Meet our Team

Kevin joined Oakland Care Group in February 2022 as Chief Executive Officer. He brings over 16 years of senior leadership experience in improving the quality of life for older adults, with a focus on person-centred care, professionalising care roles, implementing innovative solutions, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Kevin didn’t plan a career in social care. After years in banking, HR, and turnaround leadership, he agreed to a short project helping a struggling charity – and never looked back. That experience taught him the sector from the ground up, and he discovered work that finally felt like it mattered.

Throughout his career, Kevin has transformed services for older adults across the UK, leading both non-profit and for-profit organisations providing care homes, home care, assisted living, memory care, and rehabilitation services. Under his direction, these services have thrived through a person-centred philosophy and innovative, technology-enabled solutions.

As a Director of West Sussex Partners in Care, Kevin is committed to advocating for the social care sector at a local and national level.

Professional Memberships

Kevin is a Fellow of both the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Leadership and Management. He holds a CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Approaches to AI in Organisations and a CMI Level 7 in Coaching & Mentoring.

Awards and Recognition

• Social Care Top 30 Leadership Awards – Finalist 2023, 2024, and 2025 (three consecutive years)
• Leaders in Care Awards 2025 – Finalist, Executive of the Year
• Great British Care Awards (South East Region) 2025 – Highly Commended, Outstanding Contribution to Social Care
• West Sussex Partners in Care Accolades 2025 – Highly Commended, Digital & Cyber Innovation
• Chichester & Bognor Regis Business Awards 2025 – Finalist, Outstanding Mentor of the Year
• Care Home Professional Power List 2023 and 2024 – Executive Management category

Speaking and Publications

Kevin speaks regularly on AI governance, innovation, and leadership in social care. Recent and upcoming engagements include:

• Care Show London 2026 – Panel member, “Time, money, workload: using AI to streamline care whilst maintaining responsible use” (Technology Theatre, 30 April 2026)
• Care Leaders’ Summit 2026 – Panel on the future of social care alongside Baroness Nichols of Selby and Professor Craig Harris, Chief Commissioner and COO of Lancashire Integrated Care Board (Garden Museum, London, 28 January 2026)
• Sussex Care Showcase 2025 – “Empowering Social Care with Artificial Intelligence”
• Care Show London 2024 – “Empowering leadership in social care: a collaborative approach to moving forward”
• LBC with Iain Dale – Discussion on international recruitment policy and its impact on social care (May 2025), including an article published on the LBC website.

Podcast appearances include Tech Finds Tech Podcast, CEO Success Stories Podcast, Care Chats with Nick Connell, Live-stream with Coproduce Care, Care Intelligence Revolution, AI in Social Care, and AIVantAge podcast.

Kevin has also participated in invitation-only roundtables on AI governance in social care and dementia care strategy, including a Mills & Reeve roundtable contributing to a forthcoming White Paper on best practice in dementia care.

He has published articles in Care Talk Magazine and Care Home Professional.