Andrew Richards

Committed to Heavy Industry being part of the sustainability solution. Sustainable Business Development - Heavy Industries, Chemicals, Construction, Energy

Switzerland

About

Business development, industrial B2B marketing and innovation professional. Committed to business being part of the climate change solution. Worked around the world within chemicals, building materials and heavy industries. Ten years’ experience growing businesses in China. Successfully created, built and run businesses based upon strategic vision, a customer mindset, process implementation and good governance. Experienced leader of change, particularly the development of market and customer-focus. A believer that business has a societal role. Specialties: Business start-up, development, growth and management. People leadership, management and development. Strategy formation and business analysis. Sales and marketing excellence. China.

Experience

  • Executive Director at Transition Asia
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Director, Energy at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
    Mar 2021 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr

  • Director - Climate and Energy at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
    Feb 2019 - Oct 2019 · 9 mos

  • Marketing and Innovation (Vice President) at LafargeHolcim
    Oct 2014 - Jan 2019 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Building corporate capability in marketing, innovation and business development

  • Director, Business Development at The Dow Chemical Company
    Aug 2006 - Nov 2009 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Reporting to President Asia Pacific, India, Middle East Responsible for Dow Chemical's business development activities in China