and Best Practice
Lisa has 20 years experience in the service industry. Her responsibilities include human resources, health & safety and training. Lisa is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and was sponsored, by Citibase, through her Masters degree in human resource management.
Jon Addis | Finance Director
Jon, a Chartered Accountant (ACA), has over fifteen years experience working with high growth private equity backed SMEs as an Investment Director and in Finance/ M&A Director roles. His experience includes leading the acquisition strategy of the Hydrex Group, a Bridgepoint Capital backed business, as M&A Director. He has also held Investment Director roles at the private equity divisions of Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Lloyds Bank plc. He joined Citibase from DBK Group Ltd where he was Group Finance Director.
David Mellon | Director of Strategic Partnerships
David has nine years experience in the serviced office industry along with experience of facilities management gained working for Halliburton and GEC. David is responsible for the production of management and financial accounts, forecasting and controlling expenditure against budget. David also oversees the development of Citibase’s management information systems and is responsible for the training of finance staff.