Richard Cheshire

Richard Cheshire is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in global finance leadership roles. Currently serving as VP Global Go To Market Finance at CooperVision since July 2017, Richard focuses on driving growth and transforming finance in partnership with commercial leadership teams. Prior to this, Richard held various senior finance positions at NetApp, including VP EMEA Finance and Senior Finance Director for the Americas division, where strategic business growth and financial governance were key responsibilities. Richard’s earlier experience includes a finance leadership role at Thorn Group PLC, overseeing financial operations in a distressed entity, as well as roles at Thorn EMI that contributed to a strong foundation in financial analysis and management. Richard holds a BA Hons in Business Studies from the University of Liverpool.