Instant Offices Group Appoints Patrick Diggines as Chairman

Instant Offices Group, the world's leading flexible office space provider, today announced the appointment of Patrick Diggines as Chairman. The appointment is made as the group continues to expand aggressively by geography and by turnover. Turnover for 2008 is forecast to top £23m, continuing Instant Offices Group's trend of growing 100% year-on-year.

Patrick brings to the Instant Offices Group over 30 years' experience, much of which was gained in the City. His last position was Deputy Chief Executive at Crédit Agricole Indosuez (now Calyon). After that, he was Chairman and CEO of Alexander Mann, Europe's leading recruitment process outsourcer. He will continue his chairmanship of Adapt Plc, the independent Virtual Network Operator (VNO), in tandem with his chairmanship of the Instant Offices Group, where he will offer strategic expertise and guidance in all areas of the business, to help to further grow the business.

Commenting on the appointment, Rob Hamilton, Founder and Managing Director of Instant Offices Group said, "Many small businesses have difficulties in managing their growth, particularly once they go beyond 50 people. We are thrilled to have Patrick on board to guide us through the challenges of transitioning from a small to a medium sized business. His proven business acumen, coupled with a 'can-do' approach, will help take our ever-expanding business to the next level. I'm delighted to welcome him on board!"

Patrick Diggines, Chairman of Instant Offices Group, stated, "I am really excited to join the enormously innovative, dynamic and successful group that is Instant Offices Group. I'm really looking forward to helping ensure that the infrastructure and strategy necessary to keep the company on its current steep growth curve is firmly in place, while maintaining all the flexibility of a smaller operation."

Other recent appointments to support Instant Office Group's high growth include:

Javier Brage, who joins the group as Finance Director. He brings over 20 years' experience in high-growth companies to the group, and joins from Improveline, a venture capital backed start-up company, where he oversaw growth from £20k annual revenue in 2000 to £60m in 2006.

Aoibhinn Lawlor joins as Marketing Manager, bringing with her ten years' marketing experience, much of which was gained at Multimap, one of the world's leading mapping companies.

Helena Burrows, Petra O'Shea and Gavin Foreman bring to the group's Instant Offices Managed division a combined 15 years' experience in the serviced office sector, much of which was gained during their tenures at Regus, the world's largest provider of serviced offices. They have joined Instant Offices Group as Associate Directors.