Richard joined Wells Fargo in July 2014 and leads the Corporate Banking Energy Team in EMEA who has a mandate to develop relationships with clients within the energy sector including Reserve Base Loans, Oil Field Services, IOCs and Commodity Traders.   Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Richard spent 12 years with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 8 of which were in London building CBA’s Natural Resources portfolio including the independent and investment grade oil & gas sector.  Richard holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Finance and Economics from the University of Western Australia.