Today we sat down with Paul Richards, who is the CEO of the Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation alongside being the Director of Development and Regeneration for Stockport Council and has previously been Property Director for Findel PLC, Homeform Group and Wine Cellar.He has extensive senior level experience of managing occupational property portfolios and capital transformation programmes and is a Chartered Surveyor.In his current role within the Council, he is responsible for the £1 billion investment into development and regeneration across the Borough, in addition to its culture and leisure team and economy, work and skills.