Charles Wates

Charlie joined the Wates Group in 2005. He is founder and joint Managing Director of Needspace?, the company’s managed workspace division which now comprises a portfolio of seven properties across London and the South East. He joined the Board in 2011 and is also Chairman of the Next Generation Committee.

Before joining Wates he was a chartered surveyor with over ten years’ experience in the commercial property sector with firms including Jones Lang LaSalle.

Outside of the company, he is a member of the British Council of Offices and the British Property Federation. He is on the Board of Management, Estates Committee and Finance Committee of the Royal Alexandra & Albert School.