Richard is MU’s Chief Executive Officer with accountability for MU operations – performance, culture, and identity. In addition, Richard is an MU Partner and Board Director. Prior to his current role, Richard worked in our MU team for 20 years, as a Delivery Expert, Consultant and Team Leader.
As a consultant, Richard specialises in the field of Board and CEO effectiveness, leader selection, leadership coaching and Executive Search – working with individual executives, teams, and organisations worldwide. He has worked with owner-founder run firms, global corporations, and international public sector organisations in a broad range of contexts.
Richard holds an MSc in Psychology and is a Certified Mercuri Urval assessor, leadership coach and team coach. Richard sits on the Board of the MU Research Institute and has developed several tools and methods for the evidence-based selection and development of leaders in an organisational setting: MU Leader Selection Science™.
Richard is a regular speaker and writer on the financial and organisational benefit of selecting and developing leaders based on science – with a focus on increasing leader performance and diversity.