R. John G. Richards

Mr. Richards is a Chartered Surveyor.
He joined Hammerson in 1981 as a development surveyor and was appointed a director of the UK business in 1987.
He was appointed a director of the Company in 1990.
He was responsible for Hammerson’s UK operations from 1993 to 1998 and then took responsibility for the group’s international operations, prior to being appointed Chief Executive of Hammerson in 1999.
He is a director and a past President of the British Council of Shopping Centres.