Unispace Taps Industry Heavyweights for New EMEA Leadership Team

LONDON, UK – March 06, 2026 – Global workplace solutions firm Unispace has announced a significant reinforcement of its EMEA leadership, appointing three senior executives to navigate an increasingly complex commercial real estate market. Matthew Eastwood has been named Chief Executive Officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), joined by Fleur Peck as Head of Workplace Strategy and Kate Mason as Senior Principal of Workplace Design.

The appointments come at a critical juncture for global organizations. The widespread adoption of hybrid work, coupled with intense cost pressures and evolving employee expectations, is forcing a fundamental reassessment of corporate real estate portfolios. In this environment, Unispace is positioning itself to provide integrated solutions that promise greater certainty and performance-driven outcomes.

A Strategic Response to a Market in Flux

The post-pandemic workplace landscape in the EMEA region is defined by disruption and opportunity. Hybrid models have moved from a temporary measure to a permanent fixture, leading to projections of a potential 20% reduction in overall office occupancy. This shift is compelling companies to move beyond traditional office layouts focused on individual desks and instead create dynamic, collaboration-focused hubs that serve as centers for culture, innovation, and connection.

These strategic hires are a direct response to this new reality. By bringing in leaders with deep expertise in large-scale operational transformation, client-side strategy, and commercially grounded design, Unispace is signaling a deepened commitment to its integrated delivery model. The firm aims to guide enterprise clients through the entire lifecycle of their physical spaces, from initial real estate intelligence and strategic briefing to design, construction, and long-term performance management. This holistic approach is designed to address the core challenges facing businesses today: optimizing real estate costs, attracting and retaining talent, and ensuring physical spaces act as a catalyst for business performance rather than a sunk cost.

Group CEO Paul Saville-King commented on the strategic importance of the appointments, stating, "These senior appointments are exactly what our business needs as we continue to focus on the future and invest in the best people to take this business forward. Matthew understands both the complexity of global organisations and the importance of consistent local delivery."

Power Players with a Proven Track Record

The caliber of the new leadership team underscores the company's ambitions. Matthew Eastwood joins Unispace with a formidable reputation built over 25 years in the industry. Most recently, he was the Global Chief Operating Officer for CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions division, a $21 billion platform supporting occupiers in over 100 countries. In that role, he was instrumental in driving operational excellence, managing risk, and overseeing the integration of major acquisitions like Turner & Townsend within the project management business.

Prior to his global role, Eastwood transformed CBRE's EMEA Project Management business, growing its revenue from $260 million to over $1 billion and establishing it as the region's largest platform of its kind, delivering over 11,000 projects annually. His experience in managing complex, large-scale transformations provides Unispace with the operational horsepower to deliver on its promise of certainty for global clients.

Complementing Eastwood's operational leadership are the strategic and creative capabilities of Fleur Peck and Kate Mason. Fleur Peck, the new Head of Workplace Strategy, brings over two decades of experience, including significant client-side roles. Her focus is on understanding the fundamental business challenges clients face—from performance and wellbeing to culture and collaboration—and translating them into measurable workplace requirements. "The workplace has become a strategic lever for performance, wellbeing, and brand," Peck stated. "I'm excited to join Unispace and work with clients to define the outcomes they want, then help translate those into workplaces that genuinely support people and business success."

Kate Mason joins as Senior Principal for Workplace Design from the renowned firm Woods Bagot. With a strong reputation for translating organizational ambition into clear, commercially viable design outcomes, Mason will lead early-stage client engagement and concept development. Her role is crucial in ensuring that the design vision is strategically aligned with business goals from the outset. "I've always believed that great design starts with truly understanding people, their organisations, their culture, and what success looks like for them," Mason added.

The Integrated Model as a Differentiator

In a competitive market that includes global design firms like Gensler and M Moser Associates, Unispace is betting on its end-to-end integrated model as its key differentiator. This model connects real estate intelligence, data-driven strategy, human-centric design, and project delivery under a single point of accountability. The synergy between Eastwood’s operational excellence, Peck’s strategic insight, and Mason’s design expertise is intended to amplify the effectiveness of this approach.

The firm's recent work provides tangible evidence of this model in action. Award-winning projects for clients like Zoom in London and Tripadvisor in Oxford showcase an ability to create not just offices, but tailored environments. For Zoom, Unispace delivered an "Engagement Hub" that seamlessly integrates the company's own technology to foster collaboration. For Tripadvisor, the firm reimagined and condensed the company's footprint to align with modern work dynamics while creating a high-end, brand-reflective space.

Further afield, projects such as the sustainable restoration of Meridian Energy's headquarters in New Zealand, which achieved the advanced Living Building Challenge accreditation and diverted 95% of waste from landfill, demonstrate a commitment to delivering on complex client goals, including ambitious ESG targets. This ability to deliver measurable outcomes—whether in sustainability, employee experience, or portfolio efficiency—is central to the company's value proposition.

The new leadership team is poised to build on this foundation. As CEO for EMEA, Matthew Eastwood has a clear mandate. "Organisations are navigating portfolio change, regulatory pressure and capital discipline," he commented. "My focus will be on driving growth by empowering Unispace's people and deepening client partnerships, while strengthening the company's globally consistent model across the region and reinforcing delivery certainty." This focus on consistency and reliability is designed to resonate with large enterprise clients seeking predictable results across diverse geographical footprints.