Richard Hollister
Managing Partner
With 28 years’ experience in the recruitment industry, I have built extensive relationships and industry knowledge in the retail & fashion sector.
Having worked for 3 top tier executive search firms, I believe that customers deserve a better service at a fair price.
Starting his career in the North West of England after applying to a small ad saying ‘Interviewer required’. Richard progressed quickly through the organisation to Manager and then leading business development in his region, to looking after all the company’s offices as the company grew from 7 to 21 offices.
Richard then founded a recruitment consultancy specialising in Purchasing & Supply Chain in Manchester, before moving to the South East for a similar role.
In 2005 Richard joined global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson, before moving to Boyden and then CT Partners. All ranked in the top 6 firms globally. In 2015 Richard joined a specialist retail recruiter, before establishing Retail Executives Limited.
Richard Hyman
Board Advisor
Richard Hyman is a world-leading expert in the retail industry, having provided top-level analytics, insight and thought leadership on retail intelligence to hundreds of businesses over the past four decades.
Richard Hyman’s role includes strategic advice across the all elements of the Retail Executives business including, executive search, business advisory, board placement and training. Richard will work alongside the Retail Executives team to build strong C-suite relationships and facilitate its event programme.
Hyman started his career as a researcher at the Financial Times in the 1970s. He went on to work first as an analyst then as a director of Mintel, the global market research and market insight provider. In September 1984, he left to launch his own business, Verdict, created to focus on delivering a new breed of insight and analysis of the retail sector. He sold Verdict to Datamonitor in 2005 and later went on to be strategic advisor to Deloitte.
Richard has most recently set up the consultancy business, Richardtalksretail, in 2015 providing access to this insight and opinion.
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