Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Richards Group Hires a Chief Talent and Culture Officer as It Seeks to Reshape Work Culture

The creation of the new role follows the loss of several clients

The Richards Group faced a reckoning with its agency culture following the departure of founder Stan Richards. Barth Tillotson Photography

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This week, The Richards Group hired Nikki Wilson as its first-ever chief talent and culture officer.

Dallas-based creative agency, The Richards Group, is reforming its agency culture following racist remarks from founder Stan Richards, which caused a mass exodus of clients. One of the agency’s first appointments in the wake of Richards departure is also one of the most important for the future of the creative shop.

Wilson, a former human resources and labor relations executive with General Motors of 18 years, will report directly to CEO Glenn Dady, an agency veteran of four decades who succeeded