Richard Sykes

Richard Sykes serves as Senior Vice President and President, United Kingdom and Ireland. A seasoned industry leader, Richard oversees ABM’s European business, operations, and growth strategy, expanding our integrated facility service portfolio across the region.  

Richard has a proven track record accelerating growth in global operations, building effective teams and driving transformation across large, multi-billion-pound businesses. As a key driver of ABM culture, Richard believes ABM’s core values of collaboration and innovation are central to driving ABM’s development and expansion across U.K. and Ireland.

Prior to joining ABM in 2023, Richard served in a variety of regional CEO roles across Europe, APAC and the Americas at global facility management provider ISS. He started his career at Taylor Woodrow, then one of the U.K.’s largest house builders.  

Richard has an MBA from the Open University in the U.K. and a BSc Hons in Quantity Surveying.

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