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Top Global FM Influencers

The Top Global FM Influencers list honors leaders worldwide who are shaping the future of facility management through innovation in sustainability, technology, workplace design, safety and operations.

Meet the Influencers
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These leaders are redefining what is possible in facility management. Through bold ideas, measurable results and a commitment to progress, they’re elevating the profession and inspiring a global network. Their impact extends across smart workplaces, sustainable strategies and innovative solutions—shaping the built environment across industries and around the world.

Meet the Influencers

Mohamad Abou Laban

Mohamad Abou Laban

Managing Director, UAE
OCS
United Arab Emirates

Segun Adebayo

Segun Adebayo

Chief Executive Officer
Pillars and Frames Limited
Nigeria

Aashik Alawdeen (1)

Aashik Alawdeen

Chartered Facilities Manager/ Visiting Lecturer
Deputy Head of Corporate Services,
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Sri Lanka

 

Joseph Allen (1)

Dr. Joseph Allen

Professor,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
United States

Michael Amos

Michael Amos

Managing Director
Waste to Wonder Worldwide
United Kingdom

Peter Ankerstjerne (1)

Peter Ankerstjerne

Chief Executive Officer
Planon
Netherlands

Rebeca Arguedas-2

Rebeca Arguedas

Directora General
United Facility Services
Costa Rica

Derek Bacigal (1)

Derek Bacigal

Director of Facilities 
Kukio Golf & Beach Club
United States

Kati Barklund1

Kati Barklund

Senior Workplace Strategy Manager
Tenant & Partner
Sweden

Jackie Bird

Jackie Bird

Workplace Director
Bird Workplace Consultants
United Kingdom

Prince Botwe

Prince Botwe

Operations Manager
IFMA Ghana Chapter
Ghana

Claire Coder

Claire Coder

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Aunt Flow
United States

Drew DePriest

Drew DePriest

Director of Real Estate OT
McKesson
United States

Nishar Fatema

Nishar Fatema

Global Strategy, Innovation and Transformation Manager
ServiceNow
United States

Brian Haines (2)

Brian Haines

Chief Strategy Officer
FM:Systems
United States

Charles Hammersla

Charles Hammersla

Key Account Director
ISS Facility Services
Australia

Heba Kamal

Heba Kamal

Regional Platform MEA Leader
Schneider Electric
Egypt

Katerina Karasyova

Katerina Karasyova

Senior Accounts Manager and Head of Partnerships
Freespace
Canada

Pierre Kriegler

Pierre Kriegler

General Manager Facilities and Property Management
Capemay Properties Ltd GH
South Africa

Winnie Kwofie

Dr. Winnie Kwofie

Associate Vice President, Facilities Development and Operations (Retired)
California State University, East Bay
United States

Christine Li

Christine Li

Head of Asia Pacific Research
Knight Frank
Singapore

Nithish Murthy

Nithish Murthy

Head of Facilities and Administration
The Heineken Company
India

Mike Petrusky

Mike Petrusky

Director of Podcasts
Eptura
United States

Norma Pleitez-2

Norma Pleitez

Operations and Community Director - Americas Region
The Instant Group
Mexico

Muhamed Reda

Muhammed Reda

FM Instructor, AUC
Chief Operations Officer,
Orion FMS
Egypt

Lorri Rowlandson

Lorri Rowlandson

Senior Vice President 
BGIS
Canada

Tom Ryckaert

Tom Ryckaert

Co-founder and Managing Partner
2nRich
Belgium

Kay Sargent

Kay Sargent

Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors
HOK
United States

Amro Shareef

Amro Shareef

Facility and Asset Management Expert
Atkins Realis
Saudi Arabia

Stacey Shepard

Stacey Shepard

President
Shepard Global Strategies, LLC
United States

Fatima Sousa

Fátima Sousa

Chief Executive Officer
FS EDUCA
Brazil

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Dr. Matt Tucker

Director of Research
IFMA
United Kingdom

Cibele Verasto

Cibele Verasto

Senior Workplace Leader
Databricks
Brazil

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Edward Wagoner

Chief Information Officer, Speaker, and Author
United States

Maciej Wiśniewski

Maciej Wiśniewski

Chief Executive Officer
Loredo RES
Poland

Dora Yim

Dora Yim

Senior Operations Director, Deputy Head of Property Management, HK
CBRE Advisory Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong