John Forrest

Chief Operating Officer

John Forrest joined Spire Healthcare in October 2018, after spending most of his career as a leading operator in the retail and hospitality industries.

John started his career at Marks & Spencer, before moving to the Body Shop and then the Co-operative Group. In 2007, John joined Whitbread as the head of new openings and led the roll out of Premier Inn, before being promoted to chief operating officer at Premier Inn in 2011. In 2015, John moved to Greene King as chief operating officer for their retail division to lead the operational integration of the recently acquired Spirit Pub Company. He became managing director for Greene King Pub Partners Business before leaving to join Spire Healthcare.

John is a member of both the Executive and Safety, Quality and Risk committees.