Management Team

Brian Whitty, FCA

Executive Chairman since April 2004 following six years as Chief Executive and three years as Finance Director. Previously Finance Director of ACT Group plc.

Richard Harpin, BA (Hons) CdipAF

Chief Executive since April 2004. Appointed to the Board in May 2001. Founder of HomeServe which was originally a joint venture with South Staffordshire Group set up in 1993. Previously a brand manager with Procter & Gamble, followed by management consultancy with Deloitte and his own company.

Jon Florsheim

Appointed to the board as Chief Excutive Officer, HomeServe Membership in March 2007. Previously he was Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director, Customer Group, of British Sky Broadcasting. Prior to joining BskyB in 1994, Jon was Marketing Director of Dixons Stores Group (now DSG International plc) and has held marketing posts with Tesco.

Rachael Hughes, BA (Hons)

Appointed as Chief Executive of HomeServe Europe in 2005 having been Managing Director of Doméo, HomeServe's joint venture with Generale des Eaux Services in France, since its launch in June 2001. Previously Managing Director of CHEP Argentina SA following a total of seven years with CHEP Equipment Pooling Systems in North and South America and GKN Group in the UK.

Jonathan King, BSc (Hons)

Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Home Service USA in 2005 following 4 years as Managing Director of Homeserve Membership Ltd and a year as Business Development Director. He previously worked in retail marketing with the Boots Company as Group Brand Manager for No.7 Cosmetics.

Jeremy Middleton, BA (Hons)

Non executive Director of the original HomeServe business set up in 1993. Previously a Brand Manager with Procter and Gamble and a Management Consultant with PriceWaterhouse. Now acts as a Venture Capitalist specialising in early stage business.

Martin Bennett

Being appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in June 2009. Previously Finance Director of UK Membership having been Finance Director of the Warranties business and Commercial Director. Prior to joining HomeServe in 2003 he spent three years as group finance director of Clarity Group and 10 years at Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Trevor Didcock MBA, BSc (Hons)

Appointed Group Chief Information Officer in February 2008. Previously Information Systems Director at the AA from 2003 to 2007 and Group IT Director of RAC Motoring Services from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that he held various roles in Esso, J P Morgan and Mars, including 3 years as Head of IT for Mars Confectionery.