The Care Workers Charity (CWC) has appointed Richard Muncaster (pictured) as its new chief executive, replacing Alex Ramamurthy; the appointment comes following a thorough search process led by Ben Westcott at Compass Executives.

Muncaster has 20 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, leading teams in a variety of income generation, marketing, programme delivery, volunteering, communications, policy and campaigning roles.

Ramamurthy led the charity through a two-year transformation period during which it won Change Project of the Year and was shortlisted for Charity of the Year at the 2018 Charity Times Awards.

Ramamurthy will join the board as a trustee and will continue to support CWC for a six-month transition period at a part-time consultant capacity – focussing on encouraging entrepreneurial activity and partnerships.

He is also launching his own venture – Mirthy; a booking platform which will allow care homes to rent out their communal space to host adult day clubs. The business will bring older adults from the community into care homes addressing loneliness and social isolation, whilst generating new revenues streams for care homes.

Ramamurthy said: “ I’d like to thank all of our supporters who believed in our renewed vision and joined us on a two-year journey that has seen CWC resurrected and completely transformed. With your support we have built a platform that our growing team of six exceptional individuals can build upon to make a huge impact on care workers’ lives.”

Muncaster said his priority was to improve the status of care workers.“We believe that care workers have a right to lead rewarding personal and professional lives, and we are a charity on a mission to build a society that values and supports them to do so. I look forward to working with you all over the coming years to make that mission a success," he said.