Richard Vincent helps PE firms, Boards, and CEOs appoint leaders who deliver — not just proven CVs. With over 30 years of experience in Executive Search & Leadership Advisory, he has held senior EMEA & APAC leadership roles at the American publicly listed firms Korn Ferry (NYSE) and Robert Half (NYSE, S&P 500). As an operating business leader across 27 countries in the EMEA and APAC region, he turned around loss-making businesses into global top performers, opened new markets, implemented American operating models, launched new strategic initiatives, and led global strategic accounts. He was recognized as a global top-3 performer both as a consultant and business leader. Richard has delivered more than 500 Executive Search & Leadership Advisory projects across the EMEA and APAC regions, working with global and regional boards of Fortune 500 companies, PE-backed firms, and family businesses. He is a business-first, results-oriented leader, trained as an Industrial & Organizational Psychologist. He combines scientific rigor with hands-on P&L leadership and international experience from living in five countries across two continents, giving him both a global perspective and local adaptability. After two decades in listed firms, nearly a decade with investor-backed companies, and leading his own entrepreneurial firm, he joined VALPEO because it combines the rigor of listed firms, the agility of entrepreneurial ventures, and a science-based methodology that makes invisible leadership, cultural, and organizational dynamics visible. At VALPEO, Richard unites Executive Search, Leadership Assessment, Leadership Alignment, and Culture Due Diligence into one integrated approach — enabling investors and Boards to appoint leaders at C-Level, Senior Management, global, regional, and local levels. These are leaders who not only fit the system, but who can also move legacy systems and unlock organizational barriers when transformation is required.