Melanie Richards CBE

About Melanie

Melanie Richards CBE joined as Non-Executive Director to HKA’s Board of Directors in 2022.

Melanie has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance and capital markets and was the Deputy Chair of KPMG UK. Melanie recently became the Chair of Azets, a leading provider of business-critical accounting, tax, payroll, audit and advisory services to SMEs. She is   a Non-executive Director of Morgan Stanley International and a member of the boards of the Royal National Theatre and Invictus Games Foundation. Melanie also sits on the advisory board of the UK Government’s National Leadership Centre and is an advisory partner of Manchester Square Partners who specialise in career management and leadership advisory.

Melanie was awarded a CBE in 2019 for her contribution to business and the diversity and inclusion agenda. She is a founding member of the 30% Club Steering Committee, sits on the Steering Group of the FTSE Women Leaders Review, and won the Outstanding Contribution to Social Mobility Award in 2018. She is an Honorary Member of the ICAEW and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business and Administration from Oxford Brookes University.