Regus-Owner IWG CEO Sees WeWork as Distraction, Not Opportunity

Mark Dixon is the founder and chief executive officer of IWG Plc., an office space provider that owns coworking brands like Regus and Spaces. Dixon founded the company in 1989, more than two decades before WeWork Inc. catapulted the concept into public consciousness. But just as WeWork Inc. entered bankruptcy, IWG posted record revenue for the first half of this year. IWG is now eyeing some of its collapsed peer’s locations as more long-term office leases expire and hybrid work plans stick, with companies calling workers back more days each week. (Responses have been edited and condensed.)

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