About Richard
Richard is a core leader in our Consumer Packaged Goods Practice in the Northeast region in the US, focusing on strategy, corporate finance, new business development, and performance management. Richard works for retailers as well as for packaged-goods companies.
Richard brings a unique blend of experiences to his clients by combining the insights developed over more than a decade as a management consulting professional with the first-hand executive expertise gained during his service as Chief Strategy Officer with The Thomson Corporation, a Fortune 250 company. As a result, Richard knows what it’s like to develop recommendations, but he also knows what it’s like to act on them. He helps his clients develop comprehensive growth strategies that balance differentiation and competitive advantage with pragmatism and sustainability.
In his capacity as Chief Strategy Officer for The Thomson Corporation, Richard was a member of the company’s executive committee. In the past, he also worked as head of strategy for South African Breweries and as a process engineer for Unilever.
Published work
"The commodity crunch in consumer packaged goods," McKinsey Quarterly, December 2010
"B2B information services: The opportunity for strategic growth," McKinsey white paper, August 2009 (PDF–198 KB)
Past Experience
| The Thomson Corporation, USA |
Chief Strategy Officer |
2004-2008 |
| South African Breweries |
Corporate Planning Manager |
1992-1994 |
| Unilever, South Africa |
Process Engineer |
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Education
| University of Cape Town, South Africa |
MBA |
| University of South Africa |
Bachelor's in commerce |
| University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
BS in chemical engineering |