Richard, who joins in early June, will assume leadership responsibility for Care UK's Learning Disabilities, Mental Health and Children's Services.
Richard holds a BA (Hons) in Public Administration at Leicester Polytechnic and joins from InHealth Group, one of the UK's leading providers of clinical solutions, where he was Chief Executive Officer, Diagnostics & Imaging. Prior to InHealth, Richard was Director of Design & Development at BUPA Hospitals Group.
Commenting on Richard's appointment Chief Executive Mike Parish said:
"We are delighted to welcome Richard to Care UK. He brings significant general management experience to Care UK having held a number of operational management roles within the UK health sector. His extensive experience will strengthen our Specialist Care division."