Richard is currently the Premier Retail Chief Executive Officer, commencing in September 2021, and was appointed to the Premier Board as Executive Director in December 2021.

Richard has over 25 years’ experience in retail and finance. Prior to joining Premier, Richard held the position of Group CEO at JB Hi-Fi Limited. Richard joined JB Hi-Fi as CFO in 2003 and took the business through the IPO process.

Richard was appointed as Group CEO of JB Hi-Fi in July 2014.

Under Richard’s leadership, the JB Hi-Fi Group became Australia’s No. 1 Consumer Electronics, Technology and Home Appliance retailer, with revenue in excess of $8 billion. During his tenure, JB Hi-Fi’s market capitalisation grew from $1.5 billion in 2014 to circa $6 billion. In September 2016, JB Hi-Fi acquired The Good Guys for $870 million, achieving transformational strategic and financial results for the JB Hi-Fi Group.

Prior to his career at JB Hi-Fi, Richard was an Associate Director in the Corporate Finance Division of Deloitte.

Richard was the founding Chairman of the ARA CEO Forum and he recently retired as Inaugural Chairman of the Workplace Giving Australia Leadership Initiative, which aims to encourage Australian businesses to set up Workplace Giving Programs.