Adrian Bagg will join the care home provider MHA as chief executive next March from the same role at disability charity Papworth Trust.

Bagg, whose own mother lives in an MHA care home, will be taking over from current chief executive Roger Davies after he steps down following 16 years of service.  

MHA’s chairman, Keith Salsbury, said: “We are very pleased to appoint Adrian. We believe that he will build on the formidable success achieved under the stewardship of Roger Davies.

“Adrian has an excellent track record at Papworth Trust and has led the organisation to work with more disabled people every year, trebling contracted and fundraised income and significantly increasing volunteering as well as the charity’s influence in the policy arena.

“He shares our values and our commitment to improving housing, care and support services for older people and has a breadth of charity and private sector experience which we believe will be an asset to MHA.”

MHA is currently the UK's 29th biggest charity by income according to the Charity 100 Index, with average income over the last three years of just over £124m.

Prior to working at the Papworth Trust for seven years, Bagg worked in the private sector for several international businesses. These included Diageo, P&O and Amersham. He was involved in several mergers and acquisitions during this time, building a track record of helping organisations to use better processes and technology to serve their customers’ needs.

Bagg said: “I am excited to be joining an organisation with such genuine passion for the quality of care delivered to older people. To be part of this successful, ambitious and values-driven organisation is a dream job for me.

“I look forward to seeing MHA do even more for older people in the years to come as we face the challenges of an increasing older population and delivering great quality to our residents.”

Bagg is also a trustee of the Children’s Society and a lay preacher for a variety of non-conformist churches.

Outgoing chief executive, Roger Davies, said of his plans for the future: "My immediate thoughts are to spend a period of time in voluntary service overseas; paid employment, non-executive positions or consultancy opportunities [that] may come my way in due course."