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Ben Richmond

Ben Richmond is Managing Director, North America at Xero. He is responsible for driving Xero’s growth in the United States and Canada. In 2013, he joined Xero as New Zealand sales director where he led the business' national growth and spearheaded Xero's global agriculture strategy. Prior to joining Xero, Ben worked in a large regional accounting practice before joining New Zealand's largest telecommunications company in a senior accounting role. He was also one of the founding board members of the Spark Foundation. Ben is a chartered accountant and earned a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in accounting, finance and information systems from the University of Canterbury.

Recent Blog Posts By Ben Richmond

Accounting has changed: Why tech-first CPAs will succeed

For both new and veteran accountants, there are plenty of resources available that make it easy to learn about new digital accounting applications and tools

Combating the shrinking accountant talent pool

Three ways accountants and bookkeeping professionals can usher in the next generation of accounting talent to help curb the ongoing crisis in hiring staff