Born in the UK, Richard moved to Australia in 2000 with Rosenbluth, a global TMC. Having been involved in leisure travel, airlines, tour operators and corporate travel for over 30 years he has a broad knowledge and experience of many aspects of the travel and technology landscape.

Richard led a boutique travel company, Voyager, to become the largest independent TMC in Australia. After selling to a global company, he took on the Asia Pacific MD role for two years until leaving to set-up his own business in 2016, Changing Times.

Skill set includes mentoring, business coaching, marketing, building technology solutions and unique strategies.

Richard attends local and global travel conferences as a speaker, subject matter expert and facilitator to challenge and inspire the travel businesses of the future.