Ben Richards

Ben Richards is the UK Government Affairs Lead at Kingfisher plc since February 2022, previously serving as a Policy Officer for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils from September 2020 to August 2021. Prior experience includes roles as Policy Manager at Energy UK from April 2019 to July 2020, and Campaigns and Policy Executive at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute from March 2015 to April 2019. Early career experience consists of positions such as Sales And Marketing Intern at Destiny CIC, Account Handler at Towergate Insurance, and Marketing Intern at Pago Ltd, along with internships at Global Crossing and Global Radio. Ben Richards holds a BA in History from the University of Essex, completed in 2013, and attended Queen Katherine School from 2003 to 2010.