Mr. Richardson most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer of Covia Corporation from January 2021 through July, 2024 where he provided leadership to the Human Resources, Information Technology, ESG and Corporate Communications teams. Mr. Richardson previously served as EVP, Chief Transformation Officer from 2019 to 2020 and as EVP, Chief People Officer from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining the company he was SVP Human Resources at The Sherwin-Williams Company. Mr. Richardson earned a B.A. Finance from Baldwin Wallace University and M.B.A. from The Ohio State University.

Mr. Richardson has served on the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Board of Directors since October 2020. He joined the Alzheimer's Association Board of Directors in 2013 and was elected Board Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee in 2020. His term on the Alzheimer’s Association Board ended October 2022. Mr. Richardson also serves as Director for United Way of Greater Cleveland.