Mark Whittaker is Chair of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) and has held that role for the last three years, having been a Non-Executive Director for the previous two. Mark is also the General Manager and consultant for Thomson FM Limited, an independent and specialist facilities management consultancy. He has worked in the industry for over 20 years and has extensive experience in the areas of FM strategy, procurement and bid support/solution across a number of sectors, including central and local government, education, retail, leisure and healthcare