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Jeremy Richardson
Chief Executive, Runwood Homes Group
The situation regarding social care is scandalous. Boris Johnson promised to ‘fix social care’ but it was a false promise. So, what is to be done?
Jeremy recently took up the role of Chief Executive of the Runwood Homes Group. Privately owned Runwood is one of the UK’s largest care home businesses with 76 services operating in England and Northern Ireland, with a number of new developments under construction. Until the end of March Jeremy was the Chief Executive of Four Seasons Health Care Group (‘FSHC’), one of the four largest care home operators in the UK. He was appointed to the role in December 2019, having previously led brighterkind, an award winning stand alone care business, that was part of FSHC. For much of the last two years, Jeremy has been at the forefront of the covid crisis, leading Four Seasons through the pandemic, and acting as a voice for the wider social care industry with multiple media appearances.
Jeremy’s professional background is a combination of professional services, private equity and management consulting and subsequently entrepreneurship in the hospitality sector. After stints at NatWest Ventures, now Bridgepoint Capital and Bain & Company, along with a colleague he set up Kew Green Hotels, taking the business from start up to become Europe’s biggest multi franchise hotel company, operating the Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Days Hotel and Crowne Plaza brands over a period of 9 years. Kew Green was eventually successfully sold to Chinese operator, HK CTS Metropark Hotels for a sum in excess of £400m. Jeremy was subsequently appointed Executive Chairman of Menzies Hotels, where he led the restructure and successful sale of the regional hotel group before joining brighterkind.
As well as being CEO of Four Seasons, Jeremy is the senior Non Executive Director of the Goodwood Estate, home to the world famous Festival of Speed and Revival motor racing meetings.
