Richard Collett

Head of Customer Success

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Bio

Joining us in 2026, Richard brings over 15 years of customer success, customer experience and transformation experience to his role as Head of Customer Success at Anchor Group Services. His career began in London working in Financial and Travel PR, then moved through utilities, facilities management and workforce solutions.

Along the way he has built a reputation for turning customer feedback into measurable improvements. Known for his people-first approach, he excels at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, and guiding complex multi-site customers through onboarding, adoption and change. Richard is focused on strengthening customer partnerships across Anchor’s portfolio, driving retention and growth, and making great service the standard.

Credentials

  • 15+ years in customer success, customer experience and operational transformation roles, including Carbon60 (Impellam Group), EMCOR UK, Mears Group and Morrison Utility Services
  • BA (Hons) in Business Studies, University of the West of England – Judge, UK Customer Experience Awards

Expertise

  • Customer-centric strategy
  • Exemplary customer service and customer experience
  • Voice of Customer and insight
  • Customer retention and growth
  • Onboarding and adoption
  • Strategic account partnerships
  • Change and transformation

Hobbies & Interests

  • The great outdoors and long walks, preferably ending with a pint in a pub!
  • Farm life, helping run the farm and yard at weekends (or, as he likes to call it, being Head of Farm Management)
  • Travel and holidays

Fun Fact!

In 2024, Richard took to the skies on a wing walk to raise money for charity, and he competed in the World Worm Charming Championships in 2025, coming in the top 10!