Richards has over 20 years of communications and media industry experience, most recently as CEO of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association.
The National Farmers’ Federation has also appointed a new CEO in Matt Linnegar.
Linnegar has spent 17 years in agricultural representation, having held positions including General Manager – Corporate and Customer Operations with Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Executive Director of the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, and Marketing Coordinator for the Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation.