Testimonials
“I have really enjoyed the last 18 months working with Richard. Richard has been more than a CFO and mentor to me over that time, he’s incredibly empathetic and supportive which makes it really easy to take his advice. Even though Richard is incredibly knowledgeable, experienced, and successful, he is always willing to share stories of adversity or difficulties he has faced, which makes him relatable. Richard’s response is always calm and supportive, being able to consider the individual as well as ultimately having the needs of the business at the heart of decision making and advice. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Richard, I have learnt so much from him, and really hope we get to work together in the future!” Olivia Pope, Senior Financial Controller, Clarify B2B Group
“It’s rare to report to a manager who is also a mentor and a coach, but I did when I worked for Richard. Aside from being a highly competent CFO and leader, Richard’s incredibly high emotional intelligence was the driver behind getting the team and the business through the stress of Covid, departmental restructuring, systems migrations, and multiple other challenges faced concurrently. Richard read situations and people very well and proactively mentored the people around him. Richard has a progressive mindset and believes in empowering his team and the people around him. I learnt a great deal from him in the 1 year I worked with him (remotely I might add) than many of my previous experiences. Richard’s experiences, grounded attitude and sense of humour makes him a great person to work with! I can’t recommend him highly enough.” Maral Ghawsi, Finance Director, Atcore Group
“Richard is a fantastic professional who takes whatever challenge is in front of him. He has a strategic mindset and has the ability to adapt to rapid change as well as driving the change. Since he joined Netcentric, he has built up successfully the Finance team in a non-hierarchical organisational structure (Holacracy) and has been a key and critical person with the Cognizant Acquisition. He is smart, has strong work ethics, sound judgment and is a great communicator, leader and role model. It is a pleasure to work with him and he is definitely an asset for the organisation. Romina Seminario, Director, Talent Management, Netcentric
“I worked with Richard during some really challenging times for the business and he was a great asset to the organisation at a critical time. When Richard came into Myriad Group he was incredibly thorough and quickly got to grips with the issues facing the organisation. He was then open and transparent to business leaders, shareholders and his team with regards to what needed to be done to turn things around. Richard was incredibly committed to the success of the business and managed to keep a sense of humour throughout the period of change, he was not only professional but good fun to work with.” Nicky Blatch, VP HR Myriad Group AG
“I worked with Richard both as an investor and a non-executive director in my business. His financial and legal skills were impressive and coupled with his quick thinking and problem solving approach was a vital member of our board meetings and management discussions. His ability to simplify complicated issues is exemplary whilst his integrity and honesty means Richard would always be one of my top choices for a board member in any business I am involved in.” Laurence Kembell-Cook, CEO Pavegen Systems Ltd
“Richard and I worked together intensely for a year more than doubling the business, hiring aggressively, expanding our presence worldwide and driving successful financial performance. He was a great business partner and has a breadth of understanding of the business that you don’t always find in finance. This was extremely valuable. I would work with him again any time.” Kellie Snyder, VP Services Adobe Systems
“Richard has a refreshing attitude to business that has enabled our company to focus on the priorities and remove challenges and distractions. Richard gets things done, has great enthusiasm for projects he gets involved with and brings experience, determination, plain speaking but also diplomacy to any project. It is a pleasure working with Richard and our company is better off for it.” Louise Barker – Managing Director, Bamboo Innovations
“I worked very closely with Richard for a year prior to and a year following Adobe’s acquisition of Day Software. Richard is one of the most level-headed, business-savvy CFOs in the software business and it was an absolute pleasure working with him and his team. I believe that one of Richard’s greatest strengths is operating in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving business environment – he has the ability to quickly evaluate the pros and cons of a financial or operational decision and execute against his recommendation. A true partner to both Sales and Product teams. His commitment through the transition of integrating Day into a Adobe was exemplary. I highly recommend him as a mature, talented CFO!” Byron Bardy – Director, Business Strategy, Adobe Systems
“Richard is one of the most professional and skilled executives I have worked with in my career; he has a unique ability to manage and successfully collaborate with creative individuals and strong personalities, as well as direct the complex operations of a global organization. I worked with Richard on the implementation of several streamlined business processes he designed, and was continually impressed with the comprehensive preparation, thought, attention to detail and commitment he put into every project. I would be delighted to work with Richard again in the future and heartily endorse him; he will provide immediate benefit and value to any organization.” David Anderson – Director of Sales Operations – North America, Day Software
“Working with Richard was one of the highlights of my time with Day. A total professional in all aspects, Richard would work side-by-side with the sales team in finding a way to make things work, and he would fix broken processes that get in the way of doing business. I personally have been on the phone multiple times with Richard way past midnight (his time) and not once did I ever hear him complain or check out early. He gets it. I would welcome any opportunity to work with Richard, and provide my highest endorsement without hesitation.” Andrew Berman – Senior Account Executive / Regional Manager – North America, Day Software
“Working with Richard was a great experience, as the CFO of Day Software Richard was very involved on the business side as well as covering the rigid finance and accounting requirements for a public company in Switzerland. Richard is a problem-solver and always took a positive solution-oriented and pragmatic attitude, no matter how complicated and unfortunate the situation was we found ourselves in. Richard has very natural leadership qualities and has a very quick and good understanding of the dynamics in a group, which allows him to be an impartial person of trust and mediator for all of staff. I would be thrilled to be working closely with Richard again in the future.” David Nuescheler – CTO, Day Software
“In his role as Sr. Finance Director of EMEA, Richard had significant involvement in the deal structure of the revenue transactions in EMEA. He served as an extension of the Corporate Finance organization and was the “face” of Finance to the Sales team in EMEA. His knowledge of the applicable software revenue recognition principles and his ability to articulate such principles to the local Sales team and external customers in a manner that allowed for efficient and successful deal closure were key strengths. It was a pleasure to work with Richard during his 4+ years at Interwoven.” Percy Tejeda – Director of Revenue
“Richard was my Financial Director for 2.5 years at Interwoven. He has a unique talent – a Finance guy that understands and knows how to communicate with Sales guys! And more importantly, sales guys from different European countries: Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Scandinavia, UK, etc. Richard is extremely efficient and customer-oriented which made the jobs of the sales folks much easier. We could always count on Richard making himself available – no matter what time it is in the UK. One thing is sure, we owed a lot of our growth to his dedication and efficiency.” Lynda Ocafrain Pelletrat – Country Sales Manager – Belgium & France, Interwoven
“Richard is a steady pair of hands to drive a business forward and he has an excellent feel for all aspects of a business whether it be sales, services or figures related. He gets my 100% support.” Andy Hindley – Senior Sales Exec – UK, Interwoven
“I had the distinct pleasure in working with Richard for over 3 years whilst he was the EMEA FD at Interwoven. He is truly business-aware, and has a fantastic attitude to supporting the ‘business’, whilst being within the confines of a NASDAQ listed software company. He manages well, was loved by ALL his team, works bloody hard and is an all round good egg. It would be my pleasure to work with him again!” Nigel Abbott – Team Lead – General Commercial Business – UK, Interwoven
“Richard is great Finance person. Very knowledgeable with all aspects of Finance and Accounting. He is also an excellent manager of his staff. All his staff really enjoyed working with him. I worked with Richard for over 4 years and he was a pleasure to work with. One of the best EMEA finance directors I have ever worked with. He was very knowledgeable about UK and EMEA issues. He was very responsive to any inquiry I had from the US. He was extremely dependable and trustworthy. I would love to work with Richard again the in future.” Surendra Mistry – Director of Finance & Accounting, Interwoven, Inc.
