rym industry aged care founded 1984 founded 1999 ipo founder john ryder kevin hickman headquarters christchurch new zealand areas served us australia uk nz key people ceo simon challies deputy ceo cfo gordon macleod chairman dr david kerr products retirement villages and aged care owner public listing company nzx number of employees 4000 website www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz ryman healthcare is a new zealand retirement village and rest home operator . it is listed on the new zealand stock exchange and is one of the largest companies listed on the nzx 50 index . 1 2 ryman healthcare has 28 villages across new zealand and two villages in victoria australia . its name is a portmanteau of its two founders john ryder and kevin hickman who founded the company in 1984 . 3 as at december 2015 ryman healthcare has a market capitalisation of over 4.2 billion nzd . it has not had to raise capital since its ipo in 1990 funding all its development from operational cash flows . 4 ryman s business model is a mixture of property development and healthcare services . it operates on a deferred management fees model where the village resident pays for a lifetime occupancy use of their apartment or unit and upon moving out the resident or their estate receives a lesser sum back for their unit usually capped at 25 % deducted if over a five year period . ryman healthcare villages offer a blend of different retirement living options at their villages which are usually large enough to support a mini hospital for residents and a secure dementia wing . ryman describe this as a continuum of care where residents can remain in the ryman village of choice whether it is for independent retirement living rest home care dementia or hospital care . 5 ryman expanded into australia in 2012 buying a site for development in wheelers hill in eastern melbourne victoria . 6 they have since purchased another site for development in nearby brandon park on a former high school site . 7 other notable competitors to ryman healthcare in the new zealand aged care sector include metlifecare oceania bupa summerset holdings and arvida . company performance edit ryman healthcare has demonstrated significant profit and share price performance since its inception . for the last five years it has managed earnings growth of over 15 % per annum . 8 its growth in market capitalisation has made it new zealand s fourth largest company . ryman has delivered 13 years of consecutive record earnings results since 2002 . 9 they employ over 4000 people including in house development teams builders and tradespeople nursing and caregivers cooks cleaners sales and support staff . awards edit ryman healthcare have won a number of awards for business and healthcare including simon challies ryman healthcare s ceo won best ceo of 2014 in the deloitte top 200 awards in 2014 . 10 dr david kerr ryman healthcare s chairman of the board of directors won best chairman in the deloitte top 200 awards in 2013 . reader s digest most trusted brand new zealand 2015 . 11 workbase best growth strategy award . 12 references edit living & care options . ryman healthcare . retrieved 20 november 2012 . nzx main board rym . new zealand stock exchange . retrieved 20 november 2012 . our history . www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz . retrieved 2015 12 31 . creating shareholder value . www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz . retrieved 2015 12 31 . continuum of care resthomes hospital facilities elderly community ryman healthcare new zealand . www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz . retrieved 2015 12 31 . steeman marta . ryman healthcare cautious aussie debut . fairfax new zealand limited . retrieved 20 november 2012 . ryman to spend 100m on second melbourne village . new zealand herald . 2014 05 21 . issn 1170 0777 . retrieved 2015 12 31 . share performance . www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz . retrieved 2015 12 31 . thirteen years of record results . www.rymanhealthcare.co.nz . retrieved 2015 12 31 . ryman managing director wins deloitte top 200 award . 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