Richard is Director of ABPI Cymru Wales and Director of ABPI Northern Ireland. He was appointed to the former post in May 2003 after serving an apprenticeship of 15 years within the pharmaceutical industry. Since then he has enjoyed the challenges of raising the understanding and profile of the pharmaceutical industry with a variety of stakeholders, including professional bodies, Welsh Assembly Members and the NHS in Wales.
In 2007, Richard added the role of Director of ABPI Northern Ireland to his responsibilities. He is also a member of the Advisory Boards of the Wales Office for Research and Development in Health and Social Care (WORD), Health Informatics Research Unit (HIRU) at Swansea University, Diabetes Diploma at the University of Glamorgan, and the Wales Cancer Bank.