Richard is a seasoned boardroom advisor, leadership coach, solicitor, and a Consultant Member in Lupton Fawcett LLP, a U.K. Top 200 firm of solicitors. Richard dedicates thirty days pa to Lupton Fawcett.

Richard was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in England & Wales in 1987 and is also admitted in the Republic of Ireland. Richard is also a Chartered Marketer, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Fellow of the Society of Business Recovery Professionals (R3), a Fellow of the Institute for Leadership and Management, and an ILM certified coach.

Richard stepped down as Managing Director of Lupton Fawcett LLP in April 2018 having been elected to that role in 2008.
 
Richard joined Lupton Fawcett as a partner from Dibb Lupton Broomhead in 1992. Richard joined the firms Management Board three months later, since which time until stepping down as MD he played a major role in the strategic development and management of the firm.

Richard spent an interesting and enjoyable eighteen months as Non Executive Chair of Graywoods, a firm of Insolvency Practitioner Accountants based in Sheffield, York, and Hudderfield. Richard’s role was focussed on guiding the Directors in the development of strategy, processes, and governance, together with constructive challenge, mentoring and coaching. The appointment was brief but effective as the Directors will confirm.

Richard qualified as an ILM certified coach in 2021 and now offers a blend of coaching, mentoring, and non legal boardroom advisory services to business leaders with an emphasis on solutions focus. Richard currently works with a small number of business leaders in the recruitment, pharmaceutical and HR sectors based in the North and in London.
 
The experience gained in Richard’s career brings insights valuable to all sectors.
 
Richard was also a long standing NED and trustee of The Yorkshire Sculpture Park from 2005 to 2017, is a governor of Scarborough College, and a patron of the Cill Rialaig Arts Foundation in Co Kerry. Richard is also a member of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce and sits on that bodies Financial & Professional Services Committee.