Glen Richards (entrepreneur)

Glen Richards
Born	1965 (age 59–60)^[citation needed] Richmond, Queensland^[citation needed]
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Queensland James Cook University
Occupation(s)	Veterinary physician, Entrepreneur, Investor
Known for	Founder of Greencross
Spouse	Lisa Richards
Children	3 ^[citation needed]

Glen Richards (born 1965) is an Australian veterinary physician and businessman. He is the founder and former CEO of Greencross, the largest pet care company in Australia.[1]

Education

Richards studied veterinary science at the University of Queensland in 1988[2] and obtained a master's degree at James Cook University.[3]

Career

Richards practised companion animal medicine and surgery in Brisbane, Townsville, and London.[4] He purchased Currajong Veterinary Hospital in Townsville in 1994 which was the start of his veterinary company that became known as Greencross.[5]

Richards is the founder of Greencross, the largest pet care company in Australia.[6] The company was publicly traded on the ASX and operates under the names Greencross, Petbarn, City Farmers, and Animates. Richards is a company director for six allied health and veterinary business.[7] In addition to Greencross, he is a director for both Petbarn and Montserrat Day Clinics. He is also an advisor for enterprises that spun out of Shark Tank, including the furniture distributor OneWorld.[7]

Richards joined season 2 of Shark Tank in 2016 as an investor, replacing John McGrath.[6]

In September 2024, Richards became chairman of private equity firm Arbor Permanent Owners following its establishment in April. He also invested in the firm's capital raise.[8]

References

1. Hall, Ben (21 July 2017). "If You Lose Your Mojo, You Lose Your Business". Business News Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
2. "The change agent". Vet Practice Magazine. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
3. Lim, Naomi (19 May 2013). "Talking to the animals and their owners". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
4. "Dr Glen Richards". James Cook University. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
5. McCullough, James (14 May 2007). "Vet empire listing a first". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
6. Waters, Cara (3 November 2015). "Shark Tank: John McGrath out and Glen Richards in as new judge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
7. Barrett, Rosanne (30 September 2016). "Bringing the outside in: Glen Richards creates forever home". The Australian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
8. Thompson, Sarah; Sood, Kanika; Rapaport, Emma (24 September 2024). "Greencross founder, ex-Queensland premier join private equity upstart". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

External links

• Greencross board of director page Archived 7 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine