Education
University of New York
University of New York
Born in Huddersfield and educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, before going on to the University of York, Richard Harpin joined Procter & Gamble in 1986 to pursue a marketing career. He worked at Procter & Gamble until 1990 before joining Deloitte as a management consultant. In 1993 he established Homeserve as a joint venture with South Staffordshire Water and built it into one of the United Kingdom"s largest home emergency businesses.
He lives near York and uses a helicopter to commute to work in Walsall.
He is a member of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network.