Numis at a glance

Latest Transactions
HIG
£314.8m
Sole financial adviser to H.I.G. European Middle Market in relation to the recommended £314.8m cash acquisition of DX (Group) plc
November 2023
Zegona
€300m
Sole global coordinator on the equity raise
November 2023

Richard Hennity

Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed February 2022
Richard is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Deutsche Numis, the Chair of the Risk Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Richard is also a member of the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.

Richard’s in-depth knowledge and insights are drawn from a wide variety of financial services roles, making him well placed to oversee Numis’ robust risk management framework with appropriate independent review and challenge, as well as actively contributing to our company strategy.

Key Strengths

Richard’s multi-faceted career working in a number of different countries, has given him a holistic understanding of both front and back office operations and has enabled him to drive transformational strategies embedding best practice processes, systems and controls that deliver positive change, robust governance and sustainable growth. 

Background and career

Richard is currently the chief legal and risk officer at Flutter International. Prior to this, he worked at HSBC for over 20 years in a number of roles in finance, legal and risk, and was a board director on several of HSBC’s main entities. Richard qualified as a UK lawyer in 1995.