Richard Goddard - COO and Global Managing Partner Technology

Richard has over two decades of international search experience across the global technology marketplace and has worked with many leading corporations, mid-sized players and venture capital backed businesses on the build out of their leadership teams in both Asia, Europe and North America.

Prior to his role with Selecture, Richard has spent 12 years in Asia launching and scaling executive search technology businesses, and working with a global portfolio of clients on their Asia and international talent acquisition strategies.

For 18 years he played a pivotal role in the global expansion and leadership of the Technology Practice of a UK public listed recruitment services organisation. During this period he personally led the launch of multi-industry practices in the UK, France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and China whilst remaining a prolific executive search partner for his clients around the world.

Richard is known as a very hands-on and passionate business leader with a proven track record of setting the strategic direction of an organisation and driving through the tactical execution across diverse cultures and geographies. These experiences are vital when helping clients select the right calibre of leadership for their own organisations.

Richard is a graduate of European Business Studies and French. In his spare time he is passionate about high performance in sport, food and travel and spending time with his family.