Dave Richards - SLR Consulting Director and CEO

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BSc(Hons)(Geo)
MSc(EngGeo)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Geology
  • Master of Science in Engineering Geology

Business Expertise Areas

Waste Management

Personal Profile

David is the Managing Director and Chief Executive of SLR Holdings Limited and Chairman of SLR Consulting Limited and SLR International Corporation having established the company in 1994. David has overall responsibility for the management of the group, working with the other directors and senior managers. Under his guidance, SLR has become one of the fastest growing and most profitable environmental consultancies in the UK.

Prior to joining SLR, David was a Senior Manager with Golder Associates, a major international environmental consultant. He was responsible for the management of the environmental group in the UK. As one of the most senior of the UK management team he also played a key role in the European operations of Golder Associates.

David is a Chartered Engineer, qualified to Masters Degree level, with extensive consulting experience in the geotechnical and environmental fields. His experience includes over 15 years with international environmental consultancies at senior management level, and before that several years with working for an international civil engineering contractor, managing projects in Africa and the Far East.