Lara Paemen

Lara is the Managing Director of IFMA (International Facility Management Association) EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). In this role, she is the link between IFMA’s HQ in Houston, Texas and IFMA’s Chapters, partners and stakeholders in the region and responsible for the EMEA strategy of IFMA. She is also a member of the IFMA EMEA Board of Directors.

Lara is graduated as an Interior designer and owns a Master in International Business. Before joining IFMA, she acquired 17 years of experience as a Strategic Workplace Consultant and Change manager with projects in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, and the UK.

Lara is based in Belgium and speaks four languages.