Richard Holmes

Richard is the former Joint UK CEO of Specsavers, the largest UK opticians and eyewear retailer in the UK. He joined Specsavers in 2007 as Group Marketing Director where he was responsible for the brand globally and worked closely with JV partners marketing Specsavers in each country. Prior to Specsavers, Richard enjoyed 8 years at Boots where he ran Healthcare divisions, Boots.com and finally the pharmacy at the company. Richard started his career at Unilever in Personal Products and is on the board of Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and Safestore.