Mr Tugendhat has no background in the childcare industry and arrives as an expert in insurance and business. His previous role was chief executive at city insurance firm Towergate Direct and he previously worked at Bupa for six years.
He takes on a new role of managing director, international, where he will cover not just UK nurseries but all those outside the US and Canada. Bright Horizons currently operates 30 settings in the Netherlands, five in Ireland and two in Bangalore, India.
Previous MD Carole Edmond, who was in charge of just UK operations, left almost a year ago in May 2015 after holding the post for six years and overseeing the acquisitions of Casterbridge Nurseries in 2012 and kidsunlimited in 2013.
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