BE Chem, MBA, Grad Dip Arts (Ethics)

A chartered member of the Institute of Directors, Richard works in governance with a special interest in roles pertaining to climate change adaption and mitigation. Prior to governance, Richard had a long career in chief executive roles across a range of sectors in New Zealand.

His role is to lead Cool-Safe in its product stewardship of fluorinated gases. The Trust for the Destruction of Synthetic Refrigerants was formed in 1993 to manage refrigerant gas collection and destruction in New Zealand. Since 1993, Refrigerant Recovery NZ has safely collected for destruction over 623,000 kilograms of synthetic refrigerants and ozone depleting gases (CFC, HCFC, HFC) as at March 2023.