Born in Zambia and educated at Trinity College Dublin, Richie embarked upon a career in the Banking industry in Ireland, the UK and the US. He served as CEO of the Bank of Ireland Group from 2009 to 2017.

Richie’s Non Executive Roles have included

2017-2019 – Consultant/Adviser to Fairfax Financial Holdings of Canada

2020 to date – Chairman of CRH Plc, the largest Building Materials Business in the US and Europe, quoted on the NYSE and LSE with a market capitalisation of c $60 Billion

2018 to date – Non- Executive Director of Kennedy Wilson Inc, an LA based real estate company (primarily focused on multiple-family properties in the US and Ireland/UK complemented by real/estate focused asset management and debt provision platforms) quoted on the NYSE with a market capitalisation of c $2 Billion

2020 to date – Chairman of Clonbio, a private family owned Irish registered company focused on renewable energy, including the largest Ethanol plant in Europe based in Hungary, a substantial Ethanol plant in Wisconsin USA, biomethane businesses in Ireland, Hungary, Serbia and Slovenia as well as animal feedstuffs products from the ethanol plants.

2021 to date – Chairman of the Investment Committee of Development Acquisition Finance, an Irish based fund focusing on minority investments in growth oriented mid – tier, private Irish businesses.

Since 2018 Richie has served as a member of the Provost’s Council of Trinty College Dublin