Young’s remit includes PR, internal and external communications, and public affairs. International Working Group provides work spaces and office services to more than 2.5 million workers globally. The group’s companies include Regus, Basepoint, Openoffice, Spaces, No18 and Signature. In the 2017 financial year, the group reported global revenues of $2.35bn. At Lloyds, he was part of the new management team brought in to bring the bank back to financial health and return it to private ownership. Prior to Lloyds, Young was communications director at Santander UK and has held a number of senior roles at Natwest, as well as the British Bankers’ Association.
IWG has hired Matt Young as director of global corporate affairs. Young will be responsible for PR, public affairs and both internal and external communication at IWG. Formerly Lloyds Banking Group’s corporate affairs director, Young also worked at Santander UK, where he held the role of communications director.