Richard is a senior executive with extensive strategic and commercial experience in a broad range of industries including farming, finance, manufacturing and building. He has previously been the CEO of Richmond Ltd, a publicly listed meat processing and exporting company, and Chief Executive of Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products and Carters Building Supplies, both divisions of Carter Holt Harvey Ltd.
Richard is currently Managing Director and co-owner of Jennian Homes and Milestone Homes, nationwide Group Home Building Franchisors. He also of a director of Construction Marketing Services Ltd
Richard is also a director of BRANZ Inc and Ltd, an independent research organisation providing impartial evidence-based advice on critical issues in building and construction in New Zealand, to industry and government.
Richard is a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute of Directors.