Mike Parsons (Barchester Healthcare)

Mike Parsons (born 25 August 1950) is a British entrepreneur, best known for founding Barchester Healthcare, the UK's third largest provider of care homes. He retired as CEO in 2013.[1]

Mike Parsons

Education

Parsons read economics at Sussex and Oxford Universities and became a management consultant. He subsequently took an MBA at London Business School and the Diploma in International Management at Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Paris and the Graduate School of Business Administration on Wall Street.

Early career

Parsons was a founding director, share holder and managing director of a top London advertising agency (KHBB) which he and his partners sold to Saatchi & Saatchi in 1985, thus becoming a major shareholder in that company. He worked at Saatchi for five years and was Chief Operating Officer of the international network. During this time he rationalised the Saatchi International network which involved the merging of many businesses. In 1990 he sold his shareholding and left the company.[2]

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gollark: There are some web serials I like as well as regular books. No idea what my favourite of either category is. I am bad at picking those.
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References
  1. Learner, Sue (2014). "Ex-chief of Four Seasons Health Care to become boss of Barchester care homes". homecare.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. Hesse, Jason (2014). "Mike Parsons: You're in good hands | Page 1 - Real Business". realbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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