Richard Grethe joins CHASE as a non-executive director

December 8, 2021

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Grethe as a Non-Executive Director to CHASE.

Richard has a rich history and extensive experience in the UK life-sciences industry. He started his career as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG and has worked in Pharmaceuticals for 30 years at Wellcome PLC, Medeva, Celltech, and UCB.

In 2004, he was a founding member of Focus Pharma and sold it to trade in 2014. Since 2015, Richard has served as CFO and subsequently Non-Executive Director of the market-leading medical animation company Random42.

On joining CHASE Richard said:

I have arrived at CHASE having been involved in PE-backed Pharma businesses for nearly 20 years.  The knowledge I have is wide, and Graham and the team are a real bunch of people I can get on with and help develop the business going forward. The CHASE team are trusted in the industry, hard-working and innovative in their approach, and adapt to a changing market effortlessly.

Graham Hawthorn, Managing Director of CHASE said:

We’re delighted that Richard has joined our team. His experience, both client and service side, will be invaluable as we continue to develop the CHASE offering.

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