Richard Piper

Richard is an experienced Programme and Transformation Leader with over 20 years of experience delivering complex projects and business change initiatives within highly regulated manufacturing and medical device environments.

Throughout his career, Richard has successfully led cross functional teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Product Management and Operations. His expertise includes programme recovery, operational transformation, process validation, product development, governance, stakeholder management and strategic delivery.

Richard specialises in helping organisations navigate complex challenges where technical, commercial and regulatory considerations must be balanced. This includes recovering stalled projects, improving delivery performance, establishing effective governance frameworks, managing large scale change programmes and aligning diverse stakeholder groups behind a common objective.

Having worked within global organisations, Richard has extensive experience leading international programmes across Europe, North America and Asia, often operating in environments where delivery success is dependent upon collaboration across multiple functions, sites and leadership teams.

His approach combines structured programme management with pragmatic problem solving. Richard focuses on creating clarity, building alignment and turning strategy into executable plans that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Whether supporting programme delivery, organisational change, operational improvement or strategic transformation initiatives, Richard brings a collaborative leadership style, strong commercial awareness and a proven track record of delivering results in complex and highly regulated environments.