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Member of the audit and risk committee
Member of the remuneration committee

Appointed 2023

Directorships

Hyprop Investments (lead independent director) and Mr Price Group.

Expertise and experience

Retail, strategy, supply chain, technology and operations. Richard is an experienced senior executive and entrepreneur whose 35-year career in the retail sector included serving as chief operating officer for both Woolworths and Massmart. In his 17 years at Woolworths he held various senior roles, including operations and financial services director, and served as an executive director of Woolworths Holdings for seven years. He spent several years as an independent consultant and entrepreneur, including three years as a non-executive director of AVI. After consulting to Massmart, he joined the company as a full-time executive in 2017 and retired as chief operating officer in 2022.