Richard Wright

Richard Wright is an accomplished leader in the executive search and recruitment industry, currently serving as Chair and Chief Executive of Acre since April 2012, a firm specializing in sustainability, impact investment, and clean technology. Since October 2012, Richard has also been a Board Advisor at River Partnership, guiding growth strategies and ensuring compliance with business objectives in the executive search domain for multiple sectors. Previously, Richard was a Non-Executive Director at Altum Group from July 2017 to December 2022, and Richard led MWA as Chief Executive from 1994 until its acquisition by Randstad in 2006. Richard began their career at Michael Page in various managerial roles and completed a finance training program at Johnson Matthey. Richard's educational background includes degrees from Sheffield Hallam University and Long Road Sixth Form College.