Instant are delighted to welcome Michael Murphy as Chairman of the company.

Former Chief Executive of Friends Reunited, Michael has enjoyed a varied career as one of the UK’s most successful serial entrepreneurs.  In recent years he has been a board member of organisations including Multimap and Datamonitor, where he was instrumental in significantly increasing their share price.

This will be Michael’s first role in the commercial property sector, where he will be providing strategic counsel to help build the company’s growing reputation as a global leader in both on-line broking of serviced office space and the provision of a unique, full service managed offices operation.

The appointment spearheads a series of appointments being made to strengthen Instant’s team and allow it to capitalise on opportunities in the market and fortify its position as the market leader.

Three key appointments have been made across the business, including Catherine Lister as Marketing Director for the managed offices division, Claire Noble as Online Marketing Director and Nuria Miranda as Global Accounts Manager. 

Rob Hamilton, founder and Chief Executive of the Instant group, said: “Bringing Michael on board is a real coup for Instant. His track record and experience is second to none and his strategic input will help take us to the next level, bringing fresh, innovative thinking to the office sector.”

He continued: “Our recruitment drive and further development of the growing managed office business signal exciting times ahead for Instant, and put us in a strong position to exploit occupier demand for fully fitted and managed premises for organisations on a short to medium term basis.”

Michael Murphy said: “Instant is a strong brand in the serviced office sector but with the extraordinary growth of its unique managed office business, there is enormous scope to diversify and develop the company as the market leader in the full service provision of tailored office space.” 

Managed offices has been a rapidly growing branch of Instant’s business in the last five years, with the company offering a unique, specialist service which bridges the gap between serviced offices and conventional leaseholds. Typically, Instant is able to secure workspace for companies requiring 10,000 to 50,000 sq ft on a one to five year lease.

Instant signs the lease with the landlord, takes on the cost and administration of setting up the office, runs the facilities management and all day-to-day requirements for the client, all for one monthly fee, fixed for the life of the contract. In this way Instant absorbs the risk and provides the occupier with transparent budget certainty.

To find out more and to discuss your office requirement, contact Instant on 020 7298 0600 and visit www.instantoffices.com