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Meet Kim Richards

Kim Richards

Chair, EGN

Biography 

Kim Richards is a High Performance Communication Coach and Catalyst Leader with an international background. She helps leaders enhance their communication, build stronger teams, and inspire others. With experience as a Technology executive, managing teams through transformations and cultural changes, Kim combines her coaching skills and business expertise to drive organizational success. As a Best Practice Chair at EGN Group, Kim leads five Female Leaders groups and the IT Top Management Group in Switzerland, facilitating peer discussions and supporting members in their leadership development through coaching and strategic insights. 

Professional Experience 

  • EGN Group (Switzerland): Kim facilitates peer group meetings for five Female Leaders groups and the IT Top Management Group. She coaches and supports EGN chairs, optimizing processes, improving leadership experiences, and ensuring that members receive exceptional guidance and insights in their leadership journeys. 
  • Stand & Deliver: As Program Lead and Performance Coach at Stand & Deliver, Kim works with organizations to enhance their leadership communication and performance. She delivers customized high-performance communication training, helping teams drive growth, transformation, and innovation, enabling leaders to inspire and motivate their teams. 
  • Swiss Re: Kim led global teams at Swiss Re, managing the digital workplace solutions for 18,000+ users across various regions. She drove digital transformation and implemented an Agile Target operating model, focusing on behavior and mindset shifts for effective technology adoption and improved customer-centric solutions. 
  • ABB and Stemcor: Kim worked at ABB and Stemcor, aligning technology strategies with business goals. At ABB, she oversaw the engineering and architecture teams, helping to define technology roadmaps. At Stemcor, she worked with the CIO to define a five-year technology roadmap to support the company’s business vision, overseeing various projects to ensure technological alignment with business objectives. 

Expertise and Approach 

  • Coaches leaders to communicate with clarity, impact, and confidence. 
  • Guides leaders through personal and professional growth. 
  • Supports businesses through digital and cultural transformations. 
  • Helps leaders create cohesive, high-performing teams. 
  • Designs training to meet specific organizational needs. 
  • Promotes agile methodologies for team and organizational success. 
  • Works with leaders from diverse cultures and industries worldwide. 

Notable Achievements 

  • Guided teams through cultural and technological transformations. 
  • Led international leadership programs that resulted in organizational growth. 
  • Improved productivity and service delivery at Swiss Re. 
  • Transformed teams through high-performance leadership training. 

Impact as an EGN Chair 

As a Chair at EGN, Kim plays a crucial role in creating a collaborative environment where leaders can connect, share insights, and learn from one another. She facilitates peer group discussions that offer valuable perspectives, helping participants navigate leadership challenges and improve their effectiveness. Through her expertise and facilitation, Kim ensures that every session is engaging, impactful, and offers actionable takeaways for all members. Her work as a Chair has empowered leaders to refine their communication strategies, build stronger teams, and ultimately achieve better results for their organizations.