Cushman & Wakefield has hired Mia Mends as the new Chief Executive of C&W Services, effective now. As Chief Executive, C&W Services, Mends will oversee operations across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, leading a business of nearly 13,000 people serving clients across a variety of industries. She will be part of Cushman & Wakefield's global management team and is transitioning into the role as Paul Bedborough retires from the organization.

Mends joins C&W Services from Sodexo, where she held senior leadership roles for a decade, including serving as Sodexo's Chief Administrative Officer of North America. She also served as CEO of Impact Ventures, which included leading SodexoMAGIC, a joint venture between Sodexo and Magic Johnson Enterprises, and was their Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Mends serves on the board of directors for the EMERGE Fellows program and on the Business Leadership Council at Wellesley College.

She is also a corporate director at H&R Block and Limeade Inc.