Riverstone, a provider of London living for over 65s, has appointed Martin Earp as its chief executive, replacing Jason Leek who has led Riverstone since 2019.

Martin has spent the past 15 years growing multi-site operations and consumer-focused real estate platforms, including seven years as chief executive of Australia’s Campus Living Villages which 45,000 has beds across four counties and employs 1,300 people.

Penny Hughes, chair of Riverstone, said: “Martin brings a valuable blend of highly relevant experience to the task of leading our growth. With a very customer-centric mindset, plenty of asset management and multi-site experience, he is ideal for what Riverstone now needs.

“Most importantly, he has deep experience of creating scale at pace in operationally-focused real estate businesses and I look forward to working with him to deliver our growth.

“Jason has laid excellent foundations for the future growth of Riverstone; we thank him for the significant contribution he has made and wish him well in his next step.” Riverstone’s first residence is due to open in Kensington next week